Upper Nithsdale Group Practice

Sanquhar Health Centre, Station Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire DG4 6BT
Phone: 01659 50221 Fax: 01659 58116

Meet the Team

The Doctors

Dr Farah Gilani

Dr Nitin Desai
MBChB MRCGP
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)

Dr Alicja Everson (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)

Dr Riyazali Sabur (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Practice Management

Management Partner

Mr Javad Gilani

Practice Manager

Assistant Practice Manager

Michelle Hughes

Medical Receptionists / Administrators

Joan McGoldrick

Marie Nelson

Louise Rundle

Sandra Loy

Michelle Hughes

Christy Kyle

Amanda Scott

Cheryl Capperauld

Lorraine Harvey

Advanced Nurse Practitioners

Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) are proficient and skilled in advanced clinical practice within our multidisciplinary team. These autonomous clinicians are experienced in assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment of patient presentations.

Zoe Templeton

Agnes Allan

Margaret Ann McGowan

The Practice Nurse Team

Claire Maxwell

Claire sees patients at both Sanquhar and Kelloholm surgeries. She carries out clinics for Wound care, Ear Syringing, Venesection, Hypertension reviews, B12 injections, Urinalysis, Home Blood pressure monitoring, Weight management, ECG, Cervical cytology,  and Phlebotomy.

Alison O’Neill

Alison sees patients at both Sanquhar and Kelloholm surgeries. Alison is responsible for Chronic Disease Management: Asthma, COPD, Chronic Heart Disease and Diabetes. She also carries out clinics for Wound care, Ear Syringing, Venesection, Hypertension reviews, B12 injections, Urinalysis, Home Blood pressure monitoring, Weight management, ECG, Cervical cytology,  and Phlebotomy.

Healthcare Assistant

Denise Dalgleish

Denise, our Health Care Assistant (HCA), carries out blood test clinics at both Sanquhar and Kelloholm surgeries.  Denise’s appointments also include Ear Syringing, Hypertension reviews, B12 injections, Venesection, Urinalysis, Home blood pressure monitoring, Wound care,  Weight management and ECG.

Prescribing Support Pharmacist:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Mental Health Nurse

Monday all day and Thursday afternoon

Health Visitor

The Health visitor offer health advice and support mainly to families with young children. This includes help with parenting and behaviour management and also support to women with Post Natal Depression. Children are seen for development checks. Home visits are arranged as necessary. They can be phoned on (01659) 493522. Immunisations are carried out on Tuesday afternoons alternating between Sanquhar Health Centre and Kelloholm Clinic.

Community Nursing Team

The Community Nursing team work for Dumfries and Galloway Health Board. The team carry out nursing care for the patient within their own home. They can be contacted on (01659) 50199.

Midwives

The Red Team midwives are based in the Dumfries.  They can be contacted on 01387 246 963