We are an established practice consisting of three partners -  Dr Liz Allen, Dr Alison Thomson and Dr Ronnie Ip. We work together in the practice with  Dr Zareen Hossain-Ibrahim,general practice specialist trainees and foundation doctors. In our practice team are the manager, Fiona Robertson, the practice nurse, Michelle Adam, administrative and health care staff and attached staff of pharmacist, district nurses, health visitors, midwife and respiratory nurse. A number of community clincs eg warfarin and listening service also run within the practice.

We are a teaching and training practice and are committed to providing the highest standards of care.

Also within Ancrum Medical Centre is the separate partnership of Drs I&S Arthur, Clarke and Sinclair.

On this website you will find all the important information about our practice and services offered. There are some practical tips and links to useful resources. We would welcome any feedback or suggestions for website content. 

NEWS

Recent Changes

Dr Brooke has returned to the practice as our specialist GP Registrar from August 2018

We welcome Dr Kathleen MacDonald to the practice in November.

Consultation times and dates will change when Dr MacDonald joins the practice

TEXT SERVICE

The practice has recently commenced a new text reminder service. Patients should receive a reminder for their upcoming appointment at the practice.  

Any patients failing to cancel or failing to attend a booked appointment will also receive a message.

We hope this will reduce the number of wasted appointments and further improve availability.

Please update your contact details when you attend the surgery to facilitate the service

PRESCRIPTION ORDERING ONLINE

We now offer a secure online service which can be used to order prescriptions.

Firstly you need to attend the surgery to register for this service and complete a form at reception.

You will then need to visit the Patient Services website to complete the process.

You can still order by email if you prefer though this maybe phased out in time.

SOURCES OF SUPPORT

This service is now available as a self referral as well as doctor referral.    

A Social Prescribing Link Worker can offer help if you have -

• Money worries
• Housing issues
• Problems with benefits
• Lack of support
• Feelings of isolation or loneliness

Information is available from reception and on the poster in the waiting room

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