Thornliebank Health Centre

The Partners/Doctors

Dr Richard F Quigley Male Full time
MB ChB (Glasgow 1982) MRCGP Dip Ther DRCOG DOcc Med
Specialist interests: Diabetes, Homeopathy, Minor Surgery and Occupational Medicine

Dr Gerard J Canning Male Full time
BSc MB ChB (Glasgow 1987) FRCS (Glasgow)
Specialist interests: Sports Medicine, Sports Injuries, Minor Surgery and Men’s Health

Dr Fiona C Dorward Female Full time
MB ChB (Glasgow 1987) MRCGP DCH DRCOG DOcc Med
Specialist interests: Occupational Medicine, Family Planning, Children’s Health and Acupuncture

Dr Karen E Wedlock Female Part time
MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG
Specialist interests: Antenatal and Postnatal Care, Children’s Health and Family Planning

You will be registered with one of the above doctors whose name will be on your medical card. You may, however, make an appointment to see the doctor of your choice.

An interpreting service can be arranged via GIS for patients who require it.

Practice Staff

Practice Manager Lorraine Brown Full Time
Receptionist Catherine Greer Full Time
Receptionist Stephanie Brown Full Time
Receptionist Lynn Glasgow Full Time
Secretary Gwen Adams Part Time

Our reception staff are your first contact at the practice and are here to help you. When you call for medical attention they will ask you for medical personal details and they do this under the instruction of the doctors. The more information you are able to give them, the easier it will be for them to assist you and help the doctors work more effectively. All information given to them is treated in confidence and they are bound by the same codes of conduct as the doctors and nurses.

Practice Nurse

Sister Julie Young (Nurse Practitioner) BSc RN INP Dip Asthma, Diabetes

Sister Young works full time with our practice and, in addition to health promotion and chronic disease management, is an independent nurse prescriber as well as a trained counsellor.

Our practice nurse is highly qualified and an experienced clinician. She specialises in Diabetes, Asthma, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Family Planning and Travel Medicine. She has appointments each day between 8.30am (8.00am on a Friday) and 6.00pm. You may also be seen by Sister Young if you request an emergency on-the-day appointment. As well as running clinics for common complaints, she provides preventative care, such as cervical smears, family planning and well man and woman clinics. Julie also hold Asthma, COPD, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetic and Cryotherapy (Wart Removal) clinics throughout the week.

If you are planning a trip abroad and require vaccinations we suggest you attend our nurse six weeks before travel in order to arrange vaccines in plenty of time. Please be aware that some vaccinations are chargeable.

Julie also runs flu clinics each winter for those patients at risk of influenza.

Sister Young can be contacted on 0141 531 6999 during practice hours.

Health Visitors

0141 531 6922            (24hr Answer Machine)

Iona Morris Part Time
Morag Ferguson Part Time


Our health visitors offer health advice and support mainly to families with young children. This includes help with parenting, behaviour management and support to women with postnatal depression as well as child health surveillance and baby vaccination clinics. Please feel free to contact them on the above number if you have any concerns.

At other times they are available for home visits as necessary.

District Nurse

0141 531 6926                 (Answer Machine)

0141 600 6000                 Out of Hours

Sister Fiona Jones RGN BSc DN (Nurse Prescriber)

Fiona is a highly skilled clinician who works full time. She has been part of our team for over 15 years and is involved with academic training of other staff.

Health Care Assistant Jean Wilson

Jean is an invaluable member of our extended nursing team and is involved in both district nursing and health visiting.

Our district nursing team provides skilled nursing care and support to patients, carers and their families, based on the health needs of individuals in their own home.

Treatment Room Nurses

0141 531 6900           9.00am - 4.30pm   Monday to Friday
Our treatment room nurses will see patients referred by the practice.

They carry out routine blood tests (mornings only - no appointment required) along with dressings, ear syringing etc. Attendance in the afternoon is by appointment only.

Community Midwives

0141 201 2256 (Friday 8.00am – 2.00pm)
0141 347 8585 / 8584 (Monday 9.00am – 1.00pm, Tuesday 1.00pm – 4.00pm)

Sister Helena Duffy and her team run community based antenatal clinics in the Health Centre on Thursdays. Appointments can be arranged by contacting the numbers above.