GGC : C85230 : Loch Lomond Surgery

Loch Lomond Surgery*75 Bank Street*Alexandria*Dunbartonshire*G83 0NB

Trainers

• Gary Johnson
• Mary Jo Coffield

Gps in Practice

• Gary Johnson
• Moira Fabling
• Khal Hassan
• Mary Jo Coffield
• Janice Bell

 

Type of Practice

We are a friendly well-established training practice and enjoy welcoming GPSTs and Glasgow University medical students into our team.

We are based in our own purpose built premises in the centre of Alexandria.  We have a mix of urban and rural patients, covering  Alexandria, Balloch, and Dumbarton as well as Gartocharn and the west side of Loch Lomond as far north as the village of Luss.

 

List Size

8100

 

Features

We have many years training experience, and our GPSTs have a good record of attainment.

Dr Mackay has an interest in psychiatry and occupational medicine, Dr Johnson works with the local  addiction service and Dr Hassan is a hospital practitioner in dermatology.

We carry out minor surgery, joint injections, contraceptive IUDs and implants in the surgery.

Dr Johnson runs a branch surgery in Luss.

In addition to our 6 GP partners we have 2 practice nurses who assist in the management of chronic diseases , a treatment room nurse and 2 health care assistants who provide phlebotomy and blood pressure checks.

Our district nursing team is based in the building and we work closely with them in caring for our palliative patients. Our health visiting team meet regularly with us to discuss vulnerable families.

 

We meet weekly in the practice and use this opportunity to share information with the primary care team. GPSTs are encourage to attend these meetings.

The practice uses EMIS software.

We have an excellent record of high QOF achievement and participate in a number of enhanced services.

 

Educational opportunities

In addition to the facilities at the practice, an excellent library and postgraduate educational programme can found at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

The practice runs regular educational meetings for all clinical staff.

 

Reasons to chose to work with this practice

• Many years of training experience and enthusiastic trainers
• Involvement of the whole practice team in training
• Audit, SEA and original research supported and encouraged
• Protected time to enable GPST to fulfil requirements for eportfolio and assessments
• Encouragement to develop into an independent practitioner
• Mix of both urban and rural patients
• Beautiful practice area by Loch Lomond, but only 30mins from Glasgow's west end

 

 

Contact details

Practice manager

joanmcewan@nhs.net

Practice website  http://www.lochlomonddoctors.com/

 

last updated 07/08/2017