Doctors
DR SHANTHI RAVICHANDRAN
Dr Shanthi trained in Edinburgh, completing her GP training with distinction in 2004, and has been working in the Highlands since 2007. She is passionate about the benefits of making healthy lifestyle choices.
DR MICHELLE MEHERS
Dr Michelle Mehers MBChB (Hons) Aberdeen 2008 MRCGP 2014 DFSRH 2016.
Dr Michelle has been a GP partner at the practice since 2019. She enjoys teaching and is the lead tutor for the fourth year medical students from Aberdeen University. Her special interests include remote and rural medicine, minor surgery and reproductive & sexual health. Passionate about life style medicine, she is completing yoga teacher training. In her spare time she enjoys mountaineering, wild swimming, biking and skiing.
Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners are highly experienced nurses who have undertaken additional medical education. They can examine, investigate and treat many problems for which you may have seen a doctor in the past.
JANE CLARK-HAY
Jane graduated from Abertay University in 2000 with BSc (Hons) and returned to the Highlands to work. She has nearly 20 years experience in Unscheduled Care and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice. Jane has worked in the practice since 2020. She enjoys time off outdoors; paddling, walking and camping trips with family.
Nurses
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.
Physiotherapist
Our First Contact Physio is employed by the Health Board and works every Tuesday with us. They see patients with musculoskeletal problems and can also arrange imaging and onward referral where appropriate. Patients are encouraged to self refer directly to the physio and do not need to see another clinician first.
Pharmacists
Our pharmacists are employed by the health board and attached to our practice. They help us with vital medicines safety work, but also offer appointments for patients who would like further information with, or help managing their medication. Fiona has a special interest in HRT and sees patients for their annual reviews.
Practice Management
The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
Senior Admin Assistant
Reception
Our friendly reception team are your first point of contact in the practice, and also look after the dispensing of prescriptions. They will do their best to answer any queries that you have, and will arrange appointments with the most appropriate person for your needs.