The successful Protected Learning Time initiatives within the Inverness and Badenoch & Strathspey Localities, will continue to provide all primary health care staff, (Doctors, Nurses, Reception Staff, Physiotherapists etc) with access to quality training and education.

This benefits all patients and ensures they are treated by individuals who have regular access to protected time to develop, update and enhance their skills.

In order to continue to operate this quality development, all the Medical Practices and other primary care health facilities in Inverness, Culloden, Aviemore, Grantown on Spey, Kingussie and Laggan, will close for 7 afternoons in the year from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010. The dates when they will close are listed below. These premises will be closed on these dates from 1pm.

Please take a note of these dates. For any medical emergencies, an enhanced Out of Hours service will be in operation, so the closures should have no adverse effects on your care.

Please note, if you are picking up a prescription on any of these days, you should do so before 1.00pm.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE, SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION.

The Practice will close for the afternoon on the following dates:

• Wednesday 4 March 09

• Tuesday 12 May 2009

• Wednesday 3 June 2009

• Tuesday 1 September 2009

• Wednesday 7 October 2009

• Tuesday 10 November 2009

• Tuesday 2 February 2010

• Wednesday 3 March 2010