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| Dr Dean G Pope MBChB (Edinburgh) 1986, DRCOG, FRCGP |
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| Dr Kirsten Macdonald MBChB (Aberdeen) 1991, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP |
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| Dr Catherine Smith MBChB (Glasgow) 2003, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP |
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| Dr Rory O’Conaire BSc, MBChB (Aberdeen) 2005, MRCGP |
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Salaried GPs
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General Practitioner RegistrarsThe Practice is a training Practice. A Registrar is a qualified doctor new to general practice who will have spent the previous three of four years since qualifying working in hospitals. Dr Fraser Barratt Dr Dana Beretta |
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Practice ManagerCraig Cuthbert |
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Assistant Practice ManagerLisa Snedden |
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Supervisor Coder Summariser TrainerGeorgette Davidson |
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Administration Team LeaderTaylor Doherty (currently on maternity leave) |
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Reception & General Administration StaffThe Practice has a team of receptionists without whom the Practice could not function. They have a very difficult and often stressful job attempting to balance the needs and wants of the patients with the availability of appointments and services. Their responsibilities include making appointments, telephone answering, switchboard operating, filing, patient registration, form filling and preparing repeat prescriptions. Maureen, Taylor, Hannah, Sara, Stacey, Lucienne, Arran, & Anais |
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Practice Medical SecretaryLisa Snedden Taylor Doherty (Currently on maternity leave) |
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PhysiotherapistRebecca Adam (currently on maternity leave) If you are suffering from any bone, joint or muscle aches you can contact the practice physiotherapist. She can:
To book, call the practice and ask for an appointment with the physiotherapist. Unfortunately the physiotherapist is unable to see children under the age of 16. |
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Practice Clinical TeamDiana Laing Emma McLeish Steffi Connolly Practice Pharmacy TeamHannah Ali Akbar John Hogan Louise McCafferty Community (District) NursesCommunity (or District) nursing sisters are based at the Practice. They care for patients in their own homes, usually at the request of a doctor.
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Health VisitorsHealth Visitors are at the Practice and are primarily responsible for the health and welfare of mothers and babies, children up to the age of five and the elderly and disabled. They act as a link between the Practice and many social agencies. Contact the Health Visitors on 0131 346 4686 and are usually available from 9am to 10 am on weekdays and at the Child Health Clinic. |
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Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) and Psychotherapy ServicesThe Practice has Community Psychiatric Nurses attached for adults to age 65 and for the elderly. Contact with them is usually arranged by one of the Doctors. |
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Community MidwifeThe Midwife can be contacted on 0131 537 5268 |
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Community Treatment and Care Services (CTACS)Community Treatment and Care Services (CTACS) provide services previously delivered by GP practices. These may include wound care and dressings, suture removal, ear wax management, phlebotomy and other services too. Some CTACS are involved in the delivery of vaccination programmes now that those have moved away from general practice. Edinburgh CTACS are located in multiple hubs across the city, at the following locations:
Edinburgh CTACS offer a patient-focused booking system, meaning Edinburgh patients can access any of the clinics providing a more convenient service. Patients can self-refer to Edinburgh CTACS by calling the CTACS patient-focused booking line: 0131-537-7205. Patients can be referred or self-refer for:
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