Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Thousands of patients affected as Dundee’s Ryehill Medical Practice to close

Ryehill Medical Practice will close in June

Dundee’s Ryehill Medical Practice will close down in June due to the national shortage of GPs, it can be revealed.

NHS Tayside confirmed Ryehill Medical Practice will close on June 30 this year, citing a struggle to recruit general practitioners.

The practice had a total of 5,578 patients registered as of January 1 2022, all of whom will be helped to find a new practice.

A spokeswoman for NHS Tayside said those registered at the practice would receive a letter in the coming days informing them of the next steps.

The health board said patients should be reassured that Ryehill Medical Practice would remain fully operational until June 30.

An NHS Tayside spokeswoman said: “Ryehill Medical Practice has taken the decision to terminate its contract to deliver General Medical Services on 30 June 2022.

“Ryehill Medical Practice is staffed by GPs who are independent contractors.

“As with many practices across Scotland, Ryehill Medical Practice has been affected by the national shortage of GPs and has been unable to recruit GPs.

“Patients at the practice will be receiving a letter in the next few days to explain the next steps. When a practice gives notice to stop providing services, NHS Tayside has to ensure that patients have continued access to a GP.

The practice has been unable to recruit new GPs

“Patients at Ryehill should be reassured that the practice will continue to be fully operational up until 30 June with the GPs continuing to practice from the practice.

“NHS Tayside will now work closely with Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership to ensure that patients can access local GP and primary care services from 1 July 2022.

“Patients will be kept informed as Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership develop plans for local delivery of primary care services.”

It comes after news that Friockheim Health Centre will shut in May when the last remaining GP, Dr Karen Scallan, steps down.

More than 3,500 patients will be affected by the closure, which was also linked to an inability to recruit new doctors.