Carrickfergus Health Centre | Taylor's Avenue | Carrickfergus | Co. Antrim | BT38 7HT | Tel: 028 9331 5955

Northern Ireland GP Contract 2025/26

GPs partners in Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking collective action for a better 2025/2026 contract offer. Next steps – referendum on collective action GP partners in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of collective action, 98.7% of those who voted said they were willing to take collective action. NIGPC now urges GP partners to start taking at least one of the easy, safe and sustainable actions. Collective action will turn up the pressure on the Government to do the right thing for general practice and patients. We need more core funding to protect general practice. Go ...

Summer Bank Holiday: Monday 25 August 2025

We will be CLOSED on the following day for the Summer Bank Holiday: ~Monday 25 August 2025 Please ensure you have ordered and collected all medications in good time before the closure date. When closed, if you need to speak to someone about a medical emergency – out of hours please contact Dalriada Urgent Care on:0282 566 3500 Back to our Opening Hours

SQP Team up with Versus Arthritis

Versus Arthritis Scotch Quarter Practice were delighted to team up with Versus Arthritis to offer a self management course held at Carrickfergus Amphitheatre: Click on link above ⇑ to book Allyson Dollin | Dr Nancy Conroy | Chris Carey pictured above. Click on the Opioid Medical Reduction Leaflet below for more information on pain management and Opioid Medication Reduction. You can now refer yourself to musculoskeletal physiotherapy without a visit to your GP. Click on the Online Self Referral Form below to complete online, or you can obtain a self referral form from both your GP Practice and your local ...

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust: Launch of PHONE FIRST Service for Adult Patients with Minor Injuries. Did you know, we’re launching a Phone First service for patients with minor injuries, effective from Tuesday 9 January. Download the leaflet, Phone First Guidance for more information.  (See also the FAQs):

About Our Practice

Scotch Quarter Practice is located in Carrickfergus Health Centre and covers an area within a three mile radius of the practice premises. There are sketch maps showing our location and practice area on the rear cover of this booklet.

Scotch Quarter Practice is an unlimited partnership and operates on a group basis. It provides General Medical Services to its practice population under the terms of a contract entered into with the Health & Social Care Board.

We are a training practice with two specialty trainee doctors at present. We also support placement of three Queen’s University 4th year Medical Students.

Disabled Facilities

Our Surgery is fully accessible for wheelchairs
There is also disabled toilet facilities
Hearing Air Loop System available at reception
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GP Partners in Northern Ireland voted overshelmingly in favoour of taking collective action for a better 2025/2026 contract offer.

Next Steps: Referendum on Collective Action

GP partners in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of collective action, 98.7% of those who voted said they were willing to take collective action. NIGPC now urges GP partners to start taking at least one of the easy, safe and sustainable actions. Collective action will turn up the pressure on the Government to do the right thing for general practice and patients. We need more core funding to protect general practice.

Scotch Quarter Practice: Patient Notice

Please note: the practice will be closed on Monday 14 July. We will re-0pen on Tuesday 15 July, however, we will be dealing with emergencies only due to skeleton staff.

Thank you for your patience

IMPORTANT PATIENT NOTICE:


Due to the extreme red weather warning in place. Unfortunately we will be unable to open at 2pm today, 24 January, due to a power failure and phone lines being down.

While the surgery is still without power and phones, a GP will be on site from 4pm for emergencies.