Loanhead Medical Practice

11/09/2025

🎓 Heading to uni or college this year?

Make sure you're ready for a healthy start to the new term!
✅ Get up to date with all your vaccines

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11/09/2025

Midlothian’s Mental Health & Resilence Service (MHARS)

Please see posters below for updated MHARS opening hours.

11/09/2025

AUTUMN PUBLIC HOLIDAY

The practice is closed on Monday 15th September 2025 for the Autumn Public Holiday. Please remember to re-order your repeat medication in plenty of time.

If you need urgent medical advice when we are closed, please phone NHS24 on 111.

01/09/2025

PRE SCHOOL FLU DROP IN CLINICS

Please see the below dates for this years pre-school nasal flu vaccination drop in sessions


Midlothian Flu 2025 Timetable

September October

17/9/25 Newbattle Library 8.30am – 4pm 1/10/25 Danderhall Library 8.30am -4pm

18/9/25 Penicuik Library 8.30am - 4pm 2/10/25 Penicuik Library 8.30am - 4pm

19/9/25 Lasswade Library 8.30am - 4pm 3/10/25 Gorebridge Library 10am-4pm

24/9/25 Danderhall Library 8.30am – 4pm 8/10/25 Loanhead Library 8.30am-4pm

25/9/25 Woodburn Miners 8.30am - 4pm 9/10/25 Penicuik Library 8.30am -4pm

26/9/25 Newbattle Library 8.30am-4pm 10/10/25 Wood burn Miners 8.30am-4pm

22/10/25 Danderhall Library 8.30am 4pm

23/10/25 Newbattle Library 8.30am-4pm

* Please remember the staff have lunch * 24/10/25 Lasswade Library 8.30am-4pm

12.30-1pm 29/10/25 Loanhead Library 8.30am-4pm

30/10/25 Woodburn Miners 8.30am–4pm

​ 31/10/25 Gorebridge Library 10am-4pm

5/11/25 Newbattle Library 8.30am- 1pm

6/11/25 Penicuik Library 8.30am – 4pm

7/11/25 Lasswade Library 8.30am-1pm

01/09/2025

Practising standing from sitting, just like Linda, Stella, John, Pam and David, pictured, is a great way to increase your strength to help prevent falls. There’s lots of helpful advice from experts, from dieticians to physios, optometrists to occupational therapists, at Midlothian’s first Falls Prevention Community Day:

🗓 Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Lasswade Centre, 9 Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg EH19 2LA
💷 Cost: Free

Find out what’s on offer, including teas, coffees, homemade cake and demonstrations at: https://ow.ly/18hg50WKOnU

01/09/2025

The surgery is closing at 12.30 tomorrow for staff training. If you have a medical emergency that can’t wait between 12.30 and 18.00 then please contact the practice mobile on 07895 751467

19/08/2025

**REMINDER**

Following on from our post yesterday this is a reminder that the on the day appointments are for emergencies only due to staff sickness. Thank you for your patience

18/08/2025

**IMPORTANT INFO**

Due to staff sickness and on the day appointment availability we will only be able to offer emergency appointments this week. Please only contact the practice for an appointment if you feel it’s an emergency. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and thank you for your patience

17/08/2025

17/08/2025

Peer-to-peer support group, for men aged 18 and over. Every Monday 7pm-9pm, Exc Bank Holidays

15/08/2025