Louise is an ANP and can see patients with various issues.  You may sometimes be offered an appointment with Louise as an alternative to a GP, this can sometimes be quicker than waiting for a GP appointment.

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.

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.

Mrs Emma Smith - Practice Manager

Mrs Elaine Moran - Assistant Practice Manager

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.

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 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.

Tel: 0131 537 4251

The attached midwife works within a larger team of midwives and is based at Pennywell All Care Centre.

The District Nursing team are based at Parkgrove Medical Practice. They can be contacted directly on 0131 374 2830 daily 08:00 - 16:00. An answering machine is available if the district nurses are out on calls. This tape is checked at regular intervals during the day. For emergencies after 16:30 call NHS 24 on 111.

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.

Tel: 0131 286 5015

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.

Physiotherapy Services

Lothian Health provides a comprehensive community and hospital based physiotherapy service and encourages self referral for simple problems or the recurrence of a previous problem.  To self refer for muscle, back or joint problems telephone the NHS Musculoskeletal Advice and Triage Service on 0800 917 9390.

Counselling Service

The practice has a team of attached Counsellors to provide help and support for people with a range of emotional problems. Referrals are made through your GP. There are some self-help booklets available here on Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Managing Mental Health, Relaxation, Self-Help Mental Health Reading List that you can download in PDF format.