1. GP shifts in MIIUs
Dr Joyce Meikle
Medical Director Tayside OOH
PPP

2. OOH model in Angus and Perthshire
Angus – PCEC at Arbroath and MIIUs in Montrose, Forfar and Brechin
Perthshire – PCEC at Perth and MIIUs in Blairgowrie, Crieff and Pitlochry
GPs doing home visits see patients in MIIUs when required

3. Issues: Cover four days on consecutive weeks
Home visiting in a rural community is resource heavy.
Requirement to also see patients in MIIUs results in additional strain on resources.
Patients can’t see a GP locally over festive periods.

4. Solution:
GP shifts based in MIIUs between 11am and 3pm on 26th, 27th and 28th December and 2nd, 3rd and 4th January.

5. MIIU based GP duties:
Patients referred from NHS 24
Walk in patients
In-patients in attached community hospital

6. Informing the public:
Adverts were placed in all Tayside local papers during the weeks prior to Christmas and New Year
Leaflets distributed at PPG road shows throughout Tayside in December.

7. Information contained in ads:
GP present at MIIUs
Which days – 26th, 27th and 28th Dec and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Jan.
Hours of opening – – 15.00
Access without contacting NHS 24

8. Total 21 37 31 89 Blairgowrie 9 8 6 23 Crieff 7 15 Forfar 5 13 27
Patients Pa
26th Dec
27th Dec
29th Dec
Blairgowrie 9 8 6 23
Crieff 7 15
Forfar 5 13 27
Montrose 24
Total

9. Total 47 40 31 118 Blairgowrie 15 5 8 28 Crieff 9 6 21 Forfar 16 46
2nd Jan
3rd Jan
4th Jan
Blairgowrie 15 5 8 28
Crieff 9 6 21
Forfar 16 46
Montrose 7 23
Total

10. Benefits:
Provided an improved service for patients in rural Angus and Perthshire
Reduced strain on home visiting in these localities.
Pharmacies aligned their opening hours to the MIIU clinic times
Eliminated some phone calls to NHS 24