Nursing Team

About our nurses and healthcare assistants

Meet our Nurses

Our nurses are specially trained in a variety of specialist conditions. One of our nurses is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and three are 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.

Lorraine Forsyth

Mrs Lorraine Forsyth

Lead Nurse/Nurse Practitioner

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

Pamela Welsh

Mrs Pamela Welsh

Nurse Practitioner

Registered Sick Children's Nurse, Diabetes Diploma, Nurse Prescriber.

Keri Garland

Mrs Keri Garland

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advanced clinical practice and assessment skills which allow independent assessment, diagnosis and care of patients. Specialist interest in Women's Health.

Trish Stewart

Mrs Patricia Stewart

Nurse Practitioner

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

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

Mrs Lynn Ferrar

 

Sarah Clark

Miss Sarah Clark

Sarah also provides skin clinic services and suture removal.

Mrs Kim Birse

Mrs Kim Birse

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

Denise Eggie

Mrs Denise Eggie

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