The Doctors

Dr Iain Robertson MB ChB
Male - Graduated Glasgow 1974

Dr Helen Skeoch MB ChB (Hons) DCH MRCGP MSc
Female - Graduated Manchester 1978

Dr Richard Watson MB ChB MRCGP DCH DRCOG DAB
Family Planning Certificate
Male - Graduated Glasgow 1983

Dr Angela Ford MB ChB DRCOG MRCGP DFFP
Female - Graduated Aberdeen 1981

All the doctors are married with families.

Dr Robertson	Dr Skeoch	Dr Watson	Dr Ford
Practice Manager Janis Brownlie	Senior Practice Nurse Sister Peebles	Practice Nurse Sister Heggie	Practice Nurse Staff Nurse McGoldrick
District Nurse Sister Coulter District Nurse Staff Nurse Valbonesi Staff Nurse Staff Nurse McCafferty
Health Visitor Sister Corrigan	Health Visitor Sister McGeough	Secretary Margaret Steele	Senior Receptionist Allison Dowds
Receptionist / Phlebotomist Margaret White Receptionist Jean McIntyre Receptionist Marion Anderson Receptionist Karen Whitters Receptionist / Health Care Assistant Jacqui Yuill

Training

We may have medical students in the final rotation of their university course. The students will always be supervised and will not be allowed to diagnose or treat patients on their own, although they may conduct the initial part of the consultation alone.

There is no obligation to allow a student to be present when you see a doctor. However, we appeciate your help in their training.

Practice Manager

Mrs Janis Brownlie
The practice manager can advise on administrative and non-medical matters and will be pleased to hear any suggestions to improve the service or any complaints.

Practice Nurses

The practice nurses run asthma and diabetic clinics in conjunction with the doctors. They are also happy to advise on travel and to provide vaccinations. New patients are invited for a brief medical that is also carried out by our practice nurses. They are also involved in health promotion and you should contact them for well-person check-ups and help in giving up smoking and losing weight.

Attached staff

District Nurses

District nurses provide care to patients in their own homes and run clinics in the surgery for dressings and other procedures. Clinics are held on Tuesday and Fridays 12 noon until 1.00pm. No appointment is needed. The nurses may be contacted through the surgery or via their direct line (641 7539).

Health Visitors

The health visitors are particularly involved in the care of young children and the elderly, and in health promotion. They may be contacted at the surgery or via their direct telephone number 646 2432.

Health Care Assistant

Mrs Jacqueline Yuill
Jacqui performs routine blood tests, blood pressure checks and ECG tracings. Although she is fully trained in these procedures, she is not a nurse and cannot answer questions on medical or nursing matters.

Phlebotomist

Margaret White
Margaret can perform routine blood tests and blood pressure checks.

Other Staff

District nurses, health visitors and our practice nurse can be contacted direct without necessarily seeing a doctor. The doctors work closely with many other staff eg Social Services, Macmillan nurses (involved with the terminally ill), community midwives, physiotherapists and occupational therapists and can arrange referrals to them.

Secretary

Margaret Steele

Reception And Secretarial Staff

Mrs Alison Dowds (senior receptionist)
Mrs Jean McIntyre
Mrs Karen Whitters
Mrs Margaret White
Mrs Jacqueline Yuill
Mrs Marion Anderson