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New Practice Nurses

We are delighted to welcome Megan Jackson and Rosie Brown to the Practice Nursing team. They bring a wealth of experience in acute and community nursing and will now undertake their specialist General Practice Nursing training with us at Lochgilphead Medical Centre.

Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award

We are delighted to announce that after a competitive application and selection procedure, Lochgilphead Medical Centre have been awarded the highly regarded Gold status for the Employer Recognition Scheme for the Ministry of Defence.

This furthers and exemplifies our commitment to the Armed Forces and Veteran community.

New GP Partner

We are delighted to welcome Dr Liza Stolton who joins us this week as a full-time GP Partner. Dr Stolton has a wealth of experience in remote and rural medicine, as well as being a certified Lifestyle Physician. We welcome her to the team.

New GP

We are delighted to welcome Dr Miriam Gent to the team who joins us this month as one of our GPs. Dr Gent will be delivering GP and hospital care and has a special interest in mental health. We welcome her to the team.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine RSV vaccine

RSV Vaccine invitations are starting to be sent out to those turning 75 years old on and between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.  If you have a specific query, please contact the NHS immunisation team or NHS Inform.

RSV vaccine for adults | NHS inform.

Employer Recognition Scheme - Silver Award

We are delighted to have now been recognised by the Ministry of Defence and gained our Silver Award as a military friendly employer. This demonstrates our enduring commitment to the Armed Forces, their families and veterans.

Employer Recognition Scheme - Bronze Award

We are delighted to have been recognised as a military friendly employer.

The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) encourages employers to support defence and inspire others to do the same. The scheme encompasses bronze, silver and gold awards for employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the armed forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.

Teaching and Training

Lochgilphead Medical Centre is a GP Training Practice, approved by NHS Education for Scotland. You may be asked to see or talk to a medical student, junior doctor or GP Registrar during your visit. They will always be directly supervised by one of the GP Partners. Your help in training the doctors of the future if greatly appreciated. Please direct any queries regarding teaching and training to the Practice Manager or the Educational Supervisor.

Veteran's Healthcare

Veterans Scotland Health & Wellbeing Group

Since Dr Andy Barlow joined us earlier this year following a career in the Army, he has identified that our records do not currently enable us to identify which of our patients have served in the Armed Forces.

We would like to ask you to let us know if you have served at any time in the Armed Forces. This will allow the practice to register as a Veteran's Friendly Practice with the Royal College of General Practitioners. This should allow greater support to be available to you if needed.

Some military veterans, no matter when or where they served, may have health needs which are not immediately apparent, and this information may help us to help you at some point in the future.

Please either email the surgery at lochgilphead.surgery@nhs.scot or call us on 01546 462001

Supporting Military Charities

Lochgilphead Medical Centre are proud to support the following charities.

Applications are invited for a full-time, permanent position,  in a rural Primary Care Medical Practice based within the Mid Argyll Community Hospital. This is a combined front/back office role, with a comprehensive spread of responsibility. Working in a busy environment the successful candidate will be required to operate reception computer and telephone systems, electronic document management and clinical administration systems. Must have good communication and interpersonal skills as patient signposting is a large part of the role. Familiarity with common business/IT software applications (e.g. MS Office) is essential. Previous experience in a primary care environment and/or knowledge of medical terminology is highly desirable but not essential as training will be given.

If you are a well - organised team player, with a strong work ethic and reliability record, we offer an opportunity to join our friendly, efficient team and a competitive package - salary range £25,157 - 27,682, membership of the NHS Scotland Superannuation Scheme and an initial holiday entitlement of 27 days Annual Leave plus 8 days Public Holiday per year.

To apply please complete an application form and return to practice manager:  donna.gibson5@nhs.scot

Any enquiries should be directed to the Practice Manager, Donna Gibson or Deputy Practice Manager, Barbara Johnson on 01546 462001.

Interviews will take place on Friday 7th March 2025.

https://practice.jobs.nhs.scot/jobdetailpage/?id=7580

Vision

We aim to be at the forefront of modern general practice providing high quality, patient-centred primary care from birth to the end of life 

Values

We are innovative and willing to change and develop to improve the quality of care we provide.

We will use the best aspects of technology to improve the delivery of healthcare to our patients and ensure the sustainability of the practice.

We treat everyone as we would wish to be treated by others.

We put our patients at the heart of our practice caring for them through illness and supporting them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Our aim is to provide rapid access to the right care when needed and continuity of care whenever possible across our whole team.

We invest in our staff to ensure they have a safe, supportive and rewarding workplace. Diversifying and developing our skills enables us to offer the best quality of care to all our patients.

When we make mistakes, we are open and honest. By acknowledging our failings, we can learn from them as individuals and as a team.

We work as a team and communicate effectively to ensure we deliver the best standard of care to all our patients.

We maintain the highest professional standards in our practice and in daily life, constantly improving the way we deliver care to our patients. 

We are part of the community we serve. 

Opening Times

The surgery reception is open from 08:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday, so if you need an appointment or to speak to us about something you can call between these times.

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