Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Passport signing
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

We have stocks of these emergency bottles to hand out. The bottles are stored in your fridge and are used by any clinicians or medics to obtain information on your illnesses, allergies, your conditions and also family contact details. If you would like a bottle to record your details in, please ask at reception. Alternatively, our clinicians usually have the bottles available in their consulting rooms.

To assist in accessing our services, we have interpretation booklets to aid with basic medical consultations. We can do this for a wide variety of languages, but would appreciate if you could notify us in advance of your appointment. We can also provide a translation/interpretation service at the point of consultation with a third party on the phone.

We can provide 1 litre sharps bins for personal needle disposal. Contact our reception team, who will forward your request appropriately. It can take up to two weeks for a sharps bin to arrive, but we do hold a stock in the Ardersier and Nairn premises. We would still appreciate a bin request prior to your arrival, so that we can maintain our stock levels.

Speak to our reception staff. They will give you a form to complete which allows us to access the appropriate information. We will check with your medical records and confirm your vaccination requirements. Please note that some travel vaccines require a course of treatment, so leave plenty of time before travelling when arranging your appointment. You should note that providing advice and medication for travel is not an NHS service, and you will be charged accordingly. Please contact the surgery for further information on what you will be required to pay for.

Please note that we are a Yellow Fever vaccination Centre.

Doctors perform a range of minor surgery at the Nairn surgery.

Please book a routine appointment with the nurse for your child to receive their childhood immunisations.

Following a 6 month trial with the drop in clinic, we feel routine appointments are more efficient and saves waiting times for the patient.

Please book an appointment at Reception.

Our Practice Nurse is available to provide confidential and comprehensive advice on all forms of contraception. Routine checks/repeat prescriptions are carried out by your GP. Coil fittings and contraceptive implants are by arrangement with a doctor and the Practice Nurse.

We offer shared care (your GP, midwife and Raigmore) during your pregnancy. Your antenatal checks are shared between your GP and midwife. You should attend your GP for a six week postnatal check.