Changes to how your GP practice helps you look after your chronic disease / long term condition
There are changes happening to how your GP practice helps you look after your chronic disease / long term condition. This could be for diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease or another condition.
What are the changes?
You will continue to attend your GP practice for advice on how to manage your condition. However, under the changes you will first attend the treatment room at Douglas Street Hamilton run by NHS Lanarkshire. At this appointment a nurse will carry out the observations needed to help monitor your condition. These may include taking your blood pressure, height, weight, blood and urine analysis. This information is then sent to your GP practice. Our Practice staff will let you know where you need to go for your appointment and the time of your appointment.
Why are these changes happening?
These changes are happening because of the national GP contract, which sets out a new direction for general practice in Scotland. The changes are taking place in all GP practices across Lanarkshire and Scotland. To read more about the national GP contact, visit
www.gov.scot/policies/primary-careservices/general-practitioners/#contract