Receptionists
Our Receptionists may ask you for brief details when you request an appointment - please follow the link below to find out why (courtesy of RCGP)
Why do Receptionists ask what's wrong with me?
Doctors
Dr Robert Mellish (m)
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| Dr Andrew Thomson (m) |
| Dr Penny Lockwood (f) |
| Dr Julie Dyker (f) |
| Dr Sarab Hanna (f) |
| Dr Stewart Rooney (m) |
| Dr Laura Pole (f) |
| Dr Tara Morley (f) |
Nurse Practitioners
Elaine Clark
RGN, BA Nursing, Independent Prescriber |
Nigel Clubb
RGN, BSc Nursing, Independent Prescriber |
Nurses
Practice 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. Health and Wellbeing Nurse A Registered Mental Health Nurse is available from 09.00am - 4.30pm a Monday and Thursday to provide a short assessment and advice session for adults experiencing mental health issues/distress or substance/alcohol concerns that are affecting everyday life. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes and will promote self-help and self management, identify community support networks and refer to appropriate third sector/statutory services if appropriate. Please call Brechin Health Centre for an appointment 01356 624411 |
Denise Harrison
RGN |
Anne Nixon
BA RGN RM (special interest in diabetes) |
Shirley Thomson
EN RGN Asthma & COPD Diploma |
| Bryony Walker |
Healthcare Assistants
| Christine Allan |
| 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. |
Practice Management
Mrs Andrea Brown (f)
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. |
Reception
Our receptionists are your first point of contact with the Health Centre and will assist you in every way that they can. They are trained to deal with queries sympathetically and confidentially. They are bound by the same confidentiality rules as other members of the Brechin Healthcare Team. When you call the Health Centre a receptionist will ask you for some basic information. A GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner will call you back as soon as possible, on the same day, and this information will help to prioritise your call. Please stay near your phone and be sure to answer a call from a withheld number. Our reception staff can provide information on services and results. They can also help you with other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions, assisting with prescription enquiries, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits. |
Pharmacists
Our practice pharmacist assists the practice in the management of medicines and prescribing policies in addition to being available to patients who may wish to discuss problems they may have in relation to their medicines. |
Community Nurses
The Primary Care Trust employs the nurses who work from within the health centre. Other staff nurses, enrolled and auxiliary nurses are also included in our district nursing team. They carry out nursing care for patients in their home.
You can contact the team via reception or by telephoning the centre on 01356 624411. |
Health Visitors
| 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. |
Attached Staff
Mental Health and Wellbeing Nurses Physiotherapists Listening Service Dietician Speech & Language Therapist Podiatrist Community Psychiatric Nurse |
| Nurse Kenny Malcolm (m) |
Nurse Amy McKenzie (f)
RMN |