Health and Medical Services
Last edited: 13th Feb
Emergencies
In an emergency, dial 999 or 112 to contact Police, Fire service, Ambulance , Coastguard or Mountain Rescue. You will be asked which of these services you would like to be connected to. You must give your name, location and the nature of the emergency. You should only use these numbers when there is a danger to life or a crime is in progress.
Emergency Medical Information
NHS24
08454 24 24 24 (and advice on emergency dental treatment)
Call 999 for Emergency Ambulance
Hospitals
St John’s Hospital (A&E), Livingston Howden W, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6PP Tel: 01506 523000
Perth Royal Infirmary A&E), Taymount Terrace, Perth PH1 1NX Tel: 01738 623311
Pitlochry Community Hospital (minor injuries), Ferry Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5FG Tel: 01796 47252
Doctors
All local doctors’ surgeries will take temporary visitors, but in Livingston, Dunkeld and Perth the nearby medical centres are closed over Easter.
Atholl Medical Centre, Pitlochry adjacent to the Community Hospital should be open (Tel 01796 472558). There is also an Aberfeldy & Kinloch Rannoch Medical practice (01887 820366 (Aberfeldy) and 01882 632216 (Kinloch Rannoch)). But do check first before making a journey.
Chemists
Boots, Almondvale Centre, Almondvale S, Livingston, EH54 6HR Tel 01506 436997 is open on Good Friday.
In Highland Perthshire Davidson’s are the local pharmacy with branches in Dunkeld (1 Bridge Street PH8 0AH)); Aberfeldy (7 Bank Street PH15 2BB) and Pitlochry (112 Atholl Road PH16 5AB). Open all days except Easter Sunday
General Health Matters
Ticks may be present in the competition area, especially in warm weather. Check yourself carefully after each run and remove. The Red Cross can assist and advise if you have concerns. Ticks can transmit Lyme Disease in the UK.
E coli 0157 may be found where animals have been grazing e.g. parking and assembly areas as well as competition areas. It is recommended that you wash your hands thoroughly before eating (antiseptic gel useful to have at hand)
Dog Faeces carries many risks including Toxicara. Dog fouling does occur in parts of Livingston. Risks to livestock include Neosporosis and Sarcocystosis.
Last edited: 13th Feb
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The 2015 World Orienteering Championships will be based in Inverness, Scotland during August, and will utilise the world class terrain along the Moray coast and in the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish 6 Days will run in parallel to the Championships and will bring 5000 competitors to the area boosting the local economy by an estimated £2 million.
To celebrate 50 years of the Scottish Orienteering Association we are organising various activities including the opportunity to complete 50 events in the course of the year (16 April 2011 to 15 April 2012). The JK may just help you complete the challenge.
