Our advanced nurse practitioners consult in a similar manner to the doctors. They will see patients with a wide variety of minor illnesses ensuring the doctors have appointments to see more complex issues.
The following is a rough guide as to the conditions they manage:
Ear, nose, throat and chest problems
Eyes
Skin - rashes, infected wounds, shingle, nappy rash, eczema
Gynaecology
Abdomen - abdominal pain, constipation, Diarrhoea and Vomiting, Indigestion etc.
Doctors
Dr Jane E Calvert
MB ChB DRCOG DCH DFFP MRCGP - Joined the practice in February 2008. Interests include paediatrics and women's health. |
Dr Elizabeth A Doherty
BSc MBChB DFFP MRCGP - Joined the practice in February 2008. Interests include general medicine, palliative care and paediatrics. |
Dr James J Donald
MB ChB MRCGP - Joined the practice in February 2011. Interests include paediatrics, palliative care and orthopaedics |
Dr Laura E Hood
MB, ChB, MRCGP - Joined the practice in August 2013 |
Dr Kirstin Pearson (f)
Dr Pearson joined the surgery in 2016 having previously been a partner in a surgery in Ayr. |
Dr Lucy Ducat (f)
Dr Roslyn Smith is currently working with us as a long term locum while Dr Hood is off on maternity leave. Complementing the GP team we also have a GP trainee, Dr Nish Mehta who is a fully qualified doctor and in the final year of her GP training. |
| Dr Sarah MacLeod (f) |
| Dr Medina Ismail-Zade (f) |
| Dr Emily Wright (f) |
Nurses
Nurse Tracey Alston
RGN |
Nurse Ann Swinley
SEN |
Our practice nursing team provides a wide range of services including diabetic, heart disease, hypertension, asthma and COPD clinics, immunisations and travel vaccination/advice, dressings, cervical smears, ear-syringing, pill checks, blood pressure monitoring and blood tests. They can also advise on a variety of health related issues such as dietary advice, weight reduction and smoking cessation. |
Healthcare Assistants
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. |
| Arlene Meldrum |
| Sharon Sullivan (f) |
Practice Management
| Mrs Anne Littlejohn |
| 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. |
Administration
Downfield Surgery has 9 reception/administrative staff to help book appointments, deal with prescriptions, results etc. |
Reception
Our reception and administrative staff have a demanding job and their aim is to provide an efficient and friendly service. They have been trained to obtain essential information so that the doctors can assess the urgency of any request and they are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses. |
Community Midwives
Our Community Midwife provides care during and after pregnancy. Our Ante-Natal clinic is held every Wednesday and the Midwife is available by appointment only. |
Community Nurses
Our team of District Nurses cover all aspects of nursing care in the home for housebound patients. They have a wide variety of nursing experience that ensures our patients receive a high standard of care. They may be contacted by:
Tel: 740189 (answering machine) Monday – Friday 8am - 6pm.
Outwith these times, please call NHS24 on 111 i.e.
- After 6pm Mon-Fri
- All day Saturday / Sunday
- All Public Holidays
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Health Visitors
Our team of Health Visitors are experienced nurses with a specialist qualification in Community Health Nursing. The Health Visiting team serving Downfield patients is based in Ryehill Heath Centre and can be contacted by telephoning 01382 740554 (answering machine) Monday - Friday. Messages are checked regularly. |