Glasgow Medical Rooms

PRIVATE GP AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR

DR SHEILA O’NEILL

MBChB DRCOG MRCGP Dr. Sheila O’Neill is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and holds a postgraduate diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is a general practitioner with over 20 years’ experience. Prior to founding Glasgow Medical Rooms a private general practice, Dr. O’Neill held a partnership in a busy NHS general practice in Govanhill where she provided comprehensive primary health care. She became one of the first female GP trainers in the West of Scotland training many young doctors. She also tutored 3rd and 5th-year medical students for nearly 20 years. During her 20 years in the partnership, Dr. Sheila O’Neill organised specialised clinics in addition to general practice appointments, including a Cryotherapy Clinic, Drug Clinic and Healthy Heart Clinic. As well as having dealt with NHS patients on a daily basis, Dr. O’Neill also has vast experience of dealing with medical assessments for insurance purposes, HGV medicals, reports for insurance companies, Visa medicals and more. Dr. Sheila O’Neill is delighted to bring her wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience to our private patients and clients at Glasgow Medical Rooms.

Practice Manager

NICOLA KEANE

Nicola is our accomplished professional Practice Manager who proudly maintains a highly productive, efficient and quality driven environment at all times. Experienced professional with strong leadership and relation-building skills. Nicola’s dedication to her professional image is thorough and in-depth from using her extensive administrative experience to support the clinicians, to taking great pride in her own appearance as her nails are always perfectly manicured and polished. Meticulous administrator, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. Expert Manager who thrives in fast-paced, high volume medical offices. Experienced with strength in managing multiple tasks simultaneously and fostering a cohesive staff team. Her welcoming, confident and approachable personality make her the perfect choice for her role. This coupled with her professionalism and proficiency in her job role meant that Nicola exceeds expectations. Nicola is family orientated and often spends her days off with her family and friends.

General Practioner

DR OLGA MORTON

MD, PhD, RCGP and Dip IBLM/BSLM Dr Morton is a practicing GP and a fully certified Doctor in Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle Medicine has been established as a speciality in 2004 by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Diploma is now certified in the UK by the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. It aims to recognise the upstream causes of health and focus on you as a whole person and not just the disease. It is proven to be helpful in treatment of chronic illnesses like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and even depression, among others. Seeing a Lifestyle Private GP will help you get better by looking into your sleep, your diet, effect of stress and your physical activity and improve your health without necessarily using medication. In addition, Dr Morton holds a doctorate degree in Immunology and Autoimmune disease/Inflammation and she has published in high impact peer-reviewed journals including Nature Immunology. This allows her to appreciate the importance of research in health and wellbeing and implement this knowledge in her clinical practice.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

DR ZARA LIPSEY

BSc DClinPsych CPsychol AFBPsS Dr Zara Lipsey has over 20 years experience in working and treating a wide range of psychological issues. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds and is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She specialises in working with individuals with depression, weight and shape issues, responses to trauma and loss… self harm, low self esteem and confidence issues, work-related stress and school-related issues, anxieties and relationship difficulties.Dr Lipsey works primarily within Mindfulness–Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Framework (MCBT) alongside other techniques such as Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, Systemic Therapies, and traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She supports people and organisations in a number of areas including return to work programmes (Employee Assisted Programmes), those with insurance and private medical packages, GP & self-referrals as well as medico-legal assessments. Further information about the services of Dr Zara Lipsey and how to make a booking can be found at www.mindmyhealth.co.uk

Clinical Nurse Specialist

FIONA GILMOUR

I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist who has over 25 years experience working with children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of psychological difficulties. I am a registered Mental Health Nurse, and hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and a number of other therapies including: FBT, CBT-E, MET and Family Therapy. I work primarily within a CBT framework but my extensive training and expertise gives me the flexibility to incorporate other therapeutic techniques to suit your needs. I have experience working with: depression/low mood, anxiety disorders, eating difficulties, OCD, stress, low self esteem, adolescent issues and neuro-developmental problems. I am highly skilled in assessing and formulating difficulties and planning appropriate therapeutic interventions.

MBChBao, MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

Dr FIONA O’DONOGHUE

Dr O’Donoghue is a GP and menopause specialist who has worked in the NHS for over 25 years. She graduated form Queens University Belfast in 1991 and worked in Belfast before moving to work in Australia. She returned to Glasgow to complete GP training and has been here ever since. She worked in the first dedicated menopause clinic in the UK, with Dr David Mackay Hart incorporating clinical work with menopause research. She has many years of experience in working in primary care menopause and sexual health. She has a holistic approach to management of the menopause and views it as a positive transition in a woman’s life and values an individual tailored and personal approach incorporating diet exercise and lifestyle as part of good management. Pharmacological and non pharmalogical alternatives are an important part of her ethos. She is a member of the British menopause society, the British medical association and a member of the faculty of reproductive and sexual health.

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon MBChB FRCS (Tr&Orth) Medicolegal report writing & expert witness

SIMON SPENCER

Mr Spencer is a Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. He graduated from Aberdeen University Medical School in 2000 before moving to Glasgow and specialising in Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, being appointed as a Consultant Surgeon in 2011. Mr Spencer is highly experienced in providing an expert orthopaedic and trauma medicolegal opinion; both through reports and as an expert witness. He runs a private medicolegal clinic at Glasgow Medical Rooms.

Lead Physiotherapist

CHRIS WICKS

Chris is our in house physiotherapist who specialises in MSK physiotherapy as well as occupational health assessment. He has over 6 years experience working in this field and takes a particular interest in back pain, neck pain and knee rehabilitation. Chris has worked in elite sport for 5 years now, at both club and international level in football and rugby. Chris has also worked with large organisations to provide physiotherapy for their employees for a variety of complaints from postural related pain to repetitive strain. Chris has vast experience in soft tissue massage also, through work in the sports environment. Chris enjoys keeping an active lifestyle, enjoying the gym after having to retire from rugby with his own injuries! He also has a love for dogs and has a golden Labrador – Watson. Ask Chris about him and you can guarantee he will show you lots of pictures of Watson.

Consultant Psychiatrist

DR NASIM RASUL

MBChB(Glasgow) MRCPsych. Having graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1999 Dr Rasul has worked as a psychiatrist in the West of Scotland for over 20 years, with fourteen years at consultant level. Dr Rasul is currently working as a consultant in NHS Forth Valley, having previously worked for 12 years in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. He is experienced in the assessment and management of common and severe mental health disorders; including psychosis, depression, anxiety, memory problems and dementia, as well as complex presentations of dementia. His consultant experience has been in the community, inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr Rasul was born and bred in the UK. He studied medicine at Glasgow University, graduating in 1999. He undertook his psychiatry training in the West of Scotland and has a special interest in medical education. Dr Rasul has been the postgraduate education course director for West of Scotland Psychiatry for the last 10 years, working closely with young training doctors in psychiatry, helping shape their educational development. Dr Rasul has been invited to chair and speak at national conferences on subjects including ECT, depression, occupational burnout and capacity issues.