Tain and Fearn Area Medical Practice

13/08/2025

*Update* The phone lines are County Community Hospital, Invergordon are now working.

The phone lines at County Community Hospital, Invergordon are down. We are working to fix this as soon as possible.

If you urgently need to contact any of our teams in the hospital, please contact the Raigmore Hospital Switchboard on 01463 704 000 and they will transfer your call.

If you need to contact the Community Midwifery team, please call 01349 864 571 before 5pm today.

After 5pm, please contact the Raigmore Maternity Unit on 01463 704 374.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

01/08/2025

📢📢Just a reminder that the practice will be closed on Monday 4th August and will re-open on Tuesday 5th August at 8am.

Please check with your local pharmacy for their opening times and please check that you have ordered and collected any medications needed by Friday 1st August.

During this closure if you require advice or help then contact the following -

Medication advice/minor ailments - local pharmacies
Medical advice/Minor Injuries - phone 111 for NHS24
Medical Emergencies - phone 999

23/07/2025

Tain & Fearn practice will be closed on Monday 4th August and will re-open on Tuesday 5th August at 8am. Please check with your local pharmacy for their opening times and please check that you have ordered and collected any medications needed by Friday 1st August.

During this closure if you require advice or help then contact the following -

Medication advice/minor ailments - local pharmacies
Medical advice/Minor Injuries - phone 111 for NHS24
Medical Emergencies - phone 999

☀️ Summer Bank Holiday — Monday 4 August (Highland Council area) ☀️

Make the most of your long weekend by planning ahead:

✔️ Order & pick up any prescriptions early
✔️ Keep some basic medicines at home for minor illnesses
✔️ Check your GP practice & pharmacy opening hours

If you need a little help, you can use the symptom checkers on NHS inform or the free NHS 24 app.

📌 You can also find details of all public holidays in NHS Highland on our website.

03/07/2025

Just a reminder that we will be closed tomorrow, Friday 4th July, and re-open at 8am on Monday 7th July.

27/06/2025

📢PRACTICE CLOSURE - Friday 4th July📢

Tain & Fearn practice will be closed on Friday 4th July for the Public Holiday. We will re-open on Monday 7th July at 8am.

Please check with your local Pharmacy for their opening times and
please check that you have ordered and collected any medications needed by Wednesday 2nd July.

During this closure if you require advice or help on any of the following matters here are the numbers to contact:

Medication advice / minor ailments - please contact your local pharmacy. (Balintore - 832291, Well 23-25 - 892002 and Well 5-9 - 892009)

Medical advice / minor injuries - please dial 111 for NHS24

Medical Emergencies - please dial 999

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19/05/2025

Tain & Fearn practice will be closed from 1pm to 6pm on Tuesday 20th May for training. We will re-open on Wednesday 21st May at 8am.

During this brief closure our eConsult service will be closed and please only telephone the practice for urgent medical conditions that cannot wait until the next day. Please make sure that you collect any medications needed before 1pm as the reception desk will not be manned.

If you require any advice or help on any of the following matters during this brief closure then here are the numbers to contact –

Medication advice/Minor ailments – Please contact your local pharmacy. Balintore – 832291, Well 23-25 – 892002 and Well 5-9 – 892009

Minor injuries – Please dial 111 for NHS24

Medical emergencies – please dial 999

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09/05/2025

Just a reminder that our new online service starts from Monday 12th May.

02/05/2025

29/04/2025

📢PRACTICE CLOSURE - Monday 5th May📢

Tain & Fearn practice will be closed on Monday 5th May for the Public Holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday 6th May at 8am.

Please check with your local Pharmacy for their opening times and
please check that you have ordered and collected any medications needed by Friday 2nd May.

During this closure if you require advice or help on any of the following matters here are the numbers to contact:

Medication advice / minor ailments - please contact your local pharmacy. (Balintore - 832291, Well 23-25 - 892002 and Well 5-9 - 892009)

Medical advice / minor injuries - please dial 111 for NHS24

Medical Emergencies - please dial 999

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17/04/2025

📣Just a reminder that the practice will be closed tomorrow, Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April. We will re-open on Tuesday 22nd April at 8am. Happy Easter everyone 🐰🐣