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Right Care, Right Place
Created: 02/12/2020NHS Scotland has announced changes to how we access urgent care. Urgent care means ‘when you suddenly become unwell and need to see a healthcare professional the same day but is not an emergency’. This includes urgent care for both mental and physical health.
This new process for accessing urgent care is part of a new national initiative across all NHS Boards in Scotland. From the beginning of December 2020, if you think you need to visit the Accident and Emergency but it is not life-threatening, there is a new way to do that.
From 01 December 2020, NHS Fife is asking you to:
And remember, if you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 (new persistent cough, high temperature, and/or loss of taste and smell), please avoid entering any healthcare settings. Instead, call NHS 24 on 111 for advice and support.