‘ Worrying time’ after practice serving 4,000 patients closes

Mother- of- one Alex Burford from Craigleith, Edinburgh, has recently moved GP surgery after her local Inverleith Medical Practice which served 4,000 patients closed in June.

Ms Burford said it was a “worrying time” after phoning ten surgeries and being told she was either out of the catchment area or they weren’t taking on any new patients. Eventually, she secured a place at a nearby practice after contacting NHS Lothian.

She said: “It was a worrying time, it’s your GP practice, I’ve got a young daughter and you want to know that you’re still going to have access to a doctor in your local area .”