Appointments

To request a routine appointment in the next 7 days:

• phone us on 01592 610640, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5:30pm

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

To request an urgent appointment for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday):

• phone us on 01592 610640, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5:30pm

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

However you choose to contact us, we may offer you a consultation:

• by phone
• face to face at the surgery
• on a video call
• by text or email

Appointments by phone, video call or by text or email can be more flexible and often means you get help sooner.

To cancel your appointment:

• phone us on 01234 567 890, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5:30pm

GPs consult at the following times: 

For nursing hours, please speak to reception staff.

Markinch Medical Practice is currently undertaking some clinics virtually (by appointment only). This service is known as Near Me. This service should only be accessed by the patient in agreement with a member of the Clinical or Admin Team at the practice.

To use Near Me, you need a device for making a video call such as a smartphone or tablet that is connected to the internet. There is no App to download and you do not need a user account.

If you have been given an appointment please can you click on the Near Me link here and follow further instructions. 

PLEASE NOTE. You need to use GOOGLE CHROME or APPLE SAFARI to access this service.  

Attend Your Video Appointment Patient Information Leaflet in several Languages:

English Cantonese French Greek Italian Lithuanian Polish Romanian Vietnamese

Whilst we encourage our patients to come to the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we do appreciate this is not always possible. In this respect, if you do need a home visit, you can help us by calling reception between 08:00 – 10:00.

You may only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. Your GP will only visit you at home if they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to schedule house calls.

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. The community nurse can also only visit those patients who are housebound/to ill to visit the surgery.

We have a texting service which allows you to receive confirmation and reminders about your appointments.

To have this service you will need to register by completing a consent form.

Please remember to update your contact details with us when you change address, telephone numbers and email address.

Complete our SMS Reminder Form

If you're planning to travel outside the UK you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

If you live in the Markinch and Glenrothes area the following pharmacies can provide travel vaccinations:

Dears Pharmacy Markinch - 01592 758329

Dears Pharmacy Glenrothes - 01592 772797

Cadham Pharmacy Glenrothes - 01592 743639

GP Registrars

In September 2004 we obtained accreditation for GP Registrar training. A GP Registrar is a fully qualified doctor, with relevant hospital experience, who has chosen to specialise in general practice. During their period with us (normally 12 months) the GP Trainers & other GP Partners within the practice will closely supervise the registrars’ work. Normal appointments and follow-up appointments can be made with the registrar.