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SURGERY CLOSURE
The surgery will be closed on Monday 21st July 2025 for a public holiday.
For advice please contact NHS 24 on 111 and for emergencies report to your nearest Accident and Emergency department.
The surgery will reopen as normal on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 at 8am.
New Practice Nurses
We are delighted to welcome Megan Jackson and Rosie Brown to the Practice Nursing team. They bring a wealth of experience in acute and community nursing and will now undertake their specialist General Practice Nursing training with us at Lochgilphead Medical Centre.
Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award
We are delighted to announce that after a competitive application and selection procedure, Lochgilphead Medical Centre have been awarded the highly regarded Gold status for the Employer Recognition Scheme for the Ministry of Defence.
This furthers and exemplifies our commitment to the Armed Forces and Veteran community.
New GP Partner
We are delighted to welcome Dr Liza Stolton who joins us this week as a full-time GP Partner. Dr Stolton has a wealth of experience in remote and rural medicine, as well as being a certified Lifestyle Physician. We welcome her to the team.
New GP
We are delighted to welcome Dr Miriam Gent to the team who joins us this month as one of our GPs. Dr Gent will be delivering GP and hospital care and has a special interest in mental health. We welcome her to the team.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine RSV vaccine
RSV Vaccine invitations are starting to be sent out to those turning 75 years old on and between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025. If you have a specific query, please contact the NHS immunisation team or NHS Inform.
RSV vaccine for adults | NHS inform.
Employer Recognition Scheme - Silver Award
We are delighted to have now been recognised by the Ministry of Defence and gained our Silver Award as a military friendly employer. This demonstrates our enduring commitment to the Armed Forces, their families and veterans.
Employer Recognition Scheme - Bronze Award
We are delighted to have been recognised as a military friendly employer.
The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) encourages employers to support defence and inspire others to do the same. The scheme encompasses bronze, silver and gold awards for employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
Teaching and Training
Lochgilphead Medical Centre is a GP Training Practice, approved by NHS Education for Scotland. You may be asked to see or talk to a medical student, junior doctor or GP Registrar during your visit. They will always be directly supervised by one of the GP Partners. Your help in training the doctors of the future if greatly appreciated. Please direct any queries regarding teaching and training to the Practice Manager or the Educational Supervisor.
Veteran's Healthcare
Veterans Scotland Health & Wellbeing Group
Since Dr Andy Barlow joined us earlier this year following a career in the Army, he has identified that our records do not currently enable us to identify which of our patients have served in the Armed Forces.
We would like to ask you to let us know if you have served at any time in the Armed Forces. This will allow the practice to register as a Veteran's Friendly Practice with the Royal College of General Practitioners. This should allow greater support to be available to you if needed.
Some military veterans, no matter when or where they served, may have health needs which are not immediately apparent, and this information may help us to help you at some point in the future.
Please either email the surgery at lochgilphead.surgery@nhs.scot or call us on 01546 462001
Supporting Military Charities
Lochgilphead Medical Centre are proud to support the following charities.
