PATIENT NOTICE

The Practice will be closed on Monday 29th August 2022 for the Bank Holiday

If you have an urgent medical condition please contact 02825663500. 

We will re-open as normal at 8.30 am on Tuesday 30th August 2022.

Please order your repeat prescription 7 days in advance of when it is required.

This is to allow the GP Practice and Community Pharmacy to process your prescription to ensure you do not run out of medication when we are closed.

Please do not order an increased supply of medicines if you do not actually need them and only order a prescription for medication you require.        

Opening Times

During lunch-time the practice provides an emergency service only.

The practice periodically closes for one afternoon in the month (usually a Wednesday) so that the entire practice team can attend training and educational sessions. During such closures emergency medical cover continues to be provided for our patients. Full details of the relevant contact information are displayed in the practice’s reception area, and contained in a telephone answering message which operates for the duration of the closure.

The next half day closure will be

The Practice will be closed on the following date for staff training from 13.30 to 5.30 pm:

21st September 2022

Emergency cover will be provided by phoning 028 9331 5834

If you require urgent medical attention whilst we are closed please contact the EMERGENCY LINE on

028 9331 5834

When We Are Closed

Outside surgery opening times patients requiring emergency medical care should telephone Dalriada Urgent Care (DUC) on 028 2566 3500. Please use the Out-of-Hours Service responsibly and consider whether the problem can wait for the practice to reopen.

Except in cases of emergency, please reserve consultations for normal surgery hours. Inappropriate use of the Out-of-Hours service may mean that seriously ill people will experience a delay in receiving the emergency medical help needed.

There is no casualty service offered at the Health Centre. Patients with suspected fractures should go directly to the Minor Injuries Unit at Whiteabbey Hospital or the Emergency Department at Antrim Hospital for assessment.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.  

Scotch Quarter Practice

will be closed on the following

Bank Holidays in 2022:

Monday 3rd January 2022

Thursday 17th March 2022

Monday 18th April 2022

Tuesday 19th April 2022

Monday 2nd May 2022

Thursday 3rd June 2022

Friday 4th June 2022

Tuesday 12th July 2022

Monday 29th August 2022

Monday 26th December 2022

Tuesday 27th December 2022

FOR URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION PLEASE CONTACT DUC ON 02825663500

The Practice will be closed on the following Wednesdays for staff training from 13.30 to 5.30 pm:

8th June 2022

If you require urgent medical treatment, emergency cover will be provided by phoning 028 9331 5534