Hillbank Health Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

We are currently looking for patients to volunteer to work with the practice on our Patient Working Group. If you believe you could make a positive contribution to the future development of the practice please request an application form from the main reception desk. Should you wish to further information please contact our Practice Manager.

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The practice is planning to introduce SMS text appointment reminders direct to our patients mobile phones. Please ensure we hold your latest mobile phone number. If not please use the 'Contact Details' form on this website or contact the practice.

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The latest practice closure dates are available on our " opening hours " page.

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Are you a carer for someone?

Do you have a carer?

Have you registered this information with the practice?

If not please pick up a Carer's Information Pack at our main reception desk.

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Health Charities

01 Dec - 28 Feb
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Health Protection Agency

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England

There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 10.00 on Friday and 10.00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Doctors

Dr TOM DYMOCK
MBChB, MRCGP

Dr DAVID PROUDFOOT
MBChB, DRCOG

Dr JOAN LAMB (f)
MBchB MRCGP

Dr STANLEY HANNAH
MBChB, DFFP

Dr WENDY SLATER (f)
MBChB MRCGP FRCS Ed A/E

Nurse Practitioners

Cindy Kelly
RGN OND EINP BA/NP

Nurses

Eleanor Clark RN

Edie Allan RGN SCM

Jane Reid RGN BSc (HONS)

Angela Isles RGN

Aileen Hogg RGN BN

Health Care Assistants

Gillian Tosh

Sandra Coyne

Administration

Practice Manager

Brian Harvie

MIHM, PgCert BA

Our practice manager is responsible for the overall running of the practice and would be pleased to receive any suggestions for improvements to the services we currently provide.If you have experienced any problems with any of our services, please discuss them with him.

Deputy Practice Manager

Laurie Hamilton

Assistant Manager Administration

Elspeth Dewar

Data Administration

Barbara Dymock - Pauline Robertson

Prescriptions

Sue Duffy

Secretary

Lesley Cruikshanks

Reception/ Administration

Gillian Tosh - Sandra Coyne

Kathleen Kerrigan - Christine Smith

Valerie McNab - Alison Gardner

Carla O'Donoghue - Dianne Robertson

Pharmacists

Amy Morrison
MRPharmS
Amy Morrison works closely with the doctors to address areas of prescribing concerns and developments. Patients may be invited to attend an appointment to discuss their medication in more detail.

Community Midwives

Help the doctors provide care during and after pregnancy. Home deliveries can be arranged where appropriate.

Community Nurses

Fiona Henderson RGN RSCM RM DN Cert

Moira Blacklaw DN Asst.

Roberta McDonald RGN

Elaine King RGN

Our district nurses are available for house bound patients who require help and advice with acute and chronic illness, terminal care, dressings, removal of sutures, injections and advice on incontinence.

Health Visitors

Janet Shaw RGN RHV

Christine Crocker RGN RMN BA (HONS.) HV

Michele Buckley RGN BN

Lindsay Davidson - Early Years Support Worker

Are available to advise on all aspects of health care matters but with emphasis on mothers during and after pregnancy, young children and the elderly.

Attached Staff

Further Information

Patient Participation Group

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS 24