GREYFRIARS MEDICAL CENTRE

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HISTORY

The Practice started in January 2000 with the amalgamation of two long established neighbouring partnerships; 33 Castle Street with Colin Jamieson, David Flockhart, Peter Hutchison, John Kennedy & Keith Grant and 45 George Street with Craig Brown, Bruce Halliday & Dawn Philip. Both partnerships had outgrown their respective premises and had worked closely together for out of hours cover for many years.  At the inaugural ceremony, the premises were declared open by our youngest patient, Master Joseph Miller (a "millennium baby" born on 1st January 2000), supported by our oldest medically qualified patient, Mr John Neilson, a retired surgeon previously of Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary.

35 George Street

Previous partners - Dr Edward Hutcheon single handed - originally  in Catherine Street, then Dr Marie Grant took over, followed by Bill Carruthers, joined by Frank Waite, his son-in law, and Pat McFadden - based at 35 George Street.

33 Castle Street

Previous partners - Drs Gibb, Craig, Donnan, Robert Borthwick, Alec Murray, Jack Cochran - surgery originally in George Street, later at 33 Castle Street with a branch surgery in Lincluden in the 1960s.  Drs Susan Foote and Mary Sutherland were part-time partners between 1989 and 1993 and Drs Liz Barron, Heather Armstrong and Christine Grant were assistant GPs with us between 1986 and 2002.

The old surgery at 33 Castle Street before 1980 was entirely contained within the ground floor area of 33 as detailed on the plan.  It then consisted of four extremely small consulting rooms - see picture below (now converted back to two normal sized rooms, Rooms 1 and 2).

Plan of 33 Castle Street surgery

Plan of 33 Castle Street in 1979
(front door onto Castle Street at the bottom)

Dr Jamieson's consulting room 1979

Dr Jamieson's room in 1979

The old Reception desk 33 Castle Street 1979

Reception desk 33 Castle Street in 1979

Where the current Reception area is now, there was an "L"-shaped Reception / record storage / office area along two sides of a single waiting room.  Note the old Lloyd George record envelopes and the tiny hatch at eye level for "welcoming" patients.  The chair looks like a hazard which would now be condemned under the Health and Safety at Work Act.