Pharmacists

Mrs Elaine Robertson (f)

BSc (Hons) Pharmacy (Strathclyde 2000), Pg Dip (Aston, 2004)

As Practice Pharmacist, Elaine works alongside the GP practice team to support medicines management and to help ensure that patients are getting the most from their medicines, whilst adhering to national and local guidelines. 

 

Community Midwives

Once patients are sure they are pregnant, the next step is to book an appointment with a midwife by calling NHS Lothian Maternity Services on 0131 536 2009.  You can also find useful information by visiting https://services.nhslothian.scot/Maternity/Pages/default.aspx


 


The Community Midwifes are based at Pentlands Medical Centre. As soon as your pregnancy is confirmed they will provide you with all the care and information you will require to have a healthy, happy pregnancy. During your pregnancy they will arrange informal Parent Educational Classes where parents come together to share knowledge and experiences.


 


Tel: 0131 449 8615

Community Nurses

Tel: 0131 449 8620


District Nurses are employed by the NHS and provide nursing care for our patients who are housebound.  They provide skilled nursing care in the patient’s home environment. The district-nursing sister will assess the patients health needs and arrange for nurses to visit accordingly. She will refer onto other agencies to ensure that the patient’s non-nursing needs are also met appropriately. District nurses work with patients and their families to provide care, advice and emotional support throughout the course of their illness.

Health Visitors

Telephone number: 0131 449 8601.

Hayley Moir

Karen Cowan

Angela Downie

Lee Ann Hayes

 

Community Nursery Nurse:

Jill Heeps

 

A health visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife who has completed specialist training in children and family health. They offer support and advice to parents and carers about the wellbeing of your child from when they are a baby until they start school.

Your Health Visitor will provide you with specialist up-to-date advice and support on many health and wellbeing topics such as your own wellbeing after the birth of your baby, contraception, assistance with the various aspects of being a parent, your child’s development, childhood immunisations, infant feeding, weaning, toileting, sleep advice, behaviours, dental care, safety and minor ailments your baby or child may experience. 

The Health Visitors are supported in their teams by a Community Nursery Nurse. We also provide learning experiences for Student Nurses and Medical Students.

The Health Visiting team spend a lot of their working day on home visits so may not always be available, however we have an answer phone and will aim to get back to you as soon as possible if you wish to leave a message.

 

Attached Staff

Dr Victor R F de Lima (m)

Consultant Occupational Physician for Heriot Watt University

MB ChB (Edinburgh 1975) FRCGP DRCOG AFOM

Dr de Lima

Ms Clinical Link Worker (f)

A Community Link Worker can help you find services, organisations, groups, and activities that may help your health and wellbeing. They can offer a series of meetings and are able to chat about anything that is non-medical. For more information please click the link below:

Heriot-Watt University Riccarton General Practice - Community Link Worker

 
NHS ScotlandThis site is brought to you by My Surgery Website