Dollar Health Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Drs Houston, Baughan, Randfield and Meeten
Dollar Health Centre
Park Place
Dollar, FK14 7AA
Tel: 01259 742120

Health Charities

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Health Protection Agency

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England

There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 10.00 on Friday and 10.00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Doctors

Dr Neil Houston (m)
MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP. A Dundee University graduate of 1986

Dr Paul Baughan (m)
MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP. An Aberdeen University graduate of 1992

Dr Helen Randfield (f)
MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP. A Birmingham University graduate of 1990

Dr Gyda Meeten (f)
MBChB, MRCGP, DFFP. A Glasgow University graduate of 1999

Dr Rachel Birch (f)
B.M.(Soton), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP. Southampton University graduate of 1994

Dr Iain McDonald (m)
MBChB, DRCOG, FP Cert, JCPTGP, MRCGP. A University of Bristol graduate of 1977.

Nurse Practitioners

Fiona Martin (f)

Linda Milroy (f)

(Currently on sabbatical)

Karen Watson (f)

Nurses

Linzi Bryce (f)
RGN - Practice Nurse

Ann Wilson (f)
RGN - Practice Nurse

Arlene Wishart (f)
RGN - Practice Nurse

Healthcare Assistants

Mary Shaw (f)
Our healthcare support worker is trained to take blood, check blood pressure and show you how to use the home blood pressure monitors, and also to take heights and weights correctly. She is qualified in the administration of certain vaccinations, including Vitamin B12 and seasonal influenza and pneumococcal immunisations.

Practice Management

Mr Steven Ebsworth (m)
Practice Manager

Ms Una McKay (f)

Deputy Practice Manager

Administration

Anne Brownlee (f)
Administrator

Jessie Condie (f)
Administrator

Karen Green (f)
Administrator

Linda Harvey (f)
Administrator and Secretary

Margaret Stewart (f)
Administrator

Community Midwives

Midwifery services are provided by the buttercup team and are based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Should you need to contact them, they can be accessed by contact the main hospital switchboard on 01324 566000 and asking to be put through to maternity.

There is a self referral service available for patients who become pregnant. You do not need to see your GP for referral. You can self refer using the number above and asking for maternity, or the practice can provide you with the direct telephone number.

Community Nurses

Helen Neal (f)
The primary role of the District Nurses is to provide nursing services to housebound and terminally ill patients at home. They also provide a daily clinic each morning for wound management, dressing changing and similar services to the local community. Direct telephone number - 01259 743224

Anne Forgie (f)
The primary role of the District Nurses is to provide nursing services to housebound and terminally ill patients at home. They also provide a daily clinic each morning for wound management, dressing changing and similar services to the local community. Direct telephone number - 01259 743224

Margie Matthews (f)
The primary role of the District Nurses is to provide nursing services to housebound and terminally ill patients at home. They also provide a daily clinic each morning for wound management, dressing changing and similar services to the local community. Direct telephone number - 01259 743224

Health Visitors

Catherine Fair (f)

Health Visiting services are shared with Tillicoultry Medical Practice. The Health Visitors are based there although they are in Dollar Health Centre every day. Contact number for them is 01259 750350. The primary role is to promote health and well being in individuals and families, however they also cover a wide range of other range of social and welfare issues. These services include health advice about under 5’s and support services for parents.

Christy Fulton (f)

Ann Wilson (f)

Ann Wilson works 3 days a week as a practice nurse and one day a week with the health visiting team. She can be contacted via the main practice telephone number then selecting option 3, then option 2.

Attached Staff

Lynda Broomfield (f)

Physiotherapy - Lynda is employed by NHS Forth Valley but attached to the practice and is our main Physiotherapist. Referral must be made via your GP. This service is not an open access service.

Further Information

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS 24