Welcome to Skerryvore Practice 

Our Practice is deeply rooted in the local community and patient care is at the heart of all we do. We are a semi-rural practice based in the town of Kirkwall providing General Medical Services to a population of approximately 8,700 patients on the mainland of Orkney.

We have a multidisciplinary team currently comprising 9 Doctors, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 4 Nurses & 2 Health Care Assistants, a Pharmacotherapy Team, and Community Link Workers. The clinical team is supported by an experienced and committed management and administrative team.

Skerryvore is a teaching practice with over 25 years’ experience of this. We host GPST1 and GPST3 trainees as well as ScotGEM third year medical students.

This website has been developed to provide useful information about the Practice and the services we provide to our existing patients, as well as patients who are considering registering with us.

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Here are quick links for our patients to order their repeat prescriptions online visit our Self Help section for health information and advice, and read about annual reviews for chronic conditions.

The information on this website is in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a doctor.  If you notice medical symptoms or feel ill you should consult your doctor.