The General Practitioners

The doctors look after a community hospital with four wards and a very busy A&E department as part of their working week (and weekend). They also run a casualty review clinic weekly.

Practice Staff

Practice Manager and Admin Services Manager - Muriel Miller

Senior Receptionist - Carys MacFarlane

Senior Receptionist - Barbara Johnson

Practice Pharmacist - Anne McGlynn

Receptionists

Helen Holt, Fedra MacIntyre, Sheila Gillen, Rebecca Strachan, Alison Whitefield, Kirsteen Houston, Katrina Welsh, Kirsty Curtis and Kirsteen Weir.

Practice Nurses

Sheila Clarke - special interest in Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Diabetes.
Fiona Munro - special interest in Coronary Heart Disease and Health Promotion.
Lorraine Macintyre - special interest in Sexual Health, Well Women's Health Promotion and Bone Health/Osteoporosis
Kirsteen McDonald - Healthcare Assistant.
Sheila Gillen - Healthcare Assistant.
Fedra MacIntyre - Healthcare Assistant.

District Nurses - 01546 462220

Health Visitors - 01546 462219

Training

Our practice is a training/teaching practice for GP Registrars, Fellows and students.

General Practitioner Registrars - These are fully qualified doctors and already have a great deal of hospital experience. They are attached to our practice for 12 months and usually become general practitioner partners after completing their training. They are at all times encouraged to seek advice when required from the practice partners.

Fellows (Paediatric, Rural or Intermediate Care Fellows) - These are fully qualified GPs who are undergoing a further year of training in order to specialise in a certain area of General Practice. This may be in a clinical field such as paediatrics or in a particular type of General Practice, for example in rural practice or community hospital care. They may continue to work independently as GPs, but will spend more time away from the practice acquiring new skills in their specialist field.

GP Registrars and Fellows may wish to work on their consultation skills using video. This is purely for training purposes and concentrates on the performance of the doctor. You would be asked if you mind your consultation being videoed and requested to sign a form before and after your consultation to confirm you have given your consent.

Medical Students - Our students are attached to the practice for short periods and you may be offered an appointment at a student-led surgery where the student actually leads the consultation althrough a GP is available to ensure the consultation adequately addresses the patient's needs. If you prefer not to have a student present at any of your consultations please inform the reception staff beforehand.