You may be invited to see one of our ANPs rather than a GP. ANPs are highly experienced nurses educated to a master’s level and are able to take a comprehensive history, carry out a physical examination, use their clinical judgement, additional training and knowledge to identify a potential diagnosis. ANPs work in partnership with patients to devise treatment plans that may include further investigations such as x-rays, scans, blood tests and prescribe any required medication. ANPs can also refer to specialist doctors and arrange hospital admissions.

Nurse Practitioners and Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner run clinics alongside Duty Doctor. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Our midwife is from the Rowan Team. The community midwives carry out the routine ante natal care at the practice. They also visit people at home after they have had a baby, The antenatal clinic is on a Thursday at Durham Road,. Bookings are made by the Midwives. The midwives' office /main base is at Craigmillar Medical Centre Midwives Telephone number 0131 536 9630. Please contact the Centralised Booking Number at 0131 536 2009, when you are aware of your pregnancy.

Our community nurses are Jenny Martin, Chloe Francy, Lucy Forsyth, Vicky Maguire and Margaret Mason. The community nursing team are based within Milton Surgery, 132 Mountcastle Drive South, Edinburgh EH15 3LL. They care for patients who are housebound and cannot attend the surgery. They can be contacted by phone at their office. They have their office in Craigmillar Medical centre. Telephone 0131 549 7360 [Milton Nurses] 536 9672 [Criagmillar Nurses] Fax 0131 549 7330. If they are out then they use an answering machines that are regularly checked throughout the day.

Our health visitors are Kay Scott, Catriona Lodge, Marna Fleming, Rona Combe, Suize Falconer. The team also includes Nursery Nurse Joyce Thompson. A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. Telephone: 0131 549 7370