District Nurses
Nursing care is provided by our district nurses for people who are housebound.
The district nurses can be contacted by phone from 8am - 4.30pm on: 0131 445 7208
If the District Nurses are out on visits please leave a message and your number on the answering machine and they will return your call.
Call the District Nurse
Nursing care is provided by our district nurses for people who are housebound.
The district nurses can be contacted by phone from 8am - 4.30pm on: 0131 445 7208
If the District Nurses are out on visits please leave a message and your number on the answering machine and they will return your call.
Health Visiting Team
The aim of the Health Visiting Service is to promote individual, family and public health.
The Health Visiting team can be contacted Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm on:
0131 445 3222
If they are out on visits please leave a message and your number and they will return your call.
If you feel your baby is unwell please contact the GP practice directly on 0131 445 5999. Or if your concern is outwith Practice hours please contact NHS 24 on 111
Health Visitors
They work with your GP and other members of the Primary Care Team. The Health Visitor is responsible for prioritizing and allocating care to families with Preschool children.
Health Visitors are qualified nurses with specialist training in public health and child development.
Two health visitors are based at the Practice.
They work with your GP and other members of the Primary Care Team. The Health Visitor is responsible for prioritizing and allocating care to families with Preschool children.
Childhood Immunisations
Immunisations for children aged from 0-5 years is now provided by the Community Vaccination Team. More information can be found about this here.
Baby Weighing: unfortunately due to the current situation with the coronavirus we are unable to provide baby weighing facilities at this time. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
The Health Visiting team offer support in the following areas:
Delivery of Universal Pathway and visits to include:-
- Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) programme. See Red Book or ask Health Visitor for further details.
- Family Health and well-being
- Antenatal support in late pregnancy
- Assessment and linking to local support
- Referral to other services
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Parenting eg. toilet training, sleep, behaviour
- Child health and development assessment
- Accident prevention
- Liaise with hospital and other professionals
- Immunisation advice
- Infant feeding and breastfeeding support. Web support on feeding your baby can also be found here
- Child Protection Issues
Clinics and Groups
Allermuir Baby Clinic
ABC takes place at Allermuir Health Centre, 165 Colinton Mains Drive, EH13 9AF on Thursdays from 11.30am-12.30pm.
Weighing scales will be available and on the 1st Thursday of every month there will be a Weaning Talk.
The group is for parents/carers with children under 5.
Baby Massage:
Baby Massage for first time parents may be available. Please ask Health Visitor for information.
Community Midwives
The community midwives run antenatal clinics at the Practice on a Tuesday. Following the birth of your baby they will visit you at home until the baby is ten days old.
The community midwives run antenatal clinics at the Practice on a Tuesday. Following the birth of your baby they will visit you at home until the baby is ten days old.
