Primary Care is the front door to healthcare in NHSGGC, providing essential, first‑contact services to more than 1.3 million people across the region.
Important Update
GP practices across NHSGGC are in the process of moving to a new IT system. This change is part of a wider programme to support a major computer upgrade that will see all practices across Scotland using the same GP IT system. Find out more about how this may affect you and your GP practice.
Ways to access GP Services
GP Practices
A GP practice provides routine and ongoing care, including appointments for illnesses, long-term conditions, prescriptions and general health advice. Find our more about the services your GP provides.
GP Out of Hours
The GP Out of Hours service provide urgent medical care when GP practices are closed, including evenings, weekends and public holidays. Find out what to do when you are ill and your GP surgery is closed.
GP Walk-In Clinic
The GP Walk-In Clinic offers convenient, same-day care for minor illnesses and injuries for patients in the Cardonald area without the need for an appointment. Find out how to access the GP Walk-In Clinic.
What services does your GP provide?
- Advice, information and prescriptions for any medicines you may need.
- Routine monitoring and management of ongoing health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease
- Most contraceptive services, minor surgery, maternity services and immunisations
- Screening such as smears and child health
- Referral to another specialist healthcare professional for tests and treatment, if required.
Registering with your local GP
If you haven’t already registered with a local GP Practice, you should do this first. Find out more and download the application form from NHS Inform. If you’re not sure who your local GP is, you can find out in the following section.
Find Your Nearest GP
You can Find Your Nearest GP using NHS Inform’s web page, where you can search or enter your postcode.
What happens if you have to see your GP and your normal GP surgery is closed?
If you feel unwell, and your GP surgery is closed, you should consider the following:
- Start by treating at home using trusted sources such as the NHS Inform website and the NHS 24 Online App
- If you need further support and are well enough, you can visit your local pharmacy
- If you are unable to treat at home or visit your local pharmacy, call NHS 24 on 111. You may be given an appointment for the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) or GP Out of Hours (GP OOH) service.
- If you are a resident in the Cardonald are, you may be able to access the GP Walk-In Clinic. The clinic is open from 12pm to 8pm to Monday to Sunday (Tuesday, 30th June onwards).
- In a life- or limb-threatening emergency, always call 999 or go straight to your nearest A&E.
You may receive a telephone consultation with a GP, or a virtual consultation via Attend Anywhere, but, if you need to see a doctor face-to-face, NHS 24 will make an appointment for you at your nearest urgent primary care centre.
Patient transport service are available to take you to and from the centres if required, and GP home visiting is also in operation if you are unable to travel.
