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Public Holiday Closure - Monday 25 May 2026

Kings Practice will be closed on Monday 25 May 2026, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

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Have your say on Palliative Care in Tayside

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐——๐—˜ People across Tayside are being invited to help shape future ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ...

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Friday 8 May 2026

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Urgent Patient Notice - Sertraline 100mg

We have been advised of a medication alert affecting a batch of Sertraline 100mg tablets, manufactured by Amarox Ltd. Some packs of Sertraline 100mg tablets may contain blister strips of Citalopram 40mg tablets. If your carton shows batch number V2500425, please then check that the blister strips inside the carton are labelled Sertraline 100mg.

๐Ÿšจ ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ โ€“ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—บ๐—ด We have been advised of a medication alert affecting a batch of ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜...

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Friday 1 May 2026

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Public Holiday Closures - Monday 4 May & Monday 25 May 2026

Kings Practice will be closed on Monday 4 May and Monday 25 May 2026, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

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Tick awareness

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Wednesday 29 April 2026

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Urgent Patient Notice - Ramipril

We have been advised of an issue affecting some patients who have been prescribed RAMIPRIL tablets (used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney disease). The issue relates to patients prescribed RAMIPRIL 10mg tablets.

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Bowel Screening

A third of people in the UK donโ€™t complete their bowel cancer screening test. Bowel screening helps spot bowel cancer before symptoms start, when itโ€™s more treatable. April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and Bowel Cancer UK want everyone who receives their free bowel cancer screening test to complete and return it as soon as possible.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Wednesday 15 April 2026

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Chickenpox

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Wednesday 15 April 2026

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Public Holiday Closures - Monday 6 April & Monday 13 April 2026

Kings Practice will be closed on Monday 6 April and Monday 13 April 2026, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

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Meningitis Awareness

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Tuesday 31 March 2026

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Cold Sore Awareness

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Tuesday 31 March 2026

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Breast Screening Awareness

If youโ€™re aged 50 to 70 and youโ€™ve missed, skipped or forgotten about your breast screening appointment, you can contact your local breast screening centre to arrange a new appointment.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Monday 2 March 2026

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Dental Emergencies

NHS inform has advice on when and where to seek further help during a dental emergency.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Monday 2 March 2026

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Quit Your Way

By stopping smoking, your health will benefit but you will also save money. Get help with free support.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Friday 27 February 2026

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Afternoon Closure: 25 February from 12:30pm

In line with GP Practices across Tayside, the practice will be closed on the afternoon of Wednesday 25 February for staff development. If you require URGENT medical advice from 12:30pm - 6pm, you can call 07703 343416.

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Requesting Repeat Prescriptions?

Weโ€™re receiving an increasing number of requests from repeat medication lists (the right-hand side of your prescription) where no medication has been ticked to show what is needed. When ordering medication from the practice, please ensure you clearly indicate the name and dose of the medication you require.

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Do we have up-to-date Emergency Details?

In the event of a medical emergency, itโ€™s important that we have current next-of-kin contact details for all our patients. If you haven't provided next-of-kin details before, or if anything has changed, please complete our quick online form to let us know.

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Children & Young People's Therapy Services Advice Line

Do you have a concern about your child's speech, language or communication? The NHS Tayside Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service are there to help with their Advice Line.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Wednesday 4 February 2026

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Dr Kirsty MacLean becomes GP Partner

We're delighted to announce that from January 1st of this year Kirsty has become a GP partner

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Public Holidays & Closures 2026

Dates on which the practice will be closed for public holidays during 2026 for your calendar or diary.

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Norovirus Awareness

Got norovirus? This is one of the most common stomach bugs and usually clears up by itself in a few days. Thereโ€™s no cure so the best thing to do is stay at home and let it run its course. Find out how to look after yourself at home if you have Norovirus.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Tuesday 6 January 2026

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Right Care Right Place: Dentist

If you have a dental problem you should call the dental practice that you normally attend in the first instance.

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Tuesday 6 January 2026

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Football Fans in Training (FFIT)

Football Fans in Training (FFIT) is a 13-week programme focusing on making people healthier, happier and fitter. Covers topics such as healthy eating, step count, alcohol consumption and each session will also consist of 45 minutes of physical activity. The next male cohort will start Monday 19th January.

Football Fans in Training (FFIT) is a 13-week programme focusing on making people healthier, happier and fitter. The...

Posted by Kings Practice Perth on Monday 5 January 2026

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