Academy Medical Centre
Academy Street
Forfar
DD8 2HA

We would welcome a GP Registrar to join out friendly practice that has been involved in GP Training and Medical Undergraduate teaching for many years. Based in the attractive County Town of Forfar, this is a 7 partner practice consisting of 4 full time and 3 part-time partners. We enjoy the challenge of change and have recently moved into our new premises at Academy Street after being located at Green Street for 25 years.

The Practice
The practice is one of the largest in Tayside with approximately 10,600 patients. There is a full complement of practice and attached community health staff. The practice is fully computerised including an integrated computerised appointment system. The practice offers a wide range of services to patients. Chronic disease management clinics are held regularly for diabetic and asthmatic patients. The practice owns an ECG machine and a spirometer and is currently involved in a project with the local chest physician on the diagnosis and treatment of COPD. A full range of Health Promotion Clinics are available including cervical cytology, immunisation, well person, new patient and hypertension clinics. The health visitors run a Teen Clinic that offers support and advice both by appointment and on a drop-in basis to under 21 year olds. An Exercise on Prescription programme in conjunction with the local Leisure Centre has been introduced and initial response is encouraging.

Forfar Infirmary has a 24 hour Casualty Department and a medical unit with 16 beds. Responsibility for Casualty cover is shared on a rotational basis with the other two practices in Forfar. Each practice looks after its own patients in the GP Ward. There is a new Community Resource Centre at Whitehills Hospital due to open early in 2005. Out-of-Hours cover is by NHS 24.


Partners
Dr A J A MacDonald (Trainer) MB, ChB, DObst, RCOG, MRCGP
Dr D P Burt MB, CHB, FRCGP, DFFP
Dr K S MacCallum MB, ChB
Dr A H M Morris (part-time) MB, ChB, MRCGP
Dr R W E Mellish PhD, MB, ChB
Dr C F L Thomas (part-time) MB, ChB, DRCOG, DFFP
Dr A A Stewart (part-time) MB, ChB, MRCGP, BSc, DFFP, Dip Obs

Staff
The surgery has its own Practice Manager (Ethel Markowski), Practice Nurses, attached Health Visitors, attached District Nurses, a Pharmacist and Counsellor.


The Area
The historic town of Forfar is situated 15 miles north of Dundee. Aberdeen and Perth are within one hour's drive from Forfar and Edinburgh, 70 miles, and Glasgow, 90 miles, are reasonably accessible. There are several golf courses nearby. The Angus Glens and the ski slopes of Glenshee are within easy reach and the town has a Leisure Centre offering a wide range of activities.

The Forfar Loch Country Park is situated only a few minutes walk from the centre of the town with a 5km footpath surrounding it.

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Last updated  1st December 2004