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The General Practitioners
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Practice Staff
Practice Manager
Janice Kennedy AMGP MInstAM (Adv Dip)
Our practice manager is in overall charge of the day to day running of the practice.
She will be happy to hear your views and suggestions about the service offered
by the practice.
Administrative Support
This is provided by Carol Cogan who is personal assistant to our practice manager as well as the IT support officer for our practice. She is assisted by Morag Luke (admin assistant) and Margaret Taylor (practice secretary).
Receptionists
Reception supervisor Ann Ramage leads a team including Mary McQuade, Alice McKinlay and Lesley Grier. Trust clerical officers Elma Graham and Elizabeth Coltart also work within our reception area. Please remember that the reception staff are there to help you and any questions they may ask are designed to assist the doctors in caring for your wellbeing.
Practice Nurses
| Shelagh Cumming | RGN BSc GPN Asthma Dip FP Cert Diabetes Dip Nurse Prescriber |
| Alison Brown | Dip
Nursing BSc in Health Studies FP Cert Epilepsy trained |
Our practice nurses are professional people in their own right and she may be seen by appointment. They can often help with problems that patients may not wish or need to see their doctor about. They also provide preventative, monitoring and screening services for the practice and deal with the following:
| Dressings | Contraception and sexual health |
| Travel health | Well woman and cervical cytology |
| Wart clinic | Asthma and COPD |
| Well person clinic | Hypertension |
| Diabetes | New patient medicals |
| Coronary heart disease clinic | Weight reduction |
| Immunisations | Ear syringing |
| Long-term Conditions | Minor Ailments |
| Phlebotomy |
Team Nurse - Mhairi Hodge offers support to the Practice Nursing Team.
The Primary Care Trust also employs district nurses, health visitors and other attached staff who work from within the health centre.
District
Nurses (Tel: (01294) 832489)
Sister Jean Morrison, Staff Nurses Myra Knight, Linda
Anderson and Roberta Clegg (HCA).
The District Nursing Team will provide specialist nursing care for patients within their home environment. They will provide care and health advice for patients with:
• Acute and chronic wounds
• Ear syringing and phlebotomy service
• Administration of injections
• Support and care for patients with a long-term condition
• Support and care for patients with a terminal illness
• Support to relatives and carers
• Promotion of continence
• Provision of equipment to support care at home
Referral to the District Nursing service can be made via your GP, hospital, self-referral, friends, family or carers.
Health Visitors (Tel: (01294) 836753)
Jan Cunningham, Sandie McCulley and
Anne McGuire
We have three attached community health visitors who are registered nurses
with extra training in health promotion and public health. Their work includes:
• Assessing the development of children under five
• Supporting and advising parents on parenting and behavioural problems
• Support for the elderly, disabled and housebound
• Cardiac rehabilitation, smoking cessation advice
• Stress management
• Providing health education for the community
• Promoting healthy lifestyles
• Child health surveillance clinics
• 'Weigh and Go Clinic' Thursday 11.00am - 12 noon
Jan Cunningham’s clinic: Thursday 10.00am - 12 noon (by appointment only)
Sandie McCulley’s clinic: Wednesday 9.30 - 11.00am (by appointment only)
Anne McGuire Phone for an appointment
Nurse Training
From time to time, student nurses may be invited to join our practice to gain experience in general medical practice, community nursing, health visiting and midwifery.
Podiatrist (Tel: (01294) 832523)
Available for anyone who has a podiatry need.
Services available include:
• Biomechanics
• Nail surgery
• Diabetes screening and treatment
• Chronic foot deformity and lesions
• Health education/footwear advice
Access to a podiatry assessment can be arranged by picking up and completing a podiatry referral form available at reception desk.
Named podiatrist within our practice is Mrs Lisa Lawson SRCh MChS
Zero Tolerance Against Violence
The NHS Zero Tolerance Zone is a nationwide campaign to stop violence against staff working in the NHS. The Government is determined to ensure that staff who spend their lives caring for others are not rewarded with intimidation and violence. Violence means any incident whereby a GP or any member of staff is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances related to their work, involving an explicit or implicit challenge to their safety, wellbeing or health. Violence against staff working in the NHS is a crime and employers are working with the police locally to prevent it.
If you require any further information please see website www.nhs.uk/zerotolerance or speak to the practice manager.