Nursing Team

About our nurses and healthcare assistants

Meet our Nurses

Our nurses are specially trained in a variety of specialist conditions. Two of our nurses are Advanced Nurse Practitioners and we also have Nurse Practitioners, so they can assess and examine you, make a diagnosis and provide advice and treatment, including a prescription if required. Read more about nursing services.

Julie Reid

Julie Reid

Lead Nurse

Lorraine Forsyth

Lorraine Forsyth

Nurse Practitioner

BSc in Nursing, Nurse Prescriber. Minor Illness Management, Asthma Diploma, Diabetic Diploma, Family Planning Certificate, ILM Leadership and Management Certificate.

Jill Clark

Jill Clark

Nurse Practitioner

BSc Nursing, 2000. General Practice Nursing based since 2010. Nurse Independent/Supplementary Prescriber, 2017. Minor Illness/Injury, Asthma, Menopause and Sexual Health Certificates.

Trish Stewart

Patricia Stewart

Nurse Practitioner

BA Nursing Studies with Specialist Nursing. Asthma diploma, COPD diploma, Certificate in Diabetes and Minor Illness Management. Nurse Prescriber.

Keri Garland

Keri Garland

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Ren Lawlor

Ren Lawlor

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Meet our Health Care Assistants

Health Care Assistants deal with a variety of health care needs such as blood sampling, urine testing, weight monitoring, blood pressure checks and home blood pressure monitoring, depo, B12, flu & shingles injections, heart tracings (ECGs), respiratory function tests and are involved in the chronic disease management clinics and carers health checks.

Mrs Lynn Ferrar

Lynn Ferrar

 

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Sarah also provides skin clinic services and suture removal.

Mrs Kim Birse

Kim Birse

Kim also assists Dr Thomas during her minor surgery procedures and suture removal.

Denise Eggie

Denise Eggie

Liudmyla Hladun

Liudmyla Hladun

Academy Medical Centre

We are one of the largest GP practices in Tayside, Scotland, with approximately 9,200 patients on our list.

The surgery is open Monday to Friday from 8am-1pm & 2pm-6pm (except public holidays).

Academy Medical Centre
Academy Street
Forfar
DD8 2HA
Tel: 01307 462316
Email: academymc.tayside@nhs.scot