Overtoun Medical Practice

22/08/2025

Primary Care Occupational Therapy Service

Occupational therapists are based in the practice. They offer a service to people aged over 16.

Occupational therapists (OTs) help people who have noticed that the everyday activities that they need or want to do are starting to become more difficult due to changes in their physical or mental health.

This could include activities at home (getting in the bath, getting dressed, cooking dinner, enjoying your hobbies), managing work (paid or unpaid, education, caring roles) or getting out and about in your community (travelling, shopping, socialising).

Information about how primary care occupational therapists may be able to help you and how to refer yourself is available here:

Primary Care Occupational Therapy Service Telephone: 01698 755 175 On this page: Who are we? What we do? Who can access the Primary Care Occupational Therapy service? How to access the service What to expect from us What we expect from you Feedback ​Who are we? Primary care occupational therapists...

31/07/2025

Overtoun Medical Practice will be closed on Wednesday 6th August between 2-6pm for Protected Learning Time.

Our calls will be diverted to calls handlers for any acute problems and we will reopen on Thursday 7th August at 8am.

09/07/2025

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/outdoor-health/how-to-stay-safe-in-hot-weather/

09/07/2025

We will be closed on Monday 21st July for Public Holiday and wil re-open on Tuesday 22nd July at 8am

26/05/2025

Officially National BBQ Week!

One of the UK’s Top five Awareness Weeks, National BBQ Week in the UK first began in 1997.

National BBQ Week has not only helped change all of our attitudes towards BBQ and summer eating, it’s also helped grow the BBQ market from just 9 million BBQ occasions back then to around 135 million in 2019

​Foods that aren't cooked, stored and handled correctly can cause food poisoning and other conditions. Find out how to prepare, cook and store food to stop the spread of bacteria

18/05/2025

Don't forget we are closed for a Public Holiday on Monday 26th May and will re-open on Tuesdy 27th May at 8am.

111 for emergencies that cannot wait and 999 for life threatening emergencies

Hope you all have a lovely long weekend 🌞🕶

17/05/2025

Best Start Grant School Age Payment is a payment of £319.80 to help with the costs of
preparing for school when your child is first old enough to start primary school.
You can get the payment for multiple children, as long as each child is the right age and
you get Universal Credit or other qualifying benefits.

School Age Payment gets paid automatically to people who get Scottish Child Payment.
Some people may be able to get it if they are not eligible for Scottish Child Payment but
get Housing Benefit.

Find out more at https://bit.ly/SocialSecurityScotlandSchoolAge

16/05/2025

Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment – social media text
Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment is a payment of £319.80 per child to help with the
costs of early learning. You could be eligible if you get Universal Credit or other
qualifying benefits.
You can get the payment when your child is aged between 2 years old and 3.5 years old.
To get this payment your child does not need to go to nursery.
Early Learning Payment gets paid automatically to people who get Scottish Child
Payment.
Find out more at https://bit.ly/SocialSecurityScotlandEarlyLearning

16/05/2025

Today marks the begining of National Smile Month!

Key messages for great oral health

During National Smile Month, we are promoting four key messages for better oral health:

*Brush your teeth for two minutes, last thing at night and at one other time during the day, with a fluoride toothpaste.
*Use mouthwash and clean between your teeth with interdental brushes or floss every day.
*Cut down on how much sugar you have, and how often you have it.

15/05/2025

Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment from Social Security Scotland helps with
the costs of having a baby.
If you Universal Credit or other qualifying benefits you may be eligible for up to
£767.50 to spend on what you need to help you during pregnancy and after your baby is
born.
This will change to a payment of £383.75 for any child that comes after your first.
You can apply once you are 24 weeks pregnant up to when your baby is six months old. If
you've taken over looking after a child, for example, if you've adopted, you can apply up to
the day before the child's first birthday.
Find out more at https://bit.ly/SocialSecurityScotlandPregnancyAndBaby

14/05/2025

Did you know that today is National Receptionists Day?? Shout out to all the receptionists you come in to contact with who do an amazing job!

Observed in Australia, Canada, UK and US on the second Wednesday in May, this is a day Of recognition for the front-line personnel in business. You only get one chance to make a good first impression and that is the unique job of a receptionist.

This day was inaugurated in 1991 by Jennifer Alexander to recognize the special role that receptionists play and to distinguish their skills from that of an admin or secretary.

13/05/2025

SYMPTOM CHECKER

NHS inform is Scotland's national health information service helping the people in Scotland to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of the people they care for