NHS Lanarkshire is our local Health Board who can provide details of primary medical services within the area.
They can be contacted at:
NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters
Kirklands
Fallside Road
Bothwell
G71 8BB
Tel: 08453 130 130
Web: www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Doctors
Dr Diane Melrose (f)
MBChB (University of Glasgow 1991) DRCOG DFM DFFP DPD Dip Diabetes
Management in Primary Care (Consulting days: Monday to Thursday) |
Dr Ulrike Schulz (f)
Medical State Exam (Germany 1992), MRCGP (Consulting days: Monday to Thursday) |
Dr Karen Flett (f)
MBChB (Hons) (University of Aberdeen 1999), MRCGP (Consulting days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) |
Dr Jennifer S Adam (f)
MBChB (University of Glasgow, 2008), MRCGP (Consulting days: Tuesday to Friday) |
Dr Lisa McKenna (f)
MBChB (University of Glasgow 2004), DRCOG, MRCGP, BSc Hons (Consulting days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) |
Dr Leonora Hogan (f)
MBChB (University of Manchester 1995) (Consulting days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) |
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses
| Nurse Joan Gallacher (f) |
| Nurse Karen McLean (f) |
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears. |
Ms Claire McCarron (f)
Mental Health Liaison Nurse |
Healthcare Assistants
| Ms Lyn Wales (f) |
Lyn is available for taking blood samples every morning of the week between 08:00 to 12:45 (by appointment). Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one. |
Practice Management
Mr Neil Sommerville (m)
Practice Manager
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Mrs Rena Hall (f)
Asst Practice Manager |
The practice management team 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
| 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. |
Pharmacists
Community Nurses
The community team of nurses care for patients who need nursing at home. For patients who live at addresses with post code: - G71 7/8 - contact Kirklands Team 03003 0302630
- G71 5/6 - contact Viewpark Health Centre 01698 810171
- ML4 - contact Bellshill Community Clinic 01698 575700
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Health Visitors
The health visitors who cover our practice have a special responsibility to mothers and children under 5 and also the vulnerable elderly. You can contact them on: - G71 7/8 - contact Blantyre Health Centre 01698 727528
- G71 5/6 - contact Viewpark Health Centre 01698 810171
- ML4 - contact Bellshill Community Clinic 01698 575700
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