Community wellbeing · Strathard
You matter.
Support is here.
For you. For someone you care about.
A clearer route to health, care and connection.
One place.
Your next step.
Mental health support.
Local healthcare.
Care and independence.
You don’t have to work out every next step on your own. Find someone to talk to, practical care or the right health service.
Choose the right help
Need help now?
Urgent health or mental health support
Available day and night for urgent advice when it is not a life-threatening emergency.
NHS 24 guidance and accessible contact options ↗Someone to listen
Free listening support, day or night, 365 days a year.
Contact Samaritans ↗Support across Scotland
Mental health charities
These organisations offer information, advice or recovery support. Service availability varies by area. Use the urgent contacts above when you need immediate help.
Information and services
SAMH — Scottish Action for Mental Health
Find mental health information and support through SAMH’s Information Service and service directory.
General office enquiries: 0141 530 1000
Advice and support
Change Mental Health
Advice about mental health, caring for someone and money worries. Its National Advice and Support Service is not a crisis service.
Recovery and community services
Penumbra Mental Health
A Scottish mental health charity providing services for people experiencing mental ill health. Check its service information for local availability and referral routes.
General office: 0131 475 2380
Close to home
Medical centres and pharmacy
For GP appointments and clinical queries, telephone practice reception. The practice asks patients not to email appointment requests. Check opening arrangements before travelling.
Aberfoyle & Buchlyvie Medical Centre
Aberfoyle Surgery
Main StreetAberfoyle
FK8 3UX
Shared practice reception: 01360 850 237
Calls are handled by the practice team in Buchlyvie, including when the Aberfoyle building is closed.
Aberfoyle & Buchlyvie Medical Centre
Buchlyvie Surgery
Station RoadBuchlyvie
FK8 3NB
Shared practice reception: 01360 850 237
Use the practice website for appointments, prescriptions and current opening arrangements.
Community pharmacy
Aberfoyle Pharmacy
Main StreetAberfoyle
FK8 3UG
Published normal hours: Monday–Friday 9am–6pm; Saturday 9am–1pm; Sunday closed. Check holiday changes with the pharmacy.
Ask the pharmacy about NHS Pharmacy First and the services it provides.
NHS services
NHS Forth Valley
Hospital switchboards connect you to services; they are not emergency advice lines. For an existing appointment, use the number on your appointment letter or the official appointments page.
Hospital switchboard
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Stirling Road, LarbertFK5 4WR
Hospital switchboard
Stirling Health & Care Village
Livilands, StirlingFK8 2AU
For the Minor Injuries Unit, call NHS 24 on 111 before attending. Use the official service page for current arrangements.
Hospital switchboard
Falkirk Community Hospital
Westburn Avenue, FalkirkFK1 5QE
Appointments and services
Find the right NHS service
Browse NHS Forth Valley services or use its official appointment contacts. Follow the instructions on your appointment letter.
Feedback and concerns
NHS Forth Valley Patient Relations
For feedback or a concern about NHS Forth Valley care.
Access to appointments
Patient Transport Service
Ask the Scottish Ambulance Service about transport if medical or mobility needs affect your journey. Eligibility is assessed by the service.
Looking out for each other
One link could help someone take their next step.
Keep this page handy, or share it with someone who may find it useful.
Care, independence and protection
Social care contacts
Stirling Council
Ask for social care support
Ask about support for yourself or someone you care for, and how to request an initial assessment.
01786 404040
Routine enquiries: use the Council’s normal office-hours service.
Request social care support ↗
Urgent social work out of hours
Emergency Duty Social Work
For urgent social work assistance after 5pm on weekdays, at weekends and on public holidays.
01786 470 500
If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.
Social work and protection contacts ↗
Stirling Council
Children, families and care information
For routine children-and-families social work enquiries, call 01786 404040.
Find wider adult-care, carer and partnership information through the official services below.
Children and Families contacts ↗
Clackmannanshire & Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership ↗