Gourock Medical Practice

02/04/2025

This page is being retired and will soon be replaced by a new one

14/01/2025

Motivational Mondays Cafe! 👊🥪

Every Monday
11:30am - 1pm
Coppermine Community Centre
1 Kirn Dr, Gourock, PA19 1SS

01475 728628
enquiries@yourvoice.org.uk

Made possible by Inverclyde's Warm Hand of Friendship fund ❤️

Coppermine Community Centre

14/01/2025

A massive thank you to the Scottish Men's Sheds Association for featuring our New Year, New Me, Smoke-Free campaign in the current issue of their Scottish Shedder Magazine. 👏

Head to their website to read the full piece on page 32:
👉 https://scottishmsa.org.uk/the-scottish-shedder-magazine/?mc_cid=61a719d316&mc_eid=0be5629a19

14/01/2025

Useful advice and information for older people who have questions surrounding mental health 💚💙
www.yourvoice.org.uk/news/mental-wellbeing-in-later-life

If you are feeling a bit anxious or overwhelmed, this guide may be able to help you! 🙂

14/01/2025

Involve Inverclyde Meeting Dates! 😀❤️

Be the change you want to see, join our network and have your say today! See our different groups below, all meeting in 12 Clyde Square, Greenock, PA15 1NB 🌟😊

The groups are free and open to all, share your experiences, ideas and challenges to help improve local services! Free cuppas and cake with every gathering 😉🫖🍰

Can’t make it, or want to provide confidential feedback? Email us your thoughts at rebecca.richard@yourvoice.org.uk 🙂

Long Term Conditions
Tuesday 11th February, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Physical Disabilities
Tuesday 18th February, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Over 50s
Wednesday 5th March, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Healthcare
Thursday 13th March, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Mental Health
Tuesday 18th March, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Unpaid Carers
Wednesday 19th March, 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Greenock Telegraph Inverclyde

10/01/2025

Your Voice Inverclyde

Passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of local people? By joining the Involve Inverclyde Network, you can work with decision makers to creative positive local change!For the past 15 years, Involve Inverclyde has existed as a means to shape the delivery of local services. Inverclyde Hea...

10/01/2025

ALERT: Scam callers targeting GP patients

We have been informed of a concerning scam targeting patients registered with local GP practices in an number of different areas. Please share this information widely to help safeguard individuals in your care. Scam Details: A patient recently reported receiving a phone call with an automated messag...

30/12/2024

About the National Wellbeing Hub
The National Wellbeing Hub was established in 2020 to help support the wellbeing of everyone working in Health and Social Care in Scotland. When you spend your days caring for others, it can be difficult to find the time to care for yourself. We hope the Hub makes it a little easier for you to take care of yourself and your colleagues.

If you’d like to speak to someone confidentially about your mental wellbeing, please phone the National Wellbeing Helpline on 0800 111 4191.

Supporting the wellbeing of everyone working in health, social care and social work in Scotland

27/12/2024

UPDATE
phones all working again. Thank you gir your understanding snd patience

We are experiencing some difficulties with our phones this morning.
Our engineers are working to fix this and we hope to have them up and running again very soon

06/12/2024

https://fb.watch/wiK7mE1umx/
Glasgow GP Dr James Morton shares advice to patients and the public about the appropriate use of lidocaine patches.

22/11/2024

19/11/2024

The Warm Spaces Fund helps us to provide support for the most at-risk individuals during winter. All we need are comments from members of the local community to help us secure this vital funding ❄️💚💙

We would greatly appreciate any comments on our behalf, this funding would enable us to provide hot food, clothes and support to people who might not have anywhere else to go 😊🥹

Recovery Community - Support for mental health, drug and alcohol support including food, advice, and support groups.
https://inverclyde.communitychoices.scot/budgets/5/investments/73

Motivational Mondays at Coppermine Café - Socialising, reducing isolation, providing support, advice and light exercise.
https://inverclyde.communitychoices.scot/budgets/5/investments/62

Registration is required to comment, a helpful guide can be found below, or you can come into the office for help signing up 🙂
https://www.yourvoice.org.uk/s/Community-Choices-Guide-2024.pdf

15/11/2024

Do you know someone for whom English not their 1st language and struggling to communicate?
English for speakers of other languages are available locally FREE OF CHARGE. Please see below

22/10/2024

The HSCP will be at Branchton Community Centre next Thursday 24th October to give advice to anyone in the community concerned about this subject. Please come along and discuss it with the professionals.

22/10/2024

Come along to our Open Day. Drop in between 11am and 2pm to find out more about the services we provide. Refreshments available and everyone is welcome. Information Sessions, NADA Auricular Acupuncture and a variety of wellbeing activities will be available on the day.

22/10/2024

The sustainability crisis in GP practice in Scotland

This page details the background to the current sustainability crisis in GP practice in Scotland as a result of an inability to implement the commitments of the 2018 contract.