Practice Closures, 2025

When we are closed and where to go for help

Public Holidays & Staff Training Closures in 2025

Posted: 6 January 2025 · Practice news

We will be CLOSED ALL DAY on the following public holidays, as agreed by NHS Tayside for General Practice:

  • Wednesday 1 January 2025
  • Thursday 2 January 2025
  • Monday 7 April 2025
  • Monday 21 April 2025
  • Monday 5 May 2025
  • Monday 26 May 2025
  • Monday 28 July 2025
  • Monday 6 October 2025
  • Thursday 25 December 2025
  • Friday 26 December 2025
  • Thursday 1 January 2026
  • Friday 2 January 2026

If you take regular medications, please ensure you check you have enough left to cover times we are closed. It's also important not to over order, so only request what you need, and make sure you don’t run out of anything during that time. Find out how to order repeat prescriptions. Remember, if you have a long term condition, you may also qualify for long term repeat prescriptions.

If you are ill on a day or time when the surgery is closed and you can’t wait until it reopens, check who you should contact. Help may be available from a range of NHS services, from your pharmacy and minor injuries unit, to NHS Inform and NHS 24 on 111.

Training Closures

We will be CLOSED in the afternoons from 1pm to 6pm on the following days for staff training:

  • Wednesday 26 February 2025
  • Wednesday 4 June 2025
  • Wednesday 3 September 2025
  • Wednesday 26 November 2025

On staff training days you can still contact the practice for urgent queries while we are closed. The receptionist will ask for a summary of your problem and will signpost you accordingly or refer you to the Out of Hours team, who will then contact you to address your concern.

Academy Medical Centre

We are one of the largest GP practices in Tayside, Scotland, with approximately 9,200 patients on our list.

The surgery is open Monday to Friday from 8am-1pm & 2pm-6pm (except public holidays).

Academy Medical Centre
Academy Street
Forfar
DD8 2HA
Tel: 01307 462316
Email: academymc.tayside@nhs.scot