Event: Dermal filler consultation, weekday afternoon…read more Pros: -clean and comfortable waiting area -friendly support staff -no attempt to force sell products Cons: -£50 deposit for consultation (I did get this back when deciding not to proceed) -The booking service is national and they seemed more concerned with taking my money than finding out where/when I wanted the appointment! -Rude doctor (Shah) who seemed disinterested and had far-from exceptional skin herself -Doctor tried to convince me to have acne treatment when the consultation was for fillers-- I certainly do not have acne! -Whole experience made me feel worse about myself Sum: Branding isn't everything

My pooch was referred here several years ago when his skin problems got to the point our regular…read morevet had done all he could. On our first visit i struggled to find the place as on first look it just looks like a normal house. I parked around the corner off the main road as at the time i had a pooch who would randomly jump out the car as soon as the door was open! The tests and investigations carrried out were to a really high standard and i didnt have to wait long for results. The staf were really understanding when i had to put my boy under general anaesthetic. Once a treatment plan had been commenced i found out my insurance were not willing to pay out. The vet staf especially one of the vets peter were really understanding and offered me email consultations to avoid high costs and ordered medication direct for me to avoid third party costs. I would have no hesitation in recommending this vet and the service it offers.

beautiful smelling body creams, rhe muscle rub in particular smells wonderful. The staff are…read morehelpful a f knowledgeable.

As a very health conscious individual (read hypochondriac) Napiers was always going to be a winner…read morefor me. Napiers was established in Edinburgh in 1860 and this store on Bristo Place is where it all started. Victorian botanist Duncan Napier was the magician behind these health potions and up until the 1970's Napiers was passed from generation to generation as a family run business. After the death of the last family member in the line of Napiers to carry out this tradition the business closed down and it wasn't until the 1990's that it was revived - thank goodness for that! Many of the old recipes were found so the store is still true to the original. All medicine here is herbal medicine so it's reassuring that everything is natural. I used to take paracetamol whenever I had the slightest ache or pain but after living in Germany for a year I was a bit lost as you can't even buy paracetamol/cough syrup/ibuprofen anything medicinal without a prescription, but they do have an abundance of shops like Napiers and I found many of the natural products actually worked better and even when I went to the doctors I was given natural medicine as a prescription and a list of health foods to eat/foods to avoid. I guess it's a bit more informative than going to the doctors here and just getting crap that knocks you out. Due to the history and this being the original Napiers store, this branch has a great lived in atmosphere, they have little potted plants outside surrounding the doorway and inside it's bright and airy. The staff here are also very knowledgeable so whatever your ailment they will be able to recommend something for you. This branch is a dispensary but also doubles up as a clinic where you can get treatments such as massage, acupuncture etc.

OK I've gone up a star. This would be for Lorna, who has been helping treat my skin for the past…read morefew weeks. Having seen the extent of the mess I am currently in, she is working on the patch testing for me, as well as providing alternative treatments that I hadn't been access to in the past (still steroid based but you know, any port in a storm at the moment). Feeling much more positive about visiting the dermatology unit at the moment!

After talking on the phone to a team member I booked an appointment for my mole to be seen with the…read moreunderstanding that if it needed removal it could be removed at that first session. However I waited half an hour to see the doctor, who then confirmed that I did need it removed but they couldn't do it that day as they were so busy/running late. £160 charge. I booked a return appointment for 6 weeks later to have the mole removed and when I turned up I was told they were running very late. Despite having sent me many reminders of the appointment they did not get in touch to let me know they were running late. I did not have time to wait so I left and I will not be going back. They need to learn to organise their bookings appropriately and stop wasting people's time.

I went here for laser hair removal last year, even though I did a couple of treatments it didn't…read moreseem to do much permanent good and temporarily made my legs look like kebabs. I decided that buying a razor is a little cheaper and a lot, and I mean A LOT less painful. Signing up for their offers was a good idea as you do save hundreds and I hope the death-laser they strike you with works better because it's a really pleasant professional place. Now, it might seem clinical and cold but with the procedures they do I wouldn't want anything else. They also do the dreaded Botox and chemical peels, if you're a lunatic.

When I moved to Glasgow earlier this year, I found myself with the prospect of finding a doctors…read moresurgery. I did a quick search on the net and wrote down a few addresses, and then headed off to do a bit of a reccy. The first few surgeries on my list looked so awful that I didn't even go in. I was starting to wonder whether they had ANY nice looking surgeries in my area when I finally came across one that looked just about alright. I went in to find a very crowded small room, and dubiously asked the receptionist whether I could register with them. Unfortunately, she told me that they weren't registering patients at the moment - and pointed me in the direction of Abingdon Medical Practice on Stewartville Street. When I reached Stewartville Street, I swear a breathed a massive sigh of relief. Not only was it very clean and pleasant looking, when I got in it was bright airy and nearly empty. Registering was really quick and easy. It's easy to get an appointment, once you get there you don't usually have to wait for too long, and they have a large selection of magazines in the waiting room. The receptionists are also really nice, not like the grumpy ones you normally find in health practices. Basically, just about everything you could ask for from a doctors surgery.

I've never been a fan of GP's - can't say I've ever really had a 'positive' experience, and I do…read morefear them a little, which isn't something I can really explain... So, signing up at a new GP for me was shaping up to be a bit of an ordeal but it really wasn't. The sign up was painless, the reception was so easy to deal with and friendly too. The following day I got a doctor appointment, even met the nurse who was very warm and friendly, made me feel right at home. So far, great experience with this medical practice. Couldn't ask for more really.