Gilmore Medical Practice

Our Team

Doctors

Dr Ashleigh Cairns

MBchB MRC GP DRCOG DFSRH.

GP Partner
Female

Dr Cairns qualified in Dundee in 2005. (Part Time – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday). Her special interests include woman’s health, children’s health and family planning. She offers contraceptive implant … [continue] Dr Ashleigh Cairns

Dr Melissa Barker

MBChB MRCGP (2015) DRCOG DFSRH

GP Partner
Female

Dr Barker qualified in Edinburgh 2010. (Part Time – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday). Her special interests include woman’s health and family planning.  She offers contraceptive coil and implant insertion … [continue] Dr Melissa Barker

Dr Rachel Cooper

MBChB, BSc Primary Care, MRCGP (2019), DFSRH

GP Partner
Female

Dr Cooper qualified from the University of Leeds in 2013 and completed her GP training in Edinburgh in 2019.  (Part time – Monday, Wednesday , Thursday ) Her specialist interests … [continue] Dr Rachel Cooper

Dr Dami Dosekun

MBBS MRCGP (2020)

GP Partner
Female

Dr Dami Dosekun – Part time (Monday, Thursday & Friday). Qualified in 2014 from Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed GP training in Edinburgh in … [continue] Dr Dami Dosekun

Dr Heather Stirling

MBChB 2014, MRCP 2018, MRCGP 2023

GP
Female

Dr Stirling joined our practice in March 2024 as a Retainer GP. She will be working part time on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her special interests are Elderly medicine and … [continue] Dr Heather Stirling

Nurse practitioners

Ciara Barter

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Female

Ciara is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who works Tuesday – Friday. She has previously worked in Primary Care and Minor Injuries.

Practice nurses

Carol Johnston

SEN, RGN BSc

Practice Nurse
Female

(Part Time – Wednesday- Friday) . Specialised in chronic disease reviews: Asthma, diabetes, COPD, family planning, childhood immunisation, wound management and travel advice.

Alison Campbell

SEN, RGN GPN

Practice Nurse
Female

(Part Time – Monday – Wednesday). Specialised in chronic disease reviews: Asthma, diabetes, family planning, childhood immunisation, wound management and travel advice.

Practice manager

Eleanor Meldrum

Practice Manager
Female

Joined the practice in March 2012 after undertaking the role of Acting Practice Manager at Restalrig Park Medical Centre for 15 months and Office Manager for 5 years. Eleanor completed … [continue] Eleanor Meldrum

Admin Team

Lee Callachan

Office Manager
Female

Lee has been working at Gilmore Medical Practice since 2014 as part of our Reception team and took on the role of Office Manager in 2021.

Admin Staff


Isaac Pringle (Receptionist) Catriona Millar (Receptionist) Hannah Symington(Receptionist) Audrey Ford (Receptionist) Ellie Dowie ( Receptionist) Aileen Kirchin (coder/Summariser)  

Pharmacist

Isobel Bishop

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Isobel works all day Monday and Tuesday within the surgery. She will undertake medication reviews, prescriptions, and various other issues related to patients’ medications.

Hannah Goldie

Integrated Care Pharmacist

Hannah is an Integrated Care Pharmacist and works at the practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Aneta Malachowska

Pharmacy technician
Female

Aneta is our Pharmacy Technician, who works part time alongside our Pharmacists, Hannah Goldie and Isobel Bishop.

Medical Students

Medical Students


We often have medical students sitting in with clinicians as part of their training. If you do not want them to be present during your consultation then please let reception … [continue] Medical Students

Additional healthcare staff

Jennifer Learmonth (Link Worker)


Jen has been working with us as a Community Link Worker since September 2021 and is proving a vital addition to our team. She helps our patients access various support … [continue] Jennifer Learmonth (Link Worker)

Health Visitors


The Health Visitor team can be contacted on 0131 536 9770. They can be contacted about children under 5 years old who are not yet at school. They will be … [continue] Health Visitors

District Nurses


0131 536 9755

Midwives


The Community Midwife team can be contacted on 0131 536 9847. 

Physiotherapy Dept


Please see our Physiotherapy page to see how you can self refer. Tel – 0131 536 9730

Podiatry Dept


The podiatry department can be contacted on 0131 536 1627. If you have a a foot problem you can self refer to the podiatrist. Please ask at reception for a … [continue] Podiatry Dept