Glover Street Medical Centre

Glover Street Medical Centre
133 Glover Street
PERTH PH2 OJB
Tel: 01738 639748
Fax: 01738 635133
e-mail: administrator@glover2.tayside.scot.nhs.uk

The Surgery
Denside
METHVEN
PH1 3PF
Tel: 01738 840289

Our Practice in Glover Street is long established with a forward thinking attitude and has been involved in training for nearly 40 years (that is not necessarily a bad thing!). The list size is 9300 and we have six Partners working from two sites - modern purpose-built premises in Perth, and a recently renovated branch Surgery in Methven, from which we also dispense. The branch Surgery with dispensing provides an excellent additional experience in rural medicine.

Dr Ross Reid - Trainer and Associate Adviser in Continuing Professional Development at Tayside Centre for General Practice (not as boring as it sounds).
Dr Neil McLeod - LHCC Representative for Perth City (as boring as it sounds).
Dr Nick Shepherd - computer whizz kid and LMC Representative. Originally from Mars.
Dr Alison Sneddon - full-time worker and film buff.
Dr Duncan Foster - Deputy Trainer/Tutor and really, really keen.
Dr Elaine Mathews - new part-time Partner, previously a Registrar in a Perth Practice (this must be some kind of recommendation).

Mary Simpson - excellent empathetic Practice Manager.
Fiona O'Malley - efficient and relatively kind Reception Manager.
Marian Glanas - secretary. Most hardworking of them all?

In addition to the above, the Practice has a Social Work Department placement, Community Midwives, Practice Pharmacist, Health Visitors, Community Nurses all on site and visiting CPN's. All of the above are used to Registrar training and are an excellent resource.

This is very learner centred and the practice Registrars have a good record in the MRCGP examination. There are 30 days study leave including attendance at Day Release, Child Health & Family Planning Courses, and Registrar Conferences. The timetable is tailored to suit the Registrar's skills and there tends to be pretty much constant feedback regarding the teaching and training throughout the year. One advantage we have in Glover Street is that there are two approved Trainers, which makes it more likely that the Registrar will relate at least to one of us!

The Practice has a good reputation for taking on new developments with good results in patient satisfaction surveys. Each Partner has a specific remit in relation to the new Contract and is keen to develop as much as possible. The Registrar here therefore has thorough, excellent preparation for a future in general practice within a supportive environment, and has good fun in the process.

Perth (Glover St):	Aug 2004	Feb 2005	Aug 2005	Feb 2006	Aug 2006	Feb 2007	Aug 2007
Drs D Foster/R Reid	booked	booked	open	open	open	open	open