We would like to reassure all our patients that the proposed extraction of GP data by NHS Digital does NOT include any patients registered with this practice or in NHS Scotland.  NHS Digital provide services in England so are not able to access any data held in Scotland.  You are not required to opt out as your data is already safe.  We take patient confidentially extremely seriously and safeguards are in place to protect this, including when data is used for research.

Further information on how NHS Scotland handles personal information is on NHS  inform website:  How the NHS handles your personal health information / NHS inform.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact:

Gillian Milligan
Practice Manager

0300-790-6288

You should contact your NHS health board if you think you should have received an invitation to your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment by now, or if you have lost your invitation letter. You can do this by phone or by completing an online form.

Find out more from NHS Inform

Across Lothian, vaccination of the following groups of people is taking place at GP Practices:

• People over 80 years of age
• People aged  75-79
• People who are clinically extremely vulnerable (shielding)

If you or your relative or someone you care for is in this groups you / they will receive an invitation  from us, either by letter or by phone to have your vaccination here at the practice. 

We understand that there is concern that some people in this cohort have not yet been invited for vaccination either at the practice or at home.

You may also be concerned that someone you know in a lower priority group has been invited to be vaccinated at a mass vaccination centre ahead of your own vaccination appointment.

Invitations to mass vaccination centres are being administered nationally and are separate from the GP programme.  Those letters can be sent out quite far ahead of appointments.  Our contact with you will be much closer to the date of  your appointment as our clinic dates are arranged when each delivery of vaccine arrives.

However, we can assure you we are vaccinating as fast as vaccine supplies allow and everyone eligible for vaccination here will be invited to attend as soon as possible.

We are very grateful for your patience while you wait your turn.

For more information about the vaccination programme please see

NHS Lothian’s Vaccine Hub on their website

NHS Inform

This age group has now been added to the Scottish Government’s Seasonal Flu Programme.

Please contact Inveresk Medical Practice to be offered an appointment we have clinics on week beginning 7^th December and week beginning 14^th December.  Please phone for an appointment ASAP. 0300 790  6288  

Visit www.nhsinform.scot/flu or call 0800 22 44 88 to find out about getting the flu vaccine