Benbecula Medical Practice provides a wide range of GP-led services. At present, we have a vacancy for a GP partner. In 2018 we are lucky to have some regular support while we look for the right GP to join our team. We are sticking to a small pool of regular locums that have been recommended to us, so that they are familiar with our systems and our patients. 

MB, ChB (1986) (EDINBURGH), FRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DPD

PARTNER

B.Med.Sci., BM, BS (1990) (NOTTINGHAM)

PARTNER

MBChB (1994) (ABERDEEN), MRCGP, DFFP, DRCOG

SALARIED GP

MB ChB (1991) (BRISTOL) MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP 

SALARIED GP 

MBChB (1984) (SHEFFIELD) FRCGP MRCA DRCOG LDFFP

REGULAR LOCUM

MB BS (1995) (LONDON) DRCOG DGM

REGULAR LOCUM

Our Practice nurses are qualified registered nurses with additional training. They can manage health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses also manage long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, run minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears. Two of our nurses are independent prescribers. 

RGN, SCM, FP Cert

RN, BA Public Health/District Nursing

mmmmm

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), ECGs (heart recordings) blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

AMGP Cert, AMSPAR Diploma, ILM Diploma

Community Midwives

Grainne Owens O'Shea

Office: 01870 603354

Public Health Nurse (Schools)

- 01870 602266

Child Protection

Dorothy MacDonald 01851 763306

Macmillan Nurses

Mary Buchanan,  Fiona Creighton 01870 603010

Community Psychiatric Nurses

Norrie MacRitchie (Team Lead), Jan Simpson 01870 602918

Child and adolescent health care worker

- 01870 603307

Detoxification and Substance Misuse Nurse

Seamus MacKay 01870 603279

Diabetic Nurse

Mairead MacDonald 01851 704704 (ask for Diabetes Centre)

Stroke Liaison and Heart Failure Nurse

Anne MacLean 01870 602957

Smoking Cessation Adviser

Mairead MacDonald 01870 603610

Mary MacKenzie (Senior Charge nurse) Manages the Community Nursing teams. She is based in the Balivanich Community Health Office on 01870 602266

Out of hours: call 01870 602161 for all teams.

Benbecula

Telephone – 01870 602266 Fax - 01870 602037

Nursing team members: Family Health Nurse Jean MacDonald, Community Nurses Fiona MacDonald and Sheena MacSween, Health Care Assistant  Peggy Campbell

South Uist

Telephone – 01878 700442 fax - 01878 700442

NursingTeam Members: Community nurses Dolina Laing and Sandra MacCallum

North Uist

Telephone – 01876 500309 fax - 018760500309

Nursing team members: District nurse Liz Johnson, Community nurses Margaret Paterson and Ann Currie, Health Care Assistant Linda Ferguson

Susan Matheson  01870 602266  

Chloe Manchester (Health Visitor Assistant) 01870 602266

Emma MacKechnie (School Nurse) 01870 602266 

Dorothy MacDonald (Child Protection) 01851 763306 

Our dispensers have been trained to a minimum of SVQ level 2 on the Buttecup dipsensers training program. They dispense medication prescribed by the GPs and nurses. They also manage any requests for repeat prescriptions. Please also refer to the repeat prescribing pages for more information. 

NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services

NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services

NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services