During these times (except Public Holidays) you can speak to administrative staff by telephone or face to face.

Once a month, the surgery is closed between 1&2pm for staff training. This will be on a different day each month (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday). When you phone a recorded message will advise you of this. Emergencies will still be dealt with by contacting the usual telephone number (01241) 872692.

Public Holidays 

We participate in public holiday closure as agreed by NHS Tayside for General Practice. The Practice will be closed on the following days:

Monday 15th June 2026

Monday 27th July 2026

Monday 12th October 2026

Friday 25th December 2026

Monday 28th December 2026

Friday 1st January 2027

Monday 4th January 2027

Protected Learning Time (PLT)

Most GP surgeries in Angus participate in PLT. On these training afternoons, the surgeries close to routine care from 1pm. If you find yourself with an urgent medical problem on one of these closures, help can be arranged by telephoning the surgery on 01241 872692. Only urgent problems will be dealt with, if your call is routine you will be asked to call back the next working day.  

Planned closures are as follows:

Wednesday 25th February 2026

Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Wednesday 25th November 2026

In general consultation times are Monday to Friday 08:30 to 11:30 and 14:30 to 17:30. 

Outwith these times, doctors have other duties to undertake including signing prescriptions, home visits, referrals etc. 

Consultation times may vary due to other commitments and are very much dependant on patient needs.

The Abbey Practice are part of the Tayside wide Out of Hours Service and work together with NHS 24, which you should telephone in the first instance, on 111 Website: www.nhs24.com.

An experienced NHS 24 nurse will assess your symptoms and provide advice. If you need further assessment or treatment, either from a GP or at a local hospital, NHS 24’s nurse will arrange this for you with the out of hours service.

The out of hours service runs as follows:

Weekdays - from 6pm to 8am 

Weekends - from 6pm Friday to 8am Monday

They also cover all Public Holidays.