Staff

Doctors

  • DR VICTOR SMITH

    Partner - BSc MBChB FRCGP Mmed. Ed

  • DR CATRIONA GILLESPIE

    Partner - MA MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

  • DR STEPHEN CARTY

    Partner - MBChB MRCGP DRCOG

  • DR VIVIENNE WHYTE

    Partner - MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

  • DR KEITH BURNS

    Partner - MBChB

  • DR STUART MERSON

    Salaried GP - MBChB MRCGP

  • DR SITA STEED

    Salaried GP - BSc MBChB MRCGP

  • DR SEBASTIEN MOINE

    Salaried GP - MD MSc

  • DR LARA SETHI

    Locum GP

  • DR MAHROUS HASSANEIN

    GP Trainee

  • DR LEX TAN

    Female

    GP Trainee

Nurses

Practice nurses see patients by appointment. Their work includes, chronic disease reviews, blood tests, removal of stitches, first aid, immunisation, vaccinations, and cervical smears.

  • LAURA MACK

    RGN, RM, DIP IHD

  • SHIRLEY SINCLAIR

    RGN

  • LOUISE BATTY

    RGN

Healthcare Assistant

The Healthcare assistants take blood samples, check blood pressure and urine samples and administer B12 injections

  • KAREN BOYLE

  • LYNNE MCCOACH

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

  • BARBARA COCKBURN

    Practice Manager

  • CAROLYN STUART

    Assistant Practice Manager

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Community Nurses

District nurses and community staff nurses are attached to the surgery working as part of the Primary Healthcare Team. They visit patients in their own homes assessing treatment and needs as required. They are also involved in continence care. You can telephone the district nurse Monday - Friday at the surgery, or messages may be left on the answering machine and will be dealt with as soon as possible. Tel: 0131 561 1927. For out of hours please telephone NHS 24 on 111.

Health Visitors

The health visiting team are attached to the surgery and work as part of the Primary Healthcare Team. They are particularly involved with Child Development and giving advice and support to families with pre-school children. This also includes running Child Health Clinics and Child Surveillance. Clients can be seen in their home or in the surgery by appointment. Answering machine telephone number is 0131 561 1943.

  • RHIANNA BOLAM

    Specialist Community Public Health Nurse MSC BN

  • MAUREEN KEITH

    Health Visiting Support

  • ALISON CONROY

    Nursery Nurse