Roxburgh Practice

General information

Roxburgh Practice is a GP Surgery located in Greenock and serving the population of Inverclyde District.

The Practice is accredited as a Training Practice.
This means that the Practice Team are involved in the essential training of junior doctors to become GPs. These junior doctors are qualified and have worked in various hospital speciality posts but in order to become specialists in Primary Care (i.e. GPs) they must complete 18 months under the close supervision of qualified GPs. Once they have fulfilled their training requirements and passed the examinations for Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners, these newly qualified GPs are able to leave the Practice and work elsewhere.

Being a Training Practice is prestigious and Practices are only granted this status after demonstrating high standards of patient care and with GPs who have been trained to train other doctors.

The Practice is also proud to be associated with the Medical School of the University of Glasgow, one of the foremost Medical Schools in the UK and the top Medical School in Scotland. Both Dr Margaret Thompson and Dr John Thompson teach students in Years 2 and 3 of the Medical Curriculum (the course which helps train future doctors). You may be asked if you would mind being seen by or with one or more medical students. Patients often report very positive experiences being directly involved with the training of future doctors, but if you would prefer to be seen alone please tell our friendly reception team or the person with whom your appointment is booked.

Our Practice Team comprises:

Clinical Staff

Dr Roderick Grose (Senior Partner)
MBChB (Glasgow - 1987) MRCP

Dr Margaret Thompson
BSc (Hons), MBChB (with Commendation) (Glasgow - 1999), DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP

Dr John Thompson
BSc (MedSci), MBChB (with Commendation) (Glasgow - 2001), DRCOG, MRCGP (also sits on West of Scotland Faculty Board of the Royal College of General Practitioners).

Dr Kathryn McCreight
BSc MBChB (Manchester - 2007) MRCGP DFSRH Paediatric Scholarship

Sr Jacqueline Pirrie, RGN: Practice Nurse
Sr Jane Beesley, RGN: Practice Nurse

Mrs Elizabeth Larkin: Phlebotomist

Maryann Dunnet - Lead Pharmacist
Sandra Reynolds - Pharmacist/Pain Clinic
Mairi Ward - Pharmacist

Administrative Staff

Mrs Rosemary Nolan: Practice Manager

Mrs Evelyn Spence: Assistant Practice Manager/Senior Admin

Mrs Shona Darrah: Secretary

Mrs Cathy Sinnamon: Admin/Secretarial work
Mrs Kelly Gillan: Admin/Secretarial work
Mrs Carol Quinn: Admin
Mrs Evelyn O'Brien: Admin
Mrs Christine Morgan: Admin
Mrs Carole McLaughlin: Admin
Ms Laura Spence: Admin