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🚨 Chest Pain – Important Information 🚨

If you are experiencing new or ongoing chest pain, please do not book a GP appointment.

👉 Go straight to A&E or call 999.

Here’s why:

• 🩸 The blood tests used to check for heart attacks (troponin) are time-sensitive and need repeating in hospital.
• ❤️ If your condition worsens, you are already in the safest place for urgent treatment.
• 📉 GPs in NHS Fife no longer have direct access to ECG machines, so we cannot do the tests required to rule out serious heart problems.
• 🏥 National guidance is clear: the fastest and safest way to be assessed is in hospital, not the GP surgery.

⚠️ Please remember: if you ever think you might be having a heart attack, treat it as an emergency – don’t delay.

Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.

— Oakley Medical Practice

Published on 14th Jan 2026