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General Practitioner (GP) Partners
Dr Anna Mills (f) MA MB BChir (Cambridge 2005) MRCGP DRCOG DTM&H DFSRH
Dr Mills qualified from Cambridge in 2005 and after completing house officer jobs, moved to Edinburgh for GP training, stopping off on the way north to complete a tropical medicine diploma in Liverpool. She has worked at Riverside Medical Practice since 2013, becoming a partner in 2014. In 2020 she joined the team at Loch Ness and Strathnairn Medical Practice and now divides her time between the two practices, enjoying the contrast of urban and rural settings. Dr Mills has a special interest in womens' health and minor surgery and has been a GP trainer since 2016.
Dr Linda Thurlow White (f) BSc MB ChB MRCGP DFSRH
Dr Linda Thurlow-White joined the practice in 2018 and became a GP partner in 2020. She works across Riverside, Foyers and Cromarty Medical Practices. Originally from the Highlands, Dr Thurlow-White grew up in Contin and attended Dingwall Academy. Qualifying from Glasgow University in 2010 with a BSc (hons) in Development Medicine and an MBChB, she worked in paediatrics and neonates for 2 years prior to choosing to do General Practice training in Aberdeen. Post-graduate qualifications include a Diploma in the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive healthcare and NES paediatric scholarship. Dr Thurlow-White fits both coils and implants and acts as District Medical Lead for East Ross. She is the Practice Lead for Undergraduate Education and Pharmacy teams. She lives on the Black Isle with her husband, young daughter and cocker spaniel and enjoys yoga, outdoor swimming and leading a Christmas choir.
Salaried General Practitioners (GPs)
Dr Katharine Stenhouse (f) MBChB MRCGP MML - Dr Stenhouse joined Foyers Medical Centre in October 2023.
Dr Jonathan Ball (m) MBChB MRCGP - Dr Ball joined Riverside Highland Medical Group in August 2024. He started work in Foyers November 2024
Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
Riverside Highland Medical Group have seven Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) who work across the four different practices.
Advanced Nurse Practitioners are fully qualified health professionals from a nursing background who have obtained further qualification at an advanced level so that they can become independent practitioners. They will have qualifications in advanced clinical examination, clinical decision making and are registered independent prescribers.
At Riverside Highland Medical Group, ANPs form part of the team, working alongside the GPs, Practice Nurses, Physiotherapists and Health Care Assistants to provide care to all patients. Our main role is to provide duty / emergency care to patients. The duty team will triage patients that contact the surgery on the day as emergencies and provide clinics to review patients as required.
We encourage trainees within our team and these can be health professionals either from nursing or from another background such as a pharmacist, paramedic who are developing their skills and knowledge to an advanced level. We provide support and supervision for these trainees across all four practices
Practice Nurse (PN)
Riverside Highland Medical Group have three Practice Nurses (PNs) who work across the four different practices.
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.
Angela Ross (f)
RGN, BSC Adult Nursing, PG Dip
Healthcare Assistant (HCA)
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.
Lewis Campbell (m)
Practice Management
The Practice Management team are responsible for overseeing and ensuring that the practice runs efficiently for both patients and clinical staff.
Andrew Thomas (m)
Practice Manager
Administration
Louise Lightbody (f)
Tina Skinner (f)
Dispensary Team
Jan Bain (f) - Jan is a qualified Pharmacy Technician, ensuring the smooth running of our dispensary and continuous monitoring of your repeat items. Jan also provides a regular Healthcare Assistant clinic throughout the week., covering Annual Reviews and blood tests.
