BMedSci (Hons) 1996, BMBS Nottingham 1998, DRCOG, DFFP, (MRCGP 2002) - Mon, Wed, Fri

MBChB Dundee 2000, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, ALCM, MSC Clinical Education - Mon, Thurs, Fri

MBChB Glasgow 2002, RCOG, (MRCGP 2009) - Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

MBChB Dundee 2003, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP - Mon, Tues, Wed    

MBChB Dundee 2000, DRCOG, DipDerm, (MRCGP 2008) - Mon, Tues, Thurs

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The practice is a GP training practice and in addition to the partners, there may be both senior and junior GP Registrars working with the practice for a period of six months or a year.  They are fully qualified doctors who are undertaking further training in general practice. 

Dr Samitha Ajaz

Our practice nurses, are able to advise on a wide range of conditions, including new patient health screening, asthma, and diabetic checks, cervical smear tests, blood tests, travel immunisation, and blood pressure checks.  They also carry out dressings, injections, ear syringing and tending to minor injuries.  Appointments are available at reception.

RGN

RGN

The Health Care assistant takes patients bloods, attends patients homes and assists the clinical team with other various clinical tasks.

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. She is responsible for the day to day operation of the Practice including the management of receptionists, administrators, nurses and other community staff.

Team Leader / Administrator

The Team Leader over sees the reception team. They assist the practice manager with the day to day running of the building. They are also are responsible for managing the non NHS paper work for the clinicians. The administrator also reviews all the hospital letters and deal with all aspects of administration in the practice.

Clinical Coder / Administrator

The clinical coder codes all the relevant clinical codes into the patients notes. They also add all the new patient summaries to the clinical systems when a patients registers at the practice. They over see all aspects of the registrations process. The administrator deals with all of the patients hospital letters and all aspects of administration in the practice.

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.

Patients who are unable to attend the practice will be referred to the district nursing team based in Dalkeith. The team will assist them and their carers to assess, plan and provide the most appropriate care within the home environment and where possible to remain as independent as possible.  This may be short-term e.g., recovering from surgery or may extend over months/years.  The team based in Dalkeith should be contacted directly if you require the Community Nursing Service.

Telephone No. 0131 561 5519. (Answering service when a district nurse is unavailable).

Health Visitor

A qualified nurse who specialises in Community Health and is trained to work with people of all age groups.  The aims of her work are prevention of disease and the promotion of good health.  She is able to offer support, advice and give information on many health issues.  She can see you either at home or in the surgery.  Her normal days of work are Monday and Tuesday.

Immunisation clinics are provided by a staff nurse on Tuesdays and some Wednesdays.

Telephone No. 01875 320876

(Answering service when health visitor is unavailable)

Midwives - Monday afternoon - Midlothian Patients, Friday morning – East Lothian patients.

Podiatry - services are now based in Dalkeith.

Dietetics - services are based at Roodlands.

Physiotherapist

Mental Health Nurse

Wellbeing Practitioner