Carolside Medical Centre

DISTRICT NURSES
Our district nurse, Jeanette Malcolm (RGN, SCM, DN, BSc) is available to see you in your home and help with the following:
* Dressings, removal of sutures and injections
* Advice and care of the acutely and chronically sick and the terminally ill
* Advice on incontinence and supplying pads and other aids
The district nurses can be contacted by telephone on 0141-644-4818.

HEALTH VISITING TEAM
Our Health Visitor is Linda Russell. The Health Visiting Team can be contacted on 0141-644 5726. The Health Visitor is assisted by Staff Nurse Amy Packham (RGN, RSCN, BSc). The team are available to help with health matters relating to children, especially to children under the age of 5 years. This includes feeding advice, vaccination, behavioural problems and routine developmental screening. Advice on health matters in the elderly is also available. If you are 75 or over and would like a visit, please telephone the Health Visiting Team on 0141-644-5726.

REGISTRAR
We are an accredited training practice and GP registrars spend a year or so with us to gain some experience in practice, after which time, they are qualified to practice as a GP.
Our new GP trainees from August 08 will be Dr Zeeshan Shahid (here until next Aug)and Dr Holly Dunlop (here until Feb next year). We are sure you will make them both very welcome.

GP Returner/GP Retainee
A GP Returner/GP Retainee is a fully qualified GP who is just spending some time with the practice in order to update skills such as I.T.,etc. Dr Ivana Safarik started on the 1st February 2007.

STUDENTS
Third, fourth and final year medical students and nursing students attend the practice from time to time. We hope that you will co-operate with us and help the students to learn about general practice. You will be informed of their presence in advance and, if you do not wish them to be present at a consultation, your wishes will be respected. This will not affect your treatment in any way.

In addition to this, we also participate in the Glasgow University 'Buddy Scheme', organised by Dr Mary Jordan. This scheme provides orientation and training in general practice for first year medical students.

CONTACTING MEMBERS OF THE PRACTICE
Members of the Practice can be contacted by telephoning 0141-644 3511 between 8.30 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm from Monday to Friday. GPs and other clinical members of the Practice may not be available by telephone during surgery sessions, however, reception staff will offer advice regarding a suitable time to contact these Practice members. Messages can also be left at reception for members of the practice. Our Practice Health Visitor and District Nurses have their own telephone numbers, which are listed above.