NHS 24 – Out of Hours Emergencies
NHS 24 is a telephone health advice and information service, designed to meet your needs, whatever time of day or night.
To reach a nurse advisor telephone: 111 alternatively there is a textphone service is available on: 18001 111
For more information on the NHS 24 service you can visit: www.nhs24.com
Evening Service
The doctors in Girvan are members of the Ayrshire Urgent Care Service (AUCS), formerly known as Ayrshire Doctors on Call (ADOC), which is linked to the NHS 24 service.
If you require urgent medical treatment or advice outside the normal working hours of Monday to Friday 5.30pm to 8.30am and all day at weekends, you will contact the out of hours service (NHS 24) on: 111 and a nurse advisor will assess your symptoms and will advise you what to do next.