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Carers for people with dementia are encouraged to visit a new website and app offering simple but effective hints and tips to reduce stress and distress without the need for medication.

Whether you're chasing the sunshine or dodging the showers, a little prep for your health this summer goes a long way. Remember to PACK, PLAN, PROTECT.

Before you travel, it's important to find out if you may need any vaccinations.

If you’ve been waiting 60 weeks or more for a dematology outpatient appointment you may get a text from NHS Tayside asking if you still need to be seen.

Taymount and Scone surgeries will be taking part in area wide training on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 June 2026. If you have an URGENT medical need between 1-6pm please call 07925 583388 and staff will direct you further. For routine matters, please contact us in the normal way on Thursday 4 June.

Taymount and Scone surgeries will be closed on Monday 15 June 2026, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

Are you worried your child isn't drinking enough? Children should drink 6-8 glasses of water-based fluid every day. Drinking water is important for good bowel and bladder health, and for tackling daytime wetting, night-time wetting and poo problems like constipation. Here are a few tips from ERIC on how to encourage your child to drink more.

Taymount and Scone surgeries will be closed on Monday 4 May and Monday 25 May, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

A third of people in the UK don’t complete their bowel cancer screening test. Bowel screening helps spot bowel cancer before symptoms start, when it’s more treatable. April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and Bowel Cancer UK want everyone who receives their free bowel cancer screening test to complete and return it as soon as possible.

Peep is a fun and friendly group for parents and carers with children. Tuesdays from 9:30am-10:30am, North Muirton Community Centre.

Taymount and Scone surgeries will be closed on Monday 6 April and Monday 13 April, in line with the public holidays for GP practices across Tayside.

Perth Dementia Cafe, run by Perth Health & Social Care Partnership, takes place at 10am on the first Wednesday of every month at The North Church Hall, Perth.

As a result of an expansion of our Practice Nursing team, an opportunity has arisen at the practice for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us. This position is for 18 hours weekly (2 days) and the closing date is Monday 23 March 2026.

Taymount and Scone surgeries will be taking part in area wide training on the afternoon of Wednesday 25 February. If you have an URGENT medical need between 1-6pm please call 07925 583388 and staff will direct you further. For routine matters, please contact us in the normal way on Thursday 26 February.

It’s important to find a way to stop smoking that works for you. You can get support to Quit Your Way at your local pharmacy, including free one-to-one support and stop-smoking medication over a 12-week period.

People living in Scotland aged 50 to 74 are sent a home bowel screening test every two years. The test can be done in the privacy of your home and returned using the pre-paid envelope provided.

Caught norovirus? - here's a quick guide on what to do to help you feel better and prevent it from spreading to others.

Find out when the practice is closed during 2026 for your diary or calendar.