Ladywell Medical Centre West - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Partners

Dr Catherine J Sykes (f)

MB ChB (1988) MRCGP DCCH DRCOG

Dr I Elizabeth Murray (f)

BSc MB ChB (1988) MRCGP DCCH DRCOG

Dr Martin J Williams (m)

BSc MB ChB (1991) FRCS MRCGP DCH

Dr Fiona C Cohen (f)

MB ChB (1995) MRCGP DRCOG DipDerm

Dr Angus R Grant (m)

MB ChB (1988) MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Rhona Willock (f)

MB ChB (2000) MRCGP DFFP

Dr Morven A Mackay (f)

nMRCGP.DFSRH.MBChB.BScMedSci (Hons)

Dr Sarah Paterson (f)

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Catherine A Maguire (f)

MBChB (2009) MRCGP (2015)

Assistants & Retainers

Dr Jane Gilchrist

BSc MB ChB (1984) MRCGP

Dr Michael Cardno (m)

Nurses

There are six practice nurses with a wide range of qualifications, who see patients for general nursing procedures, health promotion and contraception, including emergency.

The range of services provided by the practice nurses include the following clinics:

Immunisation and advice for travel (Ppease contact at least six weeks before travelling where possible)
Adult Immunisations
Cervical Smear
Child Immunisations
Influenza
Cryotherapy clinic. (Please make an appointment with your GP first)
Heart Clinic (for those with Coronary Heart Disease)
Diabetes
Asthma
Health Promotion

The nurses are available from 08:30 - 17:30, Monday to Friday. Appointments can be made at reception. They are also available for telephone advice calls between 11:30 to 12:00 and 16:00 to 16:30, Monday to Friday.

Karen Hunter

Nurse Manager

Phlebotomists

Phlebotomists also work in the surgery and their responsibility is to take blood. available If you need a blood test, please ring for an appointment with the Phlebotomist.

Practice Management

Ms Mavis Crawford

Practice Manager

Ms Susan Owen

Assistant Practice Manager

The practice manager is involved in managing all of 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 also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Reception

Mrs Pauline Donnelly

Reception Manager

Our 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 Midwives

The practice is served by the Stewart Team Community Midwives who are employed by NHS Lothian.

They can be contacted directly on (0131) 459 7257 Monday to Sunday. 08.00a.m. - 16.00p.m.

The ante-natal clinics run all day Monday and Thursday and appointments can be made directly on the above number.

For first appointments please contact the Centralised Booking Line on (0131) 536 2009.

Midwives run a 24 hour emergency triage service at the New Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh on (0131) 242 2657 and St John's Hospital, Livingston on 01506 524125.

Parent Education Sessions are held on Friday afternoons at the srugery and are by invite only.

Community Nurses

There are five nurses employed by Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust and based at Ladywell Medical Centre (West). They can be contacted directly on 334 4971 Monday to Friday between 08:00 - 16:30. An answering machine is available if the nurses are out on calls. This tape is checked at regular intervals during the day. After 16:30 Monday to Friday, and at weekends, they can be contacted through NHS24 on 111.

The nurses visit patients in their own homes and assess their nursing and healthcare needs to provide a co-ordinated and holistic quality service to patients registered with the practice. They work closely with carers, GPs, hospitals, hospice services, social work services, physiotherapy and chiropody.

The team would be happy to discuss any further details about the community nursing service in the north west locality in Edinburgh.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are qualified nurses who have undertaken specialist training in community and Public Health nursing.

Members of the Health Visiting Team offer support and provide health promotion advice on many health issues such as immunisation, infant feeding, sleep and behaviour management and aim to support famillies with general child health concerns.

The Team also undertake developmental assessment at scheduled intervals and work closely with other partner agencies, including local nursery schools and Early Years providers and can offer assessment and appropriate referral when necessary.

A new parents group, drop in sessions and local breast feeding support group are available to families with babies up to six months of age.

The Team can be contacted on 0131 334 4955/5086 (08.30-16.30) Monday to Friday. An answering machine will take mesages if they are out of office.