Partners
This practice is run as a partnership, the individual partners being:
Dr Jennifer E Anthony MB, ChB (Sheffield 2004), MRCGP (2008), DRCOG, DFSRH, MSc Diabetes
Dr Steven W McCoy BSc, MB, ChB (Glasgow 2006), MRCGP (2014)
Dr Elizabeth A Harvey BSc, MB, ChB (Dundee 2002), MRCGP (2006), DFSRH
Dr Christopher J Dixon BMedSci (Hons) BM BS (Nottingham 1996), MRCGP (2000)
Dr Helen S Soppitt MB, ChB (Edinburgh 1992)
Medical Student Training
All the partners support training of students for the University of Dundee and regularly have medical students attached to the practice for teaching. When this is so, reception staff will inform you when a student is present and ask you if you have any objections to a student being present during your consultation. Patients are advised that they need not have a student present if they so prefer and should let reception know accordingly.
Practice Manager
Lavinia Peebles
Practice Staff
Our administration team - Jo, Karen, Alastair, Nathalie, Agi, Jen, Sally & Aileen along with our Practice Manager are here to keep the practice running smoothly, helping the doctors and patients in the most appropriate way.
Nursing Staff
Nurse Practitioner
Julia Connor RGN
Atholl Medical Centre employs Julia Connor as Nurse Practitioner. Julia triages and sees patients in the surgery every day. When phoning for an appointment, you will be put into the triage system and Julia will phone you back and either give advice, arrange an appointment with herself or allocate you an appointment with a GP. Patients with ongoing medical problems will be offered an appointment with their usual GP where possible. We are confident that this will reduce waiting times for our patients. We know that our patients will appreciate the friendly manner and expertise that Julia brings to the practice.
Physician Associate
Felicity Daish (Tilly)
Tilly is a new addition to the practice team and can undertake a variety of jobs. Physician Associates are trained in the medical model and can assess, manage and treat patients of all ages with a variety of acute undifferentiated conditions. They can see patients presenting with acute/same-day problems.
Practice Nurse
Deborah Beck
Deborah, our practice nurse, runs chronic disease management clinics. She is available to advise on many aspects of health care, minor illnesses and healthy eating. The numerous tasks include:
- Venepuncture
- Blood pressure monitoring
- New patient medicals
- Dressings and suture removal
- Injections
- ECGs
GP Assistant
Rhona Williamson
Rhona assists the clinicians with various tasks including taking blood samples, performing ECGs, taking blood pressure readings and assisting with any other relevant clinical administration.
Staff Attached To The Practice
Pharmacist
Susan Murray - MPharm, PGDip
Community Nurses
District nurses and health visitors are attached to the practice from Tayside Primary Care Trust. They are highly skilled and experienced. The district nurses mainly provide nursing services to patients at home. The health visitors are mainly concerned with health promotion and illness prevention in pre-school aged children.
The district nurses and health visitors are based at the Pitlochry Community Hospital and can be contacted direct on 01796 474802 (district nurses), 01796 474819 (health visitors).