We have five practice nurses – Alice Matthews, Moira Clements, Carole Smart, Christine Ritchie and Kate Wilson. We have a District Nurse team who are not employed by the practice but who are based with us at Union Brae. Chris Turner is the Community Matron and Moira Graham, Elizabeth Sangster and Kirsty Sanderson are the Community Nurses. Joyce Armstrong and Helen Williamson work as auxiliary nurses, assisting the district and community nurses in their duties.
 | Alice Matthews SRN RGN – Level 1 Alice started working at the surgery in October 2000. She had previously worked in the local Accident and Emergency Department – gaining some valuable emergency experience. Alice in trained in asthma, family planning, cervical smear taking, travel health and sexual health. Her special interests are family planning and sexual health promotion for which she is the lead nurse in the practice. Alice is also the lead nurse for cervical screening and travel health.
Click here for more information on Travel Health, Cervical Screening or Sexual Infections |
 | Moira Clements SRN RGN Moira joined the practice in 2003 after working at Berwick Infirmary for many years. She has completed her cervical cytology training and diabetes and asthma diplomas. She is the lead diabetic nurse in the practice. Click here for more information about diabetic clinics.
Moira also runs the smoking cessation clinics and if you need some help and support to quit just make an appointment with her. Click here for more information about the smoking cessation clinics. |
 | Carole Smart Carole joined the practice in February 2007. As well as running the heart disease, well man and new patient clinics Carole assists the visiting Gynaecologist from the Borders General Hospital at a fortnightly clinic. She also runs the childhood immunisation clinics. . |
 | Christine Ritchie Christine returned to the practice in April 2008 after a four year break. She is very happy to be back and enjoys all aspects of practice nursing. Christine is currently doing further training towards a Nurse Practitioner qualification at present..
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 | Sister Kate Wilson RGN ONC Kate works as a phlebotomist (takes blood) two mornings per week at Union Brae Surgery. |
 | Sister Chris Turner Chris joined the District Nursing Team in January 2010 and will be with the team for six months initially. . |
 | Community Nurse Moira Graham RGN Moira has an interest in wound care and is a cardiac rehabilitation facilitator. She sees patients both at their homes and at the surgery. |
 | Community Nurse Elizabeth Sangster RGN Information to follow. |
| Kirsty Sanderson Kirsty is due to join the District Nursing team in the Spring of 2010. Further information to follow. |
The Auxillary Nurses
Joyce Armstrong: 
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Debbie McLeman February 2010