As part of the plan to make our training site more informative we thought it would be a good idea to ask the GP trainers to tell us a bit more about them.
Dr Karine Newlands – Training Programme Director @ Polmont Park Medical Practice
“I am Karine Newlands and work as a GP partner in Polmont. I have been a trainer since 2006 and took on the role of Training Programme Director for FV in July 2020. I also work as an appraiser. My clinical interests include women’s health, especially menopause and I fit coils”
Dr Annabel Shepherd @ Clackmannan & Kincardine Medical Practice
“I am did my GP training in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West Lothian and worked as a GP locum, a salaried GP and a GP retainer before becoming a four session GP partner at Clackmannan and Kincardine Medical Practice in 2014. The practice is a great place to work because the team are interested in providing good care whilst making sure we have a good work-life balance. I’ve got an interest in learning and I also work as a two session Associate Advisor for GP training. My interests in the practice are consulting skills, team learning, patient experience, palliative care, cardiovascular disease, and woman’s health.”
Dr Anne-Marie Crichton @ Forth View Practice, Bo’ness
“My name is Anne-Marie Crichton and I have been a trainer at Forth View Practice in Bo’ness since 2010. My areas of particular interest are diabetes, women’s health (including fitting/removing implants) and substance misuse – I work alongside Change Grow Live keyworkers to support some of our patients with opiate replacement medication.”
Dr Roddy Gunn @ Doune Health Centre
“My name is Roddy Gunn and I recently completed the GP training course. I have been a GP for over 10 years, working initially in Tayside where I was an undergraduate tutor. I moved to Forth Valley in 2019 now work at Doune Health Centre which is a long-established training practice. I thoroughly enjoy being a GP and my areas of clinical interest are Diabetes, Paediatrics, Musculoskeletal Medicine and Minor Surgery”
Dr Jenny Carrie @ Richmond Practice, Bo’ness
“My name is Jenny Carrie and I have been a trainer since 2012. My areas of interest include women’s health and mental health. I do some joint injections”
Dr Philip Carter @ Ochilview Practice, Stenhousemuir
“My own clinical areas of interest include dermatology and lifestyle medicine. I do specialty sessions in dermatology in NHS Lothian and also perform minor surgical procedures within the practice. I am keen to support patients to make lifestyle changes that can help management of their chronic conditions. I am also involved with the Forth Valley Greener Practice team looking at how primary care can make changes to have a positive impact on the environment”
Dr Joshua Robinson @ Richmond Practice, Bo’ness
“I am an enthusiastic ES working at The Richmond Practice in Bo’ness. We are a partnership of 8 (soon to be 9) partners with 2 educational supervisors. The practice is very friendly and supportive towards GP training and is a desirable place to work – indeed many of the current partners were GP trainees here. I have a personal interest in paediatrics and ENT medicine”
Dr Andy Little @ Alva Medical Practice
“Hi, my name is Andy Little and I’m a GP partner and GP trainer based at Alva medical practice where my window looks out onto the magnificent Ochil hills. My areas of interest include palliative medicine, pharmacotherapy and sports/football medicine. Along with our practice team, I immensely enjoy seeing trainees come through with our direction, where we have a long history of success in helping to facilitate the development of clinicians’ careers.”
Dr Helen Appleby @ Carronbank, Denny
“Dr Helen Appleby – 7 session partner and GP trainer since 2013. Clinical interest in women’s health and provides implant and coil fitting within the surgery” – Helen is a very keen golfer but didn’t want to boast about her handicap!
Dr Colette Chambers @ Orchard House, Stirling
“Hi my name is Colette, I’m a GP trainer at Orchard House Health Centre. I’ve been qualified as a GP for 5 years which makes me relatively new to training, but having recently been through the training process I have a good understanding of the portfolio and I’m enthusiatic to help mould the GPs of the future. My area of interest is women’s health and I fit coils/implants within the surgery, and would be happy for GP trainees to get invovled in this within our practice. In my own time I’m a keen cyclist and hill runner, and Stirling is a fantastic base for this, and for my young family.”
Dr David Herron @ Polmont Park Medical Practice
“My name is David and I have been a GP Trainer in our practice since 2011. I hope that we provide trainees with a good learning environment and with the right experience to feel confident to finish their training ready for career in General Practice. I have a number of clinical leadership interests outside of the practice including chair of the GP Sub committee and LMC, Clinical Lead GP for Falkirk area, Clinical Lead for GP Protected Learning Time and Cluster Quality Lead for our local 4 practices.”
Dr Suzanne Wood @ Polmont Park Medical Practice
“”My name is Suzanne Wood and I am an Educational Supervisor at Polmont Park Medical Group within Meadowbank Health Centre, Polmont. My areas of interest include Mental Health and Women’s Health and I provide a contraceptive implant fitting and removal service. I enjoy the diversity of General Practice and the teaching of both medical students and GP specialist trainees.”
Dr Kevin Lynch @ Orchard House, Stirling
“Hi I’m Kevin Lynch, I’m one of the partners at Orchard House Health Centre in Stirling. I’ve been a doctor since 2001 and a GP since 2005. I worked as a partner in a Hamilton practice for 9 years before coming to Orchard House in 2015. I’ve been a trainer of GPs since around 2016. I work 4 days a week at Orchard House and have a second role as a Forensic Physician with NHS Lothian which sees me covering the police one night a week. Been doing that since 2014. My interests are therefore Forensic Medicine, Medical Law, Medical Education, Diabetes and Hypertension. Outside of work I like to run, walk up hills with my dog, eat well, drink good wine and I have a passion for music and playing my guitar quite badly.”
Dr Julie Reid @ Doune Health Centre
“I have been interested in medical education since my Fellowship in Medical Education after CCT and have gained a PostGrad Certificate in this. I organised the Half Day Release Programme in Tayside when I was there. After relocating to Forth Valley, I joined a training practice and became a Trainer. I have just recently taken over as Course Organiser for Forth Valley. I insert coils and implants and have an interest in Family Planning/Women’s Health (although partly by default as I’m the only female GP partner!)”