Staff

GP Partners

  • DR KATARINA FORSYTH

    MBChB (Edin 1988), DCH, DFSRH

    Dr Forsyth has been a partner at Inchpark Surgery since 1995 and enjoys meeting new generations of the local families and striving for continuity of care. She has worked in Sexual Health Services and has an interest in Women’s Health. She has regular coil-fitting sessions at Inchpark. Outside work she has a grown up family and enjoys playing bassoon in amateur music groups as well as swimming and walking in the great outdoors.

  • DR STEVEN BEST

    BSc (Hons), MBChB (Edin 2000), MRCGP, DRCOG

    Dr Best grew up in Northern Ireland before moving to Edinburgh to do his medical training. He has an interest in musculoskeletal medicine and GP training. Outside of work, he is busy with family life and enjoys running and cycling in the Pentland Hills when he gets the chance!

  • DR EUAN ALEXANDER

    MBChB (Aberdeen 2004), MRCGP, DRCOG

    Dr Alexander grew up in Haddington and studied medicine at Aberdeen University. He has worked in a variety of jobs and places and completed his GP training at Inchpark in 2009 before starting as a partner in 2010. Dr Alexander is a GP trainer, looks after Inchview Care Home and is a GP representative for South East Edinburgh at Lothian LMC. He enjoys a busy family life, walking his dog Woody, playing football and squeezing in the occasional game of golf on The Braids.

  • DR SOPHIE BENNETT

    MBBS (Guy’s & St Thomas’s Medical School 1998), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

    Dr Bennett qualified from Guys and St Thomas’s hospitals, London in 1998. She relocated to Edinburgh in 2010 and has been a partner at Inchpark since 2013. Her special interest is Prescribing, and she is Quality Improvement lead. She loves all aspects of General Practice. Outside of work she is a busy musician playing cello, singing and conducting. She enjoys sewing and gardening and is also a French speaker.

  • DR RACHAEL IMRIE

    BSc (Hons), MBChB (Edin 2009), MSc (Clinical Education), MRCGP, FHEA

    Dr Imrie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. She is especially interested in lifestyle medicine, obesity and the management of Type 2 Diabetes but loves the variety that working as a GP brings. She is also interested in teaching, supervises the FY2 doctors in the surgery and holds an MSc in Medical Education. When not at work she loves spending time outside with her family, running, cycling or orienteering.

  • DR ROBERT COOKE-JONES

    MBChB (Hons, Sheffield 2016), BMedSci (Hons), MRCGP, DFSRH

    Dr Cooke-Jones grew up in Guildford and studied medicine in Sheffield before moving up to Edinburgh for work in 2016. He completed his GP training at Inchpark from 2021-22 and was delighted to return as a partner in 2024. His interests in medicine are sexual and reproductive health and care of elderly people. Outside of work he enjoys sport, music, family time and dog walks with his labrador Cally (a photo of whom adorns his desk!)

GP Specialty Trainees

GP Specialty Trainees are fully qualified doctors who are training to become GPs. They may be in their first year of training (GPST1) or third year of training (GPST3). They work under the supervision of a GP Partner.

  • DR CHLOE STUART (GPST3)

  • DR FAYE CLAYTON (GPST1)

Foundation Year 2 Doctors

Foundation Year 2 Doctors are fully qualified doctors who come to us for a four month rotation to experience general practice. They work under the supervision of a GP Partner.

  • DR SYDNEY ZIDES

    BSc (Hons, St Andrews), MBChB (Edinburgh)

Practice Nurses

  • MADELEINE GRIMSDALL

  • MADALINA BAICAN

Healthcare Assistants

  • LINDA MORE

  • JULIE MYLES

Practice Manager

Simone heads our team of secretarial and reception staff and is responsible for the day to day running of the surgery.

  • SIMONE HENDERSON

Reception

Our receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

  • LYNN LIDDLE

    Reception Supervisor

  • TRACY GARDNER

  • JACQUI BOOTH

  • JULIE CATTANACH

  • KIRSTY MAIN

  • LINDA WALLACE

  • SHELLEY GRAF

Administration

  • ADELAIDE PEREIRA

    Medical Secretary

  • NICKY LETSON

    Data Administrator

Pharmacists

Our pharmacy team provides support in the delivery of medicines related care. They offer medication advice and answer any medication related queries or concerns, support in acute and repeat prescribing, medication reviews to ensure complete, accurate and appropriate medication records. If you would like to discuss or have a question about your medicines, you can call the practice and ask to speak to the pharmacists who are available on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (9am to 5pm).

  • ROSE KAI-KAI

  • FIONA BENZIES

Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner

GP Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners (APPs) are highly experienced physiotherapists based in your GP practice who have skills to assess, diagnose and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions e.g. joint, muscle or bone pain. You can book directly without the need to see a GP first. A GP APP can: assess, diagnose and give first line advice on managing your MSK problem; refer on for further physiotherapy rehabilitation; order investigations such as x-ray; make referrals to secondary care services using the same pathways as GPs e.g. orthopaedics; provide a fit note as part of treatment; and some APPs may also offer corticosteroid injections or independently prescribe medications as part of treatment.

  • KAREN MUNRO

Practice Mental Health Nurse

Clare offers assessment, advice and support with regards to mental well-being. This covers a wide range of topics including anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement, memory concerns, post/pre-natal mental health, self harm, addiction (including gambling), feeling overwhelmed/distressed, trauma and crisis management. Please speak with our reception team to determine whether this service is appropriate for you.

  • CLARE SMITH

Community Link Worker

Mary can help to link you with a wide range of local community resources and activities. Please make an appointment at reception (Wednesdays) She can signpost you onto services related to Finance / Housing / Adult Literacy / Health Eating / Exercise / Volunteering / Substance Misuse / Mental Health / Local Groups & Activities / Employment / Domestic Abuse / Foodbank Referral / Carer Advice Coffee Mornings / Arts & Crafts / Sports Clubs / Children's Activities / Gardening Groups. Please also see 'self-referral' page. 

  • MARY WILSON

Citizens Advice Bureau

Available every Thursday afternoon for patients registered at the surgery. Please make your appointment at reception.

  • KEITH MCCORMAC

Community Midwives

The midwives hold clinics between 8:50am and 10:30am on Tuesday and Friday mornings and liaise with the hospital midwifery service to see mothers and new babies on their return home.
Page last reviewed: 14 April 2025
Page created: 14 April 2025