Drs
Travers, Mutch, Albiston,
Harkins, Kennedy, Harkins & Lannigan
30
Croftfoot Road, Glasgow G44 5JT
Tel: 0141 531 8600
Fax: 0141 531 8602
Gorbals Health Centre, 45 Pine Place, Glasgow G5 0BQ
Tel: 0141 531 8260
Fax: 0141 531 8247
This website has
been designed to tell you about the practice and the services that we offer. Please
read it carefully. We trust that you will find it helpful and informative.
History
of the Practice
The Ker Practice was
founded in the early 20th century by George McKendrick who was joined by his nephew
Dr G Gladstone Robertson, the famous 'Gorbals Doctor', in 1923.
Many partners have come and gone since then, but the practice has continued to
serve the Gorbals area as well as Castlemilk, Croftfoot and parts in between.
The practice still bears the name of the Ker Practice after the Ker brothers,
Gordon and Norman, who were well known in the community and partners for many
years.
Although there are now many newer faces among the partners, it remains our aim
to provide a high standard of care to all our patients.
PATIENT
CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION
The practice complies with Data Protection and Access to Medical Records legislation. Identifiable information about you will be shared with others in the following circumstances: to provide further medical treatment for you eg from district nurses and hospital services; to help you get other services eg from the social work department. This requires your consent.
Anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services eg for diabetes care.
If you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know and we will remove your name from the list.
Out-of-hours emergency centres have access to your medical records but this is only your repeat medication and any allergies that you may have.
You can have access or copies of your medical records by putting your request in writing. A fee may be charged for this.
PRACTICE
POLICY ON VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
Definition of
Violence
Incidents where persons are abused,
threatened or assaulted in circumstances related to their work, involving explicit
or implicit challenge to their safety, wellbeing or health.
Policy Statement
"It is the position of NHS Greater
Glasgow & Clyde that violence is unacceptable in whatever
form it takes, or for whatever reason. NHS GG&C regards violence and aggression
towards any member of staff, from whatever source, as a matter of priority and
aims to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable that all staff are not adversely
effected by threats or by actual incidents of violence or aggression. NHS GG&C
will work closely with staff, staff-side organisations and the police to ensure
that those who commit violent acts are appropriately dealt with".
ANY PATIENT WHO IS AGGRESSIVE, PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY, TO ANY MEMBER OF STAFF WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM OUR LIST. ANY INCIDENT OF PHYSICAL ABUSE WILL BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE.
FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION – PUBLICATION SCHEME
The Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002
obliges the practice to produce a Publication Scheme. A Publication Scheme is
a guide to the ‘classes’ of information the practice intends to routinely
make available.
This scheme is available from reception.
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