Appointments

Appointments are available daily between 8.30am and 5pm. All surgeries are by appointment only and can be made by contacting the Practice by phone (01478 612013) or in-person.

Please be advised that all staff are authorised to ask certain questions in order to ensure that patients receive the most appropriate medical care at the most appropriate time.

GP appointments are routinely 15 minutes long. If you are aware that your consultation may be lengthy, or you have several health problems to discuss, please request a double appointment.

The Practice offers evening GP appointments twice a week in Portree from 5.30pm onwards for those patients who cannot attend at the normal surgery times. Occasionally, there will be an extra early morning clinic, starting at 7.30am.

Clinicians Available In-Practice

In addition to General Practitioners, we have other clinicians available who may be more suited to assist with particular health conditions/problems. All Advanced Practitioners are able to prescribe medication.

Advanced Nurse Practitioner: Katie Guerra

Katie, our ANP, can deal with a wide variety of acute problems (e.g. coughs, acute infections, urinary infections). Appointments are made with our Advanced Nurse Practitioner on-the-day. Katie also specialises in diabetes and can carry out reviews.

Advanced Practice Pharmacist: Malcolm Mathieson

Malcolm is based in the Practice and undertakes a variety of medication related duties including blood pressure monitoring. Pre-bookable clinics are held on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.

First Contact Physiotherapist: Mairi Gillies

Mairi holds physiotherapy appointments in the Practice. Pre-bookable appointments are available every Wednesday and Friday.

Primary Care Mental Health Team

Helen Purkis and Anna MacIver are our Mental Health Practitioners. They offer CBT-focussed therapy sessions remotely – either over the phone or by video consultation. Patients must consult with a GP who will refer them to the service. The Mental Health Team work every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.