Aberdeen’s first dedicated primary medical care service has just launched in the city’s West End. Offering comprehensive GP services to families, corporate organisations and the oil & gas industry, the private practice offers a full range of services including occupational health and bespoke staff care packages for employers.
Founded in 2003 by Dr Lyndsey Myskow the practice is well established in Edinburgh with eight doctors and 10 other clinicians, and offers an holistic approach to health with a number of alternative medical practitioners. The opening in Scotland’s oil capital will be a welcome support to the stretched NHS services.
With continued underfunding across NHS Scotland and a GP staffing crisis, many practices are facing cut backs in services and appointment times available. Aberdeen in particular has been suffering from closures of GP practices and some patients are having to wait up to 25 days to see their GP. For many patients, peace of mind and being seen immediately easily justifies any cost implications.
“While numerous waiting lists initiatives are in place in the NHS, a private GP practice offering same day appointments and open seven days a week will be a welcome alternative for many” said Dr Myskow the company’s Medical Director, “and that’s our plan in Aberdeen”.
The new Aberdeen GP practice offers comprehensive services including women’s health, men’s health, pediatrics, sexual health, occupation health, travel and general vaccinations and medical checks including OGUK oil and gas medicals and personal medical checks. Dr Miskow is also a highly respected expert in transgender and sexual dysphoria issues. As the practice develops alternative therapies will also be on offer.
With a strong occupational health service YourGP also offers bespoke packages for companies and organisations wanting to look after their staff either as a perk or as a convenient, fast, same day service in the city centre. YourGP can also carry out clinics within large business premises for convenience and to save staff travel time. A range of treatments are available directly at the practice including joint and soft tissue injections, non-surgical cosmetics, sports medicine, minor surgery, contraception and family planning, and physiotherapy. For many companies investing in staff health is sound practice.
Dr Malcolm Valentine, who has been appointed Medical Director of the new YourGP practice in Aberdeen, is a well known medical figure in the city. “Following the closure of my NHS Practice in Aberdeen, I was delighted to be offered the challenge of leading the development of the new YourGP practice – an entirely unexpected opportunity. The level of investment, staff recruitment and preparation is impressive. It offers a fantastic alternative service which Aberdeen has not had up until now and it will take some of the burden off of mainstream NHS GP activity. There is a team of experienced GPs, Nurse Practitioners and other Practitioners already in place in the surgery. Everyone is very positive about the opening and the service that we wish to offer”.
The new practice is based at 6 Albyn Lane, Aberdeen, AB10 6CZ and can be contacted on 01224 040080. To find out more, visit www.YourGP.com