The Lade Medical Practice, Perth

30/07/2025

🤔Confused about where to go when you or a loved one needs medical help?

It can be tricky to know where to get advice when you are ill or in pain, and choosing the wrong service can mean longer waits, more stress, and extra pressure on our NHS.

✅ Our guide can help you make the right choice, quickly, safely and as close to home as possible.

📲 Share our guide with your friends, family, and community.
➡️ For more info, click the link in the comments!

30/07/2025

🎶 Hair, ears, neck and pits, (neck and pits!)
Belly, waist, groin and legs, (groin and legs!)
Toes and knees, don’t miss these!
Check for ticks with care and ease, (care and ease!)🎶

When you or the wee ones have spent time in long grass, bracken or woodland, do a full tick check. Especially in these sneaky spots:

Hairline and scalp
Behind the ears
Back of the neck
Armpits
Belly button
Waistline
Groin area
Between the legs
Behind the knees
Between the toes

🎶 🔎

More info on tick bites and lyme disease on NHS inform - link in comments!

30/07/2025

Love that feeling of the sand between your toes?

Being bare foot on Scotland’s beaches and shores can be enjoyable in the milder weather, but it can also increase the risk of being stung by wildlife like jellyfish, sea urchins, or weever fish.

If you’re stung, you should:

✅Rinse the affected area with sea water (not fresh water).
✅Remove any spines or stings with tweezers – do not use your bare hands.
✅Soak the site in warm water (as warm as you can tolerate).
✅Take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen to manage pain.

Most stings from sea creatures in Scotland are mild and can be safely self-managed, but you should phone 111 if you have:
🔹severe pain that’s not going away
🔹been stung on your face or ge****ls (OUCH! 😵)
🔹been stung by a stingray

If you have been stung and have:
🔹difficulty breathing
🔹chest pain
🔹fits or seizures
🔹severe swelling around the affected area
🔹 severe bleeding
🔹vomiting
🔹light-headedness or loss of consciousness
Always phone 999 or attend A&E as soon as possible.

25/07/2025

The Lade Medical Practice is closed on Monday 28 July.

25/07/2025

If you have a minor injury that you cannot treat by yourself at home, call NHS 24 on 111 for clinical advice and, if required, an appointment with a local minor injury service. Please do not attend a minor injury unit or community care and treatment centre without an appointment.

For more information on how to get the Right Care in the Right Place visit www.rightcaretayside.scot.nhs.uk

25/07/2025

23/07/2025

The Lade Medical Practice is closed on Monday 28 July. Remember your community pharmacist can offer advice and treatment for many common illnesses when GP surgeries are closed.

Most GP surgeries in Tayside will be closed on Monday 28 July. Please check your practice’s opening times.

Make sure you get the right care in the right place this summer.

Find out more at www.rightcaretayside.scot.nhs.uk

23/07/2025

If you’ve been waiting 26 weeks or more for a urology outpatient appointment, you may get a text message from us asking if you still need to be seen.

The message is genuine and includes a secure link to update your status.

Please do not ignore this message as this will help us to manage our waiting lists.

23/07/2025

Summer’s a great time to get active and enjoy the outdoors! Though don’t forget to check for ticks after spending time in grassy or wooded areas. 🌳

To help prevent tick bites, you can:

👖 Wear long sleeves and trousers in overgrown areas
🧴 Use insect repellent on skin and clothing

For more tick tips, visit NHS inform 🔽
www.nhsinform.scot/tick-bites

23/07/2025

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Source: IGPM (Institute of General Practice Management)

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