Annandale Medical Practice | NHS GP Appointments & Hours

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Annandale Medical Practice: same-day appointments, eConsult, hours and patient help

Annandale Medical Practice, also shown as Dr Millar & Partners, is based at Bellevue Medical Centre, 26 Huntingdon Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AT. The practice is normally open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Its GP appointment model remains predominantly on-the-day and telephone-led, with eConsult available for suitable online requests.

Choose your route Appointment steps Map and directions

1. Phone or eConsult

2. Clinical routingGP, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, mental-health nurse or another service.

✓3. Right next stepTelephone care, face-to-face review, advice or prescription.

Main practice telephone

0131 556 8196

Use this number for GP appointments, urgent duty-doctor requests, test results during the published results window, registration problems, home-visit requests, interpreter needs and help when online consultation is unsuitable.

Call 0131 556 8196 Official practice website

Practice address

Annandale Medical Practice
Bellevue Medical Centre
26 Huntingdon Place
Edinburgh
EH7 4AT

NHS 24 last updated this practice listing on 17 July 2026 and shows the same address, phone number and weekday opening hours.

Open directions

Phone

0131 556 8196

Weekday hours

8am–6pm

GP appointment length

15 minutes

Out of hours

NHS 24 on 111

Fast answer: Annandale Medical Practice is at Bellevue Medical Centre, 26 Huntingdon Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AT; phone 0131 556 8196. NHS 24 lists normal opening as Monday–Friday, 8:00am–6:00pm. GP appointments are mainly booked on the day by telephone, are normally 15 minutes, and start as telephone consultations unless face-to-face care is arranged. eConsult is processed Monday–Friday from 8:00am–12:00pm and may close earlier when its daily limit is reached.

Two GP practices share Bellevue Medical Centre.

Annandale Medical Practice and The Hopetoun Practice both operate from 26 Huntingdon Place. Annandale’s official website specifically warns that its eConsult service is for Annandale patients only; Hopetoun patients should not send requests through Annandale’s eConsult.

Start here: phone, eConsult or NHS 24?

You need	Best first step	Important detail
Life-threatening emergency	Call 999.	Do not wait for GP reception or an online response.
GP appointment today	Call 0131 556 8196.	The appointment system remains predominantly on-the-day.
Planned GP appointment	Ask reception about advance availability.	The practice says only a small number of GP appointments can be booked in advance.
Non-emergency online clinical request	Use Annandale eConsult.	Processed Monday–Friday 8am–12pm; the service may close early if the daily maximum is reached.
No appointments left but problem cannot wait	Tell reception it cannot safely wait.	Reception can try to arrange a duty-doctor callback; emergency slots are limited and clinician-controlled.
Test result	Call the surgery.	Results are given out Tuesday–Thursday, 10am–12pm.
Repeat prescription	Use the practice’s Vision Online / online prescription service.	The current homepage confirms online repeat ordering but does not publish a fresh universal processing time.
Register	Check the practice boundary, then use the electronic registration process.	The practice currently limits processing to 40 registrations per week.
Urgent help when closed	Call NHS 24 on 111.	Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Annandale Medical Practice opening hours

NHS 24’s current service directory, updated on 17 July 2026, lists the following normal opening times.

Day	Normal opening	Patient note
Monday	8:00am–6:00pm	eConsult normally processed 8am–12pm.
Tuesday	8:00am–6:00pm	Early-morning GP appointments are offered; test-result calls 10am–12pm.
Wednesday	8:00am–6:00pm	Early-morning GP appointments are offered; test-result calls 10am–12pm.
Thursday	8:00am–6:00pm	Test-result calls 10am–12pm.
Friday	8:00am–6:00pm	eConsult normally processed 8am–12pm.
Saturday	Normally closed	The practice says it operates one Saturday clinic per month; this is not ordinary Saturday reception opening.
Sunday	Closed	Use NHS 24 on 111 for urgent non-emergency care.

Monthly Saturday clinic: the appointments page says the practice runs a Saturday clinic once per month. Treat this as a specific appointment session, not as confirmation that reception is normally open every Saturday.

Current NHS 24 listing

How Annandale GP appointments work

The practice’s system remains mainly on-the-day led. GP consultations are normally booked for 15 minutes and begin as telephone consultations.

Call 0131 556 8196.
The official appointments page says all GP appointments can be made by telephone.

Tell reception if you believe face-to-face review is needed.
The practice says GP appointments are telephone consultations by default. Do not simply arrive for a GP consultation unless you have been asked to attend.

Ask about advance booking if the problem is planned.
A small number of appointments can be booked ahead, although most access remains on-the-day.

Ask for a double appointment for a complex issue.
The practice specifically asks patients with a complex problem or several matters to discuss to request a double appointment.

Continuity: if you prefer a particular GP, tell reception when booking. The practice will try to accommodate the request but cannot guarantee the chosen doctor.

Early mornings: the practice publishes early-morning appointments on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

No appointment left but you cannot wait? Explain this clearly to reception. A small number of genuine emergency appointments are reserved for doctors to allocate, and reception may try to arrange a duty-doctor callback.

Official Annandale appointment guidance

eConsult: useful when your problem suits an online request

Annandale Medical Practice actively promotes eConsult as its named online clinical-consultation service.

When it is processed

Monday to Friday from 8:00am–12:00pm. The practice warns it may close sooner once its daily maximum is reached.

Response target

The appointments page says someone will get back to you by 6:30pm on the next working day.

What it can do

The form gathers clinical information in advance so the practice can give advice, decide whether an appointment is needed or direct you to the right healthcare professional.

Who it belongs to

Annandale’s eConsult is for Annandale Medical Practice patients. Do not use it for The Hopetoun Practice simply because Hopetoun shares Bellevue Medical Centre.

Open Annandale eConsult

Avoid generic online-service confusion: the practice website template currently displays several generic online-service tiles such as RapidHealth, PATCHS, Accurx and other systems. The practice-specific homepage and appointment instructions explicitly explain eConsult, so this guide uses that documented Annandale route rather than assuming every generic tile is configured for patient use.

Urgent problem? The eConsult service itself advises medically urgent patients to contact the surgery directly, use NHS 24/111 where appropriate, or call 999 in an extreme emergency.

Test results: Tuesday to Thursday, 10am–12pm

Annandale publishes a particularly specific result-query window: 10:00am–12:00pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Wait for the timeframe given when your investigation was arranged.
Different blood tests, scans and samples do not all return at the same speed.

Call during the published result window.
Telephone 0131 556 8196 between 10am and noon, Tuesday to Thursday.

If a clinician ordered a hospital investigation, check who is responsible for follow-up.
The hospital team may be responsible for discussing investigations it arranged.

Official test-result information

Repeat prescriptions: online ordering is available

The current Annandale homepage links patients to Vision Online and says its online services can be used to order repeat prescriptions.

Order the medicine already authorised

Use the practice’s online-services login to view available repeat medicines and request what you need.

Medicine not shown?

The item may not currently be authorised as a repeat, may need review or may require direct practice advice. Contact reception rather than repeatedly submitting the same request.

No invented turnaround: the current accessible Annandale prescription information checked for this update does not publish a reliable fresh processing time. Order routine medicine before it runs out and check the live practice instructions if you have a deadline.

Pharmacy may be the quickest advice route. The practice homepage explicitly lists community pharmacy among the services that may be able to help instead of a GP.

Open current Annandale online services

Registration: electronic process, practice boundary and weekly limit

Annandale Medical Practice currently participates in an electronic registration process and requires new patients to live inside its practice boundary.

Check your address is covered.
NHS 24 warns that being geographically close to a practice does not automatically mean your home address falls inside its boundary.

Use Annandale’s MiHealth electronic registration route.
The practice says its pilot removes the need to collect, fill in and return the old paper registration forms.

Complete all requested information online.
You first create the MiHealth account/login and then complete the practice registration information.

Do not leave urgent medical needs waiting for registration administration.
If you need to register urgently and genuinely cannot use the electronic process, the practice asks you to phone reception for advice.

Weekly registration capacity: Annandale currently says it processes only 40 new registrations per week so it can manage demand. This means registration availability can be more limited than the simple fact that the practice accepts electronic applications.

Official new-patient registration page Check NHS 24 practice listing

You may be directed to someone other than a GP

Annandale’s own homepage and recent NHS Lothian recruitment information show a multidisciplinary practice rather than a GP-only service.

Practice physiotherapist

Musculoskeletal problems may be better handled through the practice physiotherapy route rather than waiting for a GP.

Mental-health nurse

The practice includes mental-health nursing support as part of its multidisciplinary clinical team.

Pharmacists

Practice and community pharmacists can support medicines-related issues and minor-health queries where appropriate.

Nurses & HCAs

The clinical team includes nurses and healthcare assistants alongside doctors and other professionals.

Optician

The practice homepage specifically identifies opticians as an alternative community route for suitable eye problems.

GP training practice

Annandale is an accredited training practice and hosts doctors undertaking GP specialty placements.

Practical point: giving reception or eConsult a clear description of the problem helps the practice avoid using a GP appointment when another professional can deal with the issue more directly.

Home visits: request through the surgery

The Annandale eConsult service specifically states that home visits cannot be requested through its online consultation form.

Call 0131 556 8196.
Explain why the patient cannot reasonably attend Bellevue Medical Centre.

Give the correct address and callback number.
This is especially important if the patient is staying somewhere other than their normal registered address.

Expect the practice to assess the request.
A home visit is a clinical decision rather than an automatic alternative to attending the surgery.

Emergency? Do not wait for a home visit if someone has life-threatening symptoms. Call 999.

Interpreter and accessibility needs

The appointment page explicitly asks patients to tell reception if they need an interpreter and which language is required.

Interpreter

Tell reception when arranging the appointment so the practice can plan the appropriate language support.

Physical access needs

The current official pages checked for this update do not provide a sufficiently detailed, fresh list of wheelchair, parking, hearing-loop or other building facilities. If a specific feature is essential, call before travelling.

Shared building: when contacting Bellevue Medical Centre, make clear that your appointment is with Annandale Medical Practice, not The Hopetoun Practice.

Complaints: contact the Practice Manager, not the general email expecting a reply

Annandale Medical Practice operates an NHS complaints procedure. The practice says patients can ask reception for the complaints procedure, complete the complaint route online, or discuss the matter with the Practice Manager.

Formal concern

Set out what happened, relevant dates, the service involved and the outcome you want. This gives the practice enough detail to investigate the right event.

General practice email warning

Annandale publishes an email address for non-urgent correspondence but explicitly states that no responses will be sent. Do not use that mailbox when you need a clinical answer, appointment confirmation or complaint response.

Official feedback and complaints contact page

No CQC rating: Annandale Medical Practice is in Scotland

Annandale Medical Practice is an NHS Scotland / NHS Lothian GP practice. The Care Quality Commission regulates health and social-care services in England, so an English-style CQC “Good/Outstanding” GP rating should not be attached to this Edinburgh surgery.

Use Scottish official sources

For current service information, use Annandale Medical Practice, NHS 24, NHS Inform and NHS Lothian sources.

Avoid similarly named English practices

Search results also contain unrelated “Annandale Medical Centre” practices in England. Their CQC ratings, phone numbers and registration rules do not apply to this Edinburgh practice.

Map and directions to Bellevue Medical Centre

Annandale Medical Practice
Bellevue Medical Centre
26 Huntingdon Place
Edinburgh
EH7 4AT

Map provided for location and directions only. MedicalPracticeUK.org is not the official practice website.

Check the practice name when you arrive. Annandale Medical Practice and The Hopetoun Practice both operate from Bellevue Medical Centre at 26 Huntingdon Place.

When Annandale Medical Practice is closed

Situation	Use this route
Life-threatening emergency	Call 999.
Urgent, not life-threatening	Call NHS 24 on 111.
Minor illness / medicine advice	A community pharmacy may be appropriate; the practice itself points patients toward pharmacy for suitable problems.
Eye problem	An optician may be the correct first service for suitable eye problems.
Routine appointment / prescription / admin	Use the appropriate online service during its published availability or contact the surgery on the next working day.

NHS 24 is always available: Annandale’s official homepage states that NHS 24 on 111 operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Official sources used

Last verified: 21 September 2026.

Annandale Medical Practice FAQs

What is Annandale Medical Practice’s phone number and address?

The phone number is 0131 556 8196. Annandale Medical Practice is at Bellevue Medical Centre, 26 Huntingdon Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AT.

What are Annandale Medical Practice opening hours?

NHS 24 currently lists normal opening as Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Saturday and Sunday are not listed as normal opening days, although the practice says it runs one Saturday clinic per month.

How do I book a GP appointment?

Call 0131 556 8196. The practice says its appointment system is predominantly on-the-day led, with a small number of appointments available to book in advance. GP appointments are normally 15 minutes.

Are Annandale GP appointments telephone or face-to-face?

The practice says GP appointments start as telephone consultations. If you believe you need a face-to-face appointment, tell reception. Do not attend for a GP consultation unless the practice has asked you to come in.

When can I use Annandale eConsult?

eConsult requests are processed Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 12:00pm, but the service can close earlier if the daily maximum is reached. The practice says someone will respond by 6:30pm on the next working day.

When can I call for test results?

The practice publishes a test-results telephone window of 10:00am to 12:00pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call 0131 556 8196 after allowing the expected time for your test to return.

How do I order a repeat prescription?

The practice homepage says its Vision Online services can be used to order repeat prescriptions. The currently accessible practice information does not publish a reliable fresh universal processing time, so order before your medicine runs out and check the live practice instructions if timing is important.

How do I register with Annandale Medical Practice?

You must live within the practice boundary. The practice currently uses an electronic MiHealth registration process and says it processes a maximum of 40 registrations per week. If you urgently need to register but cannot use the online route, phone reception for advice.

Does Annandale Medical Practice have a CQC rating?

No. Annandale Medical Practice is in Edinburgh and is part of NHS Scotland/NHS Lothian. CQC regulates services in England, so an English CQC GP rating should not be applied to this Scottish practice.

What should I do when Annandale Medical Practice is closed?

Call NHS 24 on 111 for urgent non-life-threatening medical help when the practice is closed. NHS 24 operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 999 for a life-threatening emergency.

Independent information notice: MedicalPracticeUK.org is not Annandale Medical Practice, Bellevue Medical Centre, The Hopetoun Practice, NHS Lothian, NHS Scotland or NHS 24. Appointment supply, eConsult capacity, registration availability and service arrangements can change. Use the official sources above for information affecting an immediate request or visit.

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