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Park Road SurgeryPark Road Surgery

Park road surgeryPark Road

RosythKY11 2SE

01383 418931 www.parkroad.gpsurgery.net

Monday to Friday 0800 to 1800

History of Rosyth• Early 12th century Rosyth was mentioned

by Pope Alexander 111• 1n 1903 naval base established, building

began in 1909 on the dock yard.• Royal garden city of Rosyth was then

established.• The earliest recorded GP was a Dr J

Nesbit in 1922

Philosophy of care• Park road surgery provides

individualised, holistic care for the community of Rosyth.

GPs

Dr Chalmers• Dr MaCaulay

• Dr Mackay• Dr Clayton

Student nurses• On your first morning you will be

introduced to your mentor.• An outline of your learning

objectives will be set.• We will give you a diary so we can

plan your experience and also know where you are at all times.

Hours of work/uniform• You will be expected to work 0830am to 5pm

with an hour for lunch. The hours will be negotiated with your mentor. With a half day off a week to do your community study booklet where appropriate.

• When in clinical setting you will be required to wear your uniform.

• When out with the health visitors you will be required to wear smart clothes. No jeans and no bellies!!!!!

• Please bring an all weather coat.

Sickness and Absence• Report to the health centre to let

them know your unwell. 01383 416181

• Phone the university to let them know your off sick.

• 01592 268888 ext 5933• Keep in touch and let us know when

you are coming back to work.

Orientation to health centre

• Your mentor will show you around the building, pointing out equipment .

• She will go through fire and safety procedures.

• She will show you where the policy manuals are.

• And introduce you to all the key members of the team.

District nursesDistrict nurse Audrey Mair

Community staff nurseHelen Rigby

Jamey McConnell Level 3 Carer

Catherine Dignan

What the DNs can offer!!!

• One to one learning experience with your mentor.• Wound management.• Catheterisation practice.• Diabetic care.• Enteral feeding.• Palliative care.• Awareness of specific chronic conditions.• Injection technique.• Experience of following the nursing process.• Continence assessments.

Health Visitors• Penny Lambert• Louise Elliott • Alison Lambie

What HV have to offer!!• ANTENATAL CARE• CHILDREN 0-5 IMMUNISATION• ENCOPRESIS AND ENURESIS

CLINICS• BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT • MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

REHABILITATION

School Nurses

Gill Williams

Jennifer Sutherland

Jane Main

Tracey Thomson

What the school nurses can offer!!

• Involvement in health promotion – head lice, healthy eating, puberty, sexual health education, relationship, handwashing

• Involvement with child health surveillance programme• Child protection issues and understanding at multi

agency working• Supporting vulnerable children, families and carers• Ongoing support to pupils through transition to High

School, ongoing assessment, evaluation on progress, involving drop in clinics

• Advice to parents on general topics, e.g. nutrition, weight, enuresis, encopresis, behaviour, mental health

• Link liaison with other health care professionals

Clinics available in the health centre.

• Antenatal care• Chronic heart disease • Smoking cessation• Asthma and COPD• Physiotherapy• Childhood immunisations• Podiatry• Psychiatry/ behavioural therapy• Speech therapy • Practice nurse/nurse practioner

Also available;• Rosyth resource centre• Sit in with the GPs• Spend some time with a home

care manager.

• We hope you enjoy your placement.

• Please don’t hesitate to ask us anything.