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Emergency Contacts

If you need emergency assistance when the Counselling Service is closed, the following services may be of help.

Your GP

Your doctor can help with mental health problems as well as medical emergencies.  Telephone your surgery to find out their out of hours arrangements.

Home visits and Out of Hours Emergencies

A doctor will make themselves, available to visit patients who are unable to make it to the surgery.  It would be appreciated if patients could endeavour to make it down to the surgery, if at all possible.  A few appointments are held back for those patients with a GENUINE MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

In the unusual circumstances that you genuinely cannot make it down to the surgery on medical grounds, then PLEASE PHONE AS SOON AFTER 9am AS YOU CAN.

OUT OF HOURS:  Please telephone your GP Practice, have a pen and paper handy and await instructions.  Usually you will be given the number of G-MEDS, which is the out-of-hours service provided by General Practitioners in Grampian who all take a turn at providing this service (including your own  doctors).

Old Aberdeen Medical Practice, 12 Sunnybank Road – Telephone: (01224) 486702

Oldmachar Medical Practice, 526 King Street – Telephone: 08453 370510 (option 2)

Samaritans

The Samaritans provide a 24 hr confidential telephone support service. 

Telephone: 08457 909090 (National Line) 01224 574488 (Local) or visit the local branch in person at 60 Dee Street, Aberdeen. 

You can e-mail the Samaritans at jo@samaritans.org

www.samaritans.org/

Niteline

Provide a confidential overnight listening information line, term time only.

Telephone: 01224 272829.  Lines open 8.00pm – 8.00am 7 days a week

SANE Services

Practical help, emotional support and specialist information.

Telephone: 0845 7678000.  Lines open 6pm – 11pm 7 days a week

Email: sanemail@sane.org.uk

SANE Discussion Board www.sane.org.uk/DB

www.sane.org.uk/

Breathing Space

Breathing Space is a free and confidential phoneline service for any individual, who is experiencing low mood or depression, or who is unusually worried and in need of someone to talk to.

Telephone: 0800 838587 (in strictest confidence)

www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/

This list of emergency contacts is also available to download by clicking here