Staff

Doctors

  • DR LAURA STEVENSON

    GP Partner

    Dr Stevenson works on a Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

  • DR PAMELA GALLAN

    GP Partner

    Dr Gallan works on a Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

  • DR KATHARINE ROYLE

    GP Partner

    Dr Royle works on a Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.

  • DR REBECCA KNIGHT

    GP Partner

    Dr Knight works on a Tuesday, Thursday AM & Friday

  • DR ANDREW WRIGHT

    GP Partner

    Dr Wright works Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

  • DR LOUISE NASH

    Salaried GP

    Dr Nash works on a Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday.

  • DR NEIL VINT

    Salaried GP

    Dr Vint works in the practice Monday & Tuesday

  • DR JANE BARRACLOUGH

    Salaried GP

    Dr Barraclough works Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

GPST

  • DR TEMITOPE D'ALMEIDA

    Female

    Dr Temitope D'Almeida is a qualified doctor who is currently training to become a GP. she will be working in the practice for a year.

Specialist Nurses

  • JEN OPARA

    Jen is a Mental Health Nurse and can support patients aged 14 and above with mental health conditions, general stress, distress & life events. Jen offers telephone and face to face consultations.

  • INAKI ELIZONDO

    Inaki is an ANP (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

  • KAREN NICOLL

  • HILARY BRUMWELL

  • EVIJA DUBULTA

Healthcare Assistant

  • LYNN PURVES

  • NICOLA SIMS

Practice Management

The practice management team are 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 management team supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

  • EMMA SMITH

    Practice Manager

    As Practice Manager, Emma is responsible for overseeing the smooth day-to-day operation of the practice. Working closely with our clinical and administrative teams, she ensures patients have access to high-quality care in a professional and welcoming environment. Emma is committed to supporting both staff and patients and is always keen to hear feedback that can help us improve and develop our services.

Assistant Practice Management

  • ELAINE MORAN

    Assistant Practice Manager

    Our Assistant Practice Manager supports the day-to-day running of the practice, working closely with the Practice Manager to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred services. They play an important role in coordinating administrative operations, supporting staff, managing patient enquiries, and helping to maintain an efficient and welcoming environment for patients and visitors. Committed to continuous improvement, the Assistant Practice Manager helps implement practice initiatives, supports service development, and contributes to ensuring the practice meets the needs of our local community.

Administration

Medical Administrators 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. Medical Administrators make the 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.

Pharmacist

  • MADDY PERRY

    Maddy is a pharmacist based in the practice. She works Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Community Midwives

Tel: 0131 537 4251 - The attached midwife works within a larger team of midwives and is based at Pennywell All Care Centre.

Community Nurses

The District Nursing team are based in the Practice. Care by Evening and Night Nursing Service is arranged by the district nurses. The district nurses visit patients in their own homes and assess their healthcare needs, providing and co-ordinating a holistic and quality-driven service to patients within the practice. They work closely with carers, GPs, hospitals, hospice services, Social Work, Physiotherapy and Podiatry Services. The district nursing team would be happy to discuss any further details about the community nursing service in the North West locality of Edinburgh.

Health Visitors

Tel: 0131 286 5010 - A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

Counselling

The practice has an attached Counsellor to provide help and support for people with a range of emotional problems. Referrals are made through your GP or Mental Health Nurse.
Page last reviewed: 12 August 2026
Page created: 23 January 2024