Bridge of Allan Health Centre
Fountain Road
Bridge of Allan
Stirlingshire, FK9 4EU
Tel: 01786 833210

registration We are currently updating all of our patient records with important health information and current contact details. Please let us know if you have changed your address, phone number etc. and also please let us know your smoking status.

flujabs We will be holding further special Influenza Immunisation clinics in November this year. If you are 65 years of age or over, suffer from asthma, COPD, Diabetes, a heart condition or other long-term condition; or if you are a carer, please contact the Health Centre for an appointment to receive this important protection this winter. The number to ring is (01786) 833210 then choose option 5

Health Charities

01 Dec - 31 Jan
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 31 Jan
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

BBC Health

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Heart attack deaths have halved

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

Abbott quits MPs' abortion group

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.

Alcohol deaths increase slightly

Alcohol related deaths in the UK have increased slight between 2009 and 2010, according to official figures.

Bid to stop doctor gagging orders

Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator.

Fears grow over NHS plans future

A series of talks between ministers and medical leaders have been taking place as concerns mount about the overhaul of the NHS in England.

NHS 'must back genetic medicine'

Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser.

PIP breast implant boss charged

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare has been charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

Miliband and Cameron clash on NHS

Labour leader Ed Miliband calls for the government's NHS overhaul to be scrapped - but Prime Minister David Cameron defends the plans.

Pre-dementia 'more common in men'

Although dementia is more common in women, it appears men are at higher risk of the earliest signs of the disease, according to latest research.

Health Protection Agency

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

HPA publishes second migrant health report

The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report is published today.

Levels of norovirus within seasonal norms

Norovirus is highly contagious and can be transmitted by contact with an infected person; by consuming contaminated food or water or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The virus spreads rapidly in closed environments such as hospitals, schools, nursing and residential homes.

HPA warns winter sun seekers to seek protection from malaria

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding UK travellers visiting friends and family or taking winter sun holidays to ensure they take anti-malaria tablets when visiting countries where malaria is prevalent.

New study finds post natal women have an 'increased risk' of TB

The risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first six months after pregnancy, according to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine today (Friday).

Welcome to our Health Centre Website

Our aim is to provide comprehensive, individual medical services in a courteous timely manner; in a friendly modern environment. We believe in a person-centred, modern healthcare system that exists for the benefit of our patients; designed to allow us to work in partnership with each person receiving care and treatment so that we can meet the needs and wishes of that person as far as is reasonable and possible.

In this website you will find information about the practice and how to access medical services including ordering your repeat prescriptions on-line. Just click on the link for prescriptions on the right hand side of the page. Please allow at least 48 hours (or 2 working days) for your prescription to be processed before collection.

Please note that we provide early morning clinics between 7am and 8am on some weekdays for patients who find it difficult to attend during the normal working hours of 9am to 5pm. However, please only come to the health centre between 7am and 8am if you have a booked appointment. We are unable to offer other routine or emergency services in the early mornings. If you are in urgent need of medical attention between the hours of 7am and 8am, please contact the Out of Hours service on 08454 24 24 24 or in extreme cases, call an ambulance.

It is now possible to book an appointment on-line. See the Appointments page for details. Within the text on the you will find "Click here" and this will take to the registration page for this service. Please note that you will require a unique password and number which you can obtain from reception in the Health Centre.

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