Practice Nurses
Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception and management of long-term conditions e.g. advise on diet and lifestyle choices, coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and obesity. Practice Nurses can extend their skills at Diploma Level and see many patients who previously would have seen the Doctor.
Our 3 practice nurses work 08.40 – 17.00 and they are available by making an appointment either at reception or by phone. Their services include: asthma, coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes management, health promotion and general advice, travel immunisations, cervical smears and family planning advice, leg ulcer and wound management, ear syringing, blood pressure checks, blood tests (mornings only).
Our Nurses are:
Joanne Veitch (f)
RGNFPCert, Dip in Asthma, Dip in Coronary Heart Disease, Dip in Professional Studies 1
Anne Kilgour (f)
RGNBA Community Health, FPCert, Dip in Asthma, Dip in COPD and Spirometry, Dip in Coronary Heart Disease, Dip in Diabetes, Dip in District Nursing Dip in Professional Studies, Nurse Prescriber
Catriona Henderson (f)
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Healthcare Assistants (including Phlebotomy)
Healthcare Assistants are non-registered Nursing staff who assist in patient care and Practice related duties, as directed by and under the supervision of a Registered Healthcare Professional (including Lead Practice Nurse, Practice Manager and GPs). Healthcare Assistants work collaboratively with the General Practice Team to meet the needs of patients, and provide essential task-orientated services like taking blood samples (phlebotomy), processing specimens, performing ECGs (to measure heart function) and spirometry (to measure lung function). They play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.
Our healthcare assistant runs blood clinics on a Monday and Tuesday morning.
