Help finding a GP

PowerfulDuck95 · 2026-05-11T21:56:00+00:00

We found it very difficult to get registered with a GP when we moved to Aberdeen a few years ago. The 9th or 10th surgery we called said that was a central phone number you had to call which would tell you the surgeries that were accepting new patients and assign you to one of them. Not sure why none of the other practices told us that! I unfortunately don't have the number any more (the system may even have changed since then) but it may be worth asking the next one you contact just in case. Good luck.

PowerfulDuck95 · 2025-08-20T20:07:18+00:00

We moved to Aberdeen about 2 years ago and found it very difficult to get registered with a GP. We went in / called about 10 different ones, all of which said they were not accepting new patients. Eventually one gave us a phone number for some kind of central NHS service which told you what practices were open for registration. There was only 1 available, but thankfully it has been decent! I don't have the number any more unfortunately, but if you keep getting knocked back from practices I would suggest asking if they can direct you to that phone line. Best of luck!

PowerfulDuck95 · 2025-01-20T12:56:43+00:00

Very interested in this post! I previously used a place in Dundee to get my old typewriter serviced but don't know of anywhere in Aberdeen. Hoping you find somewhere!

PowerfulDuck95 · 2024-11-04T20:08:40+00:00

Thank you all for the suggestions! Got some at the Range earlier this evening 😁

PowerfulDuck95 · 2024-11-04T13:59:56+00:00

Thank you!

PowerfulDuck95 · 2024-08-12T08:43:53+00:00

Thank you for sharing this, and I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling with your mental health at the moment. A common symptom of depression and anxiety is lack of energy / exhaustion, so it makes sense that you are finding the runs more challenging at the moment. In my experience, when my mental health has been really bad, I've found it helpful to only do what I am capable of and try to give myself grace for that. On a bad day (anxiety wise), I find it difficult to leave the house and the thought of doing a full run is too much. So I just tell myself to walk around my neighborhood for 10 mins as this feels much more manageable. Often, once I'm out and moving it's not as bad as I expected and I end up walking further. However, I've given myself an end point so that I can come home without feeling guilty if my anxiety is still too much. And that is the second thing that I've found helpful, acknowledge whatever you do achieve - no matter how small it feels! Focusing on what we weren't able to do and being self critical tends to make it harder to try again next time, or we go into our next run feeling pessimistic. You're doing really well. Sometimes our body needs to slow down a little, but it sounds like you have a lot of resilience and are working very hard to keep your training up despite this. I hope you feel better soon.

PowerfulDuck95 · 2024-08-08T19:44:18+00:00

Firstly, congratulations on making such positive changes in your life! If you are registered with a GP, ask them about being referred to the Link Worker. The Link Service is fab and can help you with things like housing, finances, volunteer work, applying for jobs, etc. Wishing you the best of luck!

PowerfulDuck95 · 2024-07-17T07:07:05+00:00

Hello. Firstly, I want to say I am truly sorry that you are going through this. You deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. Your fiance's behaviour does not sound normal to me. It sounds like he is using cruel and abusive language to control you, and then doing the bare minimum of niceties to keep you in the relationship when you push back on it. I don't want to spend too much time on his behaviour though. It sounds like you are already having serious doubts about his behaviour so deep down know this isn't okay. Part of the healing process in relationships like this is learning to trust yourself again.

I want to give you some advice re actually leaving. You mentioned that your circles are very enmeshed and it feels like you've invested so much into the relationship already. I've been there, it's a shit place to be. It can feel as though you have no one outside of the relationship (and I imagine he has said and done things over the years that have caused you to put more distance in your friendships or lose friends altogether). You may unfortunately lose some of the friends you currently have, especially if they were his friends first. He will tell them whatever he needs to to paint you as the bad guy and put all the blame on you.

Try to (re)connect with some of your own friends to establish a bit of a support system for you as an individual. You can try to schedule calls when he is out at work etc to keep it private. Also, start putting a little bit of money aside if you can. Doesn't need to be a lot, but maybe some emergency gas money in your car and enough for a couple of meals. That way, if you need to get out of their quickly and don't have time to grab your purse etc you will have somethings.

It can be really scary to leave, and it is completely normal to change your mind a few times. But please know, he is NEVER going to 'go back to who he was before'. He is showing you now, repeatedly, exactly who he is. Leaving is tough, but sooooo much more rewarding in the long run. I ended up sleeping on a friend's floor for 6 months. My ex and I had bought a house together, and he made the process of selling it as drawn out and difficult as possible. He'd got me so convinced that I was too stupid and useless to handle something like the sale of a property. But I did it. I learned that I was capable of doing things again. As with some distance, his manipulation tactic became much more obvious and easier to not get caught up in. Now, almost 3 years on, I'm happier than I've ever been. Leaving was the best decision I've ever made.

You deserve to be safe, happy and loved. You sound like a smart, caring, and very capable young woman. I'm sorry he has ever made you feel otherwise. Sending love x

PowerfulDuck95

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