Doctors
DR ROBERT GILHESPY
GP Trainee ST3
DR ELLEN MEARS
GP Trainee ST2
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Nurses
Our Practice Nurses deal with chronic disease management, dressings, blood tests, removal of stitches, minor injuries, cervical smears and injections
ANGELA MACARTHUR
Practice Nurse
PAULINE TANG
Practice Nurse
SHONA SWAIN
Practice Nurse
SIOBHAN BADGER
Practice Nurse
LYNDA CLARK
Healthcare Assistant
Practice Management
MELISSA REILLY
Business Manager
Responsible for the overall management of the Practice with regards to finance, premises, staff and the strategic planning of service development and delivery.
MARIANNE BOYD
Assistant Business Manager
Working with the Business Manager to ensure the overall smooth running of the Practice. Marianne also acts as a complaints and suggestions officer.
Administration
LYNDSEY TURNER
Registrations Officer
JULIE SIMKISS
Medical Secretary
NATALIE NICHOLLS
Medical Records Summariser
Reception
Provide a professional reception and administrative service to patients. Our staff make your appointments, take requests for home visits or emergency care, prepare your repeat prescription requests, and deal with many telephone enquiries and with significant levels of record keeping and secretarial work. Their job is considerably more complex than is commonly thought. It is often extremely difficult for this team to meet patient demand when the capacity is limited. As a result, they are generally very busy and this sometimes affects their ability to deal with individual routine requests in the desired timescale. They will, however, help you as quickly and as courteously as they can. We ask you to be patient and courteous in return!
HOLLIE ENNIS
Service Manager
The Service Manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the reception team and the efficient operation of the reception and records office.
SUSAN KING
Patient Services Adviser
LUCY SINCLAIR
Patient Services Adviser
D FERNANDEZ
Medical Administrator
SARAH MCKEE
Medical Administrator
NICOLA DAWSON
Medical Administrator
RACHEL CLARK
Medical Administrator
Pharmacy Team
The Pharmacy team based at the Practice provide support to the GPs on our prescribing practices, performing safety checks and medication reviews. Rose also sees patients one day a week for cardiovascular and hypertension annual reviews, combining the service provided by the Practice Nurses in assessing patients, taking bloods and offering support and advice, as well as the GPs by being able to undertake a review of the medication being taken.
CLAIRE HYSLOP
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist
ROSE KAI-KAI
Integrated Care Pharmacist
STEPHANIE MORRIS
Prescribing Support Pharmacy Technician
Physiotherapists
Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners (APP) see patients (age 16 and over only) at the Practice for a range of musculoskeletal issues such as sprains, strains, sports injuries, joint pain and stiffness, sore back/neck, arthritis and muscle, ligament, tendon or bone problems. These appointments are 20 minutes long and are an alternative to seeing a GP, for assessment and diagnosis as well as advice, support and exercises. These appointments aren’t for ongoing treatment, but they can refer patients on to physio and secondary care, as well as for further investigation including X-ray.
HAYLEY BARCLAY
Advanced Physio Practitioner
MAIREAD KELLETT
Advanced Physio Practitioner
Health Visitors
What is a health visitor?
A Health Visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife who has completed specialist training in children and family health (SCPHN - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse). They offer support and advice regarding the wellbeing of your child until they start school.
What the Health Visiting team can provide:
Regular visits to children from birth to five years old to ensure that children are progressing satisfactorily and to offer support and advice.
The Health Visitors can be contacted Monday – Friday between 8.30am – 4 pm on telephone number - 0131 536 9770.
N.B. Health Visiting teams do not work on Public Holidays.
ALEXA JOYCE
Health Visitor
SARAH CUNNINGHAM
Health Visitor
AIMEE HUTTON
Health Visitor
EMMA SUTHERLAND
Community Nursery Nurse
NICOLA HARROWER
Admin Assistant
Community Link Worker
HEATHER MACDONALD
Community Link Worker