A Healthy Choice
Taking a holiday is meant to be relaxing and health sustaining. My personal experience is when I am on vacation, an accident or illness always strikes. In my case it is usually ear infections from lots of swimming in the sea. Invariably, it means the stress of having to find a doctor or a hospital and obtain medicines.
So, when you come and stay at Powdermills Bed & Breakfast near Inveraray, it is important that you are assured that access to health services is not difficult. Mid Argyll has a very modern and excellent Community Hospital in Lochgilphead. This is a 17-mile drive from Furnace. It has an Accident & Emergency department which I have used when I slipped on a walk and injured my leg. This included a stay in the hospital whilst I recovered. So, I can say without reservation that the care of the doctors, nurses, physios and support staff are excellent.
Mid Argyll has a GP practice that has daily surgeries in Lochgilphead, Inveraray and bi-weekly in Furnace. The practice operates a telephone call back system. So, if you take ill and make a call to the surgery, the Doctor will initially call back to review your symptoms before they decide whether to book you in for an appointment. The system works well.
Finding a dentist if you get toothache or lose a filling is not as local. There is a dentist serving Lochgilphead but there is limited availability. The other option is a drive to Oban where there are several dental practices, but we use the very modern and professional Oban Dental Care.