Peterculter Medical Practice
New GP Registrar
DR JOANNE OWEN and husband David are now proud parents, young Rebecca arriving safely in early July - we wish them all the very best, and much happiness ahead.
Our new GP registrar in August will be Dr Ian Thomson, who spends a year with the practice to complete his general practice training. We are fortunate to have Dr Howarth staying on with us after completing her training year here to help out (along with Dr Stuart Duncan) with cover for Dr Owen's maternity leave. Last month we said goodbye to Mrs Barbara Neely who had been with us for many years as District Nurse - we wish her well in her retirement. At present we are interviewing for her replacement.
Apologies for the upheaval in the waiting room over the past few weeks. The ceiling began to give way without warning at the end of July - the cause is under investigation at the time of writing and will obviously be repaired at the earliest opportunity. For safety reasons we are unable to use the waiting room at all during this time and so a make-shift temporary waiting 'huddle' has been set up in the corridor. We will do our best to ensure that this situation does not drag on too long.
On the medical front we will be turning our attention soon to the annual autumn flu vaccination programme, so do watch out for reminders about this.
Best wishes
Dr Douglas Harris