Kirriemuir Health Centre produces a newsletter full of latest news from Kirriemuir. It is our intention to keep patients up to date of events at Kirriemuir Health Centre.
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Kirriemuir Health Centre has compiled a list of useful medicines and dressings with descriptions of their uses. If you think we are missing information on a specific medicine, or condition, please let us know.
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Here you will find information on waiting times for patients referred by GPs to consultant outpatient clinics.

You can use this information in discussion with your GP to help you decide where you would like to be referred for assessment.
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Tayside Doctors is a central resource designed to help patients in the Dundee and Tayside region.
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The doctors operate a rota system within these hours. Two-three early surgeries per week held between 8.00 and 9.00am

DR ALAN D. WEIR - MB ChB Dundee 1980
available: 4 DAYS PER WEEK

DR ALAN M. FARQUHAR - BM BS MRCGP BMedsci Nottingham 1987
available: 4 DAYS PER WEEK

DR MICHELLE C. WATTS - MBChB MRCGP DFFP Aberdeen 1991
available: 2 DAYS PER WEEK

DR JANE A. DELANEY - MBChB DRCOG Dundee 1980
available: TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY ONLY

DR R.J FORRESTER - MBChB MRCGP DFFP Manchester 1999
available: MON, TUES AM, WED, FRI AM

DR ANDREW P. WILMHURST - MBChB MRCP DRCOG MRCGP Cambridge 1989
available: 4 DAYS PER WEEK

The above are all partners in a group practice.

PRACTICE TEAM

Practice Manager: - Lorna Batchelor
Our Practice manager leads a highly trained and motivated administration team. Their endeavour is to ensure the smooth running of the Practice at all times. If however, you have any problems or are unhappy with the service you receive please contact us on 573333

Practice Administrator - Irene Robertson

Office Supervisor - Alison Falconer

Secretary/Receptionist - Lesley Luxford

Computer Operator/Receptionist - Linda Coupar

Prescriptions/Receptionist - Sharon Main

Receptionist - Shona Nicoll

Receptionist - Mairi Fairlie

Receptionist - Rhona Simpson

Receptionist - Yvonne Fraser

Receptionist - Cheryl Mitchell

Health Care Assistant:
Geraldine Wilmshurst RGN in Adult Nursing
Our Treatment Room Nurse holds surgeries and will carry out, after consultation with your doctor, routine bloods tests, ECGs (heart tracings), urine testing, blood pressure checks and weight checks.

Practice Nurse:
Gillian Henderson RMN, RGN

Mary Edgar BA in Nursing Studies (1999), RGN, Family Planning Certificate

There are two Practice Nurses offering a wide range of services and are available by appointment in the surgery, Mon-Fri between 0830– 1300 and 1400– 1800

Among the services provided are:

• Dressing and removal of stitches
• Routine immunisation (incl. overseas travel)
• Advice on diet and weight reduction
• Blood pressure check, recommended at least every 5 years
• Ear syringe – after seeing the doctor
• ECG (Cardiograph) when requested by your doctor
• Hearing test when advised by your doctor
• Blood test when advised by your doctor
• Cervical Smears
• Health Promotion Clinics
• Cryotherapy (warts, verruca’s)

Nurse Practitioner
Jean Sargeant, RGN, BSc Hons Nurse Practitioner
Our Nurse Practitioner uses advanced level nursing skills and undertakes some of the tasks traditionally undertaken by Doctors. These conditions include acute illness and managing long-term health problems. Patients may make an appointment directly with our nurse practitioner without seeing a doctor.

DISTRICT NURSES

Claire Stewart: RGN, BA SPQ Cancer Nursing, Community Nursing in Home

Kay Gray: RGN, BA, SPQ, Community Nursing in Home

Lynne Reilly: RGN, Bachelor of Nursing

Gillian Russell: RGN, Nursing Diploma, COPD Diploma

Kay Brown: Health Care Assistant

Anne Baird: RGN, Nursing Diploma

Louise Stewart: RGN, Batchelor of Nursing

Barbara Sayers: BA, RGN

District Nurses provide evidence based care to patients in their own homes. We have a skilled team of District Nurses who provide care for patients of all ages. In the community, arrangements for care at home are usually made by the doctors or on discharge from the hospital but should you wish to
contact the nurse yourself, telephone 577015.

HEALTH VISITORS

Linda Riddell: RGN, BA Nursing Studies, Specialist Practitioner in Public Health, Family Planning Cert.

Vici Johnstone, RGN

Health visitors are registered general nurses and specialise in community health care. They can giv information and help to pre natal and post natal mothers and young children nunder 5. They can be contacted by telephoning 577014.

Kirriemuir Health Centre
Tannage Brae
Kirriemuir
DD8 4ES

Tel: 01575 573333
Fax: 01575 577000