Our Staff
GP Partners
Dr Elizabeth Guthrie
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG 1983 (Aberdeen 1981)
Liz did her undergraduate training in Aberdeen then returned to her native West coast to complete her house jobs in Ayrshire and her GP training in Inverclyde. She then worked at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital where she developed her skills in Acupuncture before returning to Arran doing regular holiday locums for all 3 practices. In 1997 she joined Dr Malcolm Kerr as a partner in Brodick and has been involved throughout all the changes to form the now Arran Medical Group. Liz practices homoeopathy and acupuncture and is a GPWsI in Palliative Care.
Dr Faye Hamill
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP (Edinburgh 1997)
Faye trained in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, completing her GP training in rural Perthshire. She undertook a GP Rural Fellowship on Arran before taking over as a Principal in the old Shiskine Practice with her husband, Greg. Her main area of interest is Female and Reproductive health and she is a GP with Special Interest (GPwSI) in Gynaecology.
Dr Greg Hamill
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP (Edinburgh 1997)
Greg was the first GP Rural Fellow on Arran in 2002, with a spell as a salaried GP before he and his wife, Faye, took over the old Shiskine Practice. Areas of interest include running an A&E/fracture clinic, minor surgery, GP ultrasound and he is a clinical tutor for medical students. He is the development lead for the group including finances and contracts and was Clinical Lead for the Arran Clinical Review project 2011-2013.
Dr Graeme Thompson
MBChB MRCGP (Aberdeen 1999)
Dr Andrew Gaw
MEng MBChB (Glasgow 2012)
Andrew started life as a Civil Engineer before a career change into medicine. Since graduating from Glasgow he has trained in Ayrshire and Arran ever since. He completed his GP training with Arran Medical Group in 2018.
Dr Tristan Hamade
MBChB (Glasgow 2008)
Dr Isla Cox
MBChB MRCGP BSc DRCOG DFFP
Isla was a Rural Fellow on Arran in 2017/18. She graduated as GP in 2007 and has been practicing largely in Sussex since then. Her past experience includes expedition medicine, GP trainer and GP course organiser. She is currently the lead for children and young people’s services and child protection.
Dr Kelvin McMillan
MB ChB 2012 Glasgow
Kelvin graduated from Glasgow University and then began working in Inverclyde Royal hospital and the Royal Alexandra hospital. He then became a GP trainee in Lanarkshire and worked at Biggar Medical Practice. On completing his training he was keen to develop his skills in remote and rural general practice so has taken up a post as the Arran Rural fellow. He and his young family are excited about the opportunities which this will bring.
Doctors
Dr Gemma Reid
GP ST Trainee
Nurses
Sister Jill Divine
RGN
(Shiskine)
Sister Nicola Sketchley-Kaye
RGN, Diploma Primary Care Coronary Disease Management, Certificate in Diabetes Care
(Lamlash/Whiting Bay)
Claire McNiven
BSc Adult Nursing, BSc Health Studies, Diploma in Advanced Practice
(Lochranza/Brodick/Lamlash)
Hannah Taylor
Practice Nurse
Jennifer Soffa
CTAC Nurse
Lynne MacVicar
CTAC Nurse
Healthcare Assistants
Deborah Robertson
(Shiskine/Brodick)
Practice Management
Fiona Horbury
Practice Manager
Janice MacVicar
Dispensary Manager
Administration
Hazel Mackenzie
Finance Co-ordinator
Emma Ingham
Team Leader (Lamlash/Whiting Bay)
Janette Head
Alison McNicol
Madelaine Stewart
Carol Wickstead
Jean Clark
Fiona Wilson
Mairi Farquhar
Geraldine Arthur
Faith Ferguson
Kirsty McKinnon
Administration/Dispensary
Gwen Brooks
Laura Hemming
Jansci Sketchley-Kaye
IT
Gillian Ross
Community Nurses
Ann Reid
Early Years/School Staff Nurse
Midwives
Elaine Kelso
MDT (Multi Disciplinary Team)
Lorraine Hewie
Community Link Worker
Nicky Smith
Physiotherapy