29 May 2014

Hawick Common Riding openings times for GP Practices and Pharmacies

The main celebration day for this year’s local Hawick Common Riding is on Friday 6th June.

O’Connell Street Medical Practice and Teviot Medical Practice shall be closed for Routine Surgeries but if you or someone you care for is unwell and require urgent and necessary care then please contact the surgery.

If the condition is immediately life threatening, dial 999 for an emergency ambulance.

O’Connell Street Medical Practice: Telephone 01450 372276
Teviot Medical Practice: Telephone 01450 370999

All minor injuries will be seen at Hawick Community Hospital.

Opening times for both TN Crosby Community Pharmacy and Boots Pharmacy in Hawick will also be affected by the celebrations.

  • TN Crosby Community Pharmacy will be closed on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 June.
  • Hawick Boots Pharmacy will be open from 12 noon -4 pm on Friday 6 June and will reopen as usual at 9 am on Saturday 7 June.

If you or someone you care for requires medicines regularly, make sure you order and collect repeat prescriptions in good time to ensure you have enough medicine to last over the holiday weekend.

General advice and information on how to stay healthy can be found at www.nhsinform.co.uk or contact NHS inform on 0800 22 44 88.