Linkwood Medical, Elgin

Linkwood Medical, Elgin Linkwood Medical is committed to providing high quality care and treatment to people in our community

15/09/2025

We will be closed on Monday 22nd September for the NHS Grampian holiday. You may have a pre-booked appointment on this day which you can still attend. If you need an urgent appointment during this time please call NHS24 on 111. Life threatening emergencies such as suspected stroke or heart attack should be directed to 999.

12/09/2025

Our routine telephone consultations have been booked up. We will be releasing more on Monday after 10am. If you call later today to book one, we will ask you to call back.

11/09/2025

This year's 'flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme looks a bit different from previous years. This is because the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation updated their guidance on who should get these jabs. The table below shows who is eligible for a free vaccination from the NHS. If you don't fit into one of these categories, you can still arrange vaccination, but this will be with a private provider, and it will come at a cost. We do not offer private 'flu or COVID-19 vaccination at any of our vaccination centres.

11/09/2025

The routine GP appointments we released today have all been booked up. We will be releasing more tomorrow after 10am, if you call to book a routine appointment today we will ask you to call back tomorrow after 10am.

10/09/2025

We release our routine appointments everyday after 10am for appointments in 2 weeks time. These are being booked up very quickly, often within an hour and having to ask patients to call back the following day. We appreciate this is frustrating for patients but also our staff who are trying to book the correct appointment. We haven't changed our way of operation, we are simply seeing an increased demand for appointments.

09/09/2025

We are experiencing problems with our computer system today and experiencing frequent prolonged intermittent shutdowns. This means that we are unable to access records and appointments. Please only contact us today if you require attention today, if your request can wait we would appreciate it if you could call tomorrow. Please note we do not have any routine appointments available for booking until after 1000 tomorrow.

27/08/2025

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday, 7 September, 2025 at 3pm. Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate.

If you receive an alert while driving, do not pick up your phone and attempt to deal with the message. Continue driving as normal, staying in full control of your vehicle. You will not need to take any action.

Find out more at https://orlo.uk/qzUwl

08/08/2025

Today, we say goodbye to Sonya who retires after 13 years at Linkwood. She will be greatly missed by all of the staff and patients, we wish her all the best in her retirement.

08/08/2025

πŸ’Š Online - Order Repeat Medication πŸ’Š

You can sign up for online services to order repeat medication online via our website here. You must be over 16 to use this service.

If you are stuck for something to do, or need some company, why not have a look at what's on at The Oaks?  There's diffe...
04/08/2025

If you are stuck for something to do, or need some company, why not have a look at what's on at The Oaks?

There's different activities each month; most need to be pre-booked - there's a phone number and email below.

The Oaks itself is out by the Eight Acres hotel, so only a short walk or bus out off town.

Here's what on in August.

Complementary Therapy
Referral and assessment is required prior to attending. Therapies offered from Tuesday to Friday each week at the Oaks include:
ο‚§ Massage – tailored to suit your needs.
ο‚§ Aromatherapy – combines essential oils with a specialised massage.
ο‚§ Reiki – healing energy is channelled through the practitioner to the receiver.
ο‚§ Indian Head Massage – the use of gentle rhythmic movements covering back, neck, shoulders, arms, face & head, which helps to relax & release tension.
ο‚§ Reflexology – pressure is applied to the hands or feet to stimulate reflexes, which aids the correction of energy imbalances.
ο‚§ M Technique

Seated Yoga
A 6 week programme and booking is required.

Drop in Session on a Monday & Wednesday
Have you attended the Oaks before or want to know more about it? Come and join us for an informal chat and a cuppa.

Creative Sessions
Join our creative sessions – self referral required. Course is run over 6 weeks. Dates will be confirmed on receipt of referral. Maximum 6 people on each course block.

Gardening Group – April to October
Come and join our gardening group as we potter inside and outside… We do need names of attendees in advance. This group is weather permitting but the kettle is always on.

Men’s Group & Mixed Group Session
10 week programme. Allows for assessment, support, goal setting and sign posting from a multidisciplinary team. Referral must be made by a Health professional to attend.

30/07/2025

Prescriptions πŸ’Š

We get lots of questions from patients about their prescriptions. We've put together some information to help keep you informed:

What does "on repeat" mean?
A clinician may put medication on repeat. This means you can order it when you're running out without needing to speak to anyone

Will the repeat medication automatically be at the pharmacy for me?
No, you need to order it when you're running out. When you initially collect your medication you will be given a repeat slip. You just tick what you need and hand it in to either the practice or pharmacy. It takes around 3 working days to process.

I've lost the repeat slip, how do I order my medication?
You can write down all of your details along with the medication on a piece of paper and hand this into us.

I've completely run out of repeat medication, what do I do?
You need to order as normal and get an emergency supply from your pharmacy

Why does it take 3 days to process my prescription?
We have 13,000 patients and process so many prescriptions, it would be impossible to safely issue them any quicker. We issue around 15,000 prescriptions per month.

Can I order over the phone?
No. We don't accept medication requests over the phone. The reason being that we already answer 300 calls on average per day, if patients were calling to order medications it would overwhelm the phone lines and wouldn't be safe either.

Can I order my medication online?
Yes but you need to complete a form and provide a copy of ID first. Our website has details on how to do this.

I was given medication as a one-off, how do I get more?
You'll need to book either a routine appointment or call during triage, depending on the medication.

Can you send my prescription to the pharmacy when it's processed?
Yes but you'll need to make sure we have recorded your preferred pharmacy.

Address

The Glassgreen Centre, 2 Thornhill Drive
Elgin
IV306GQ

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6pm
Friday 8:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+443453376350

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