Contacts

Community Pharmacy Development Team
Email us at CPDT@nhs.scot
Follow us on Twitter: @nhslcommpharm

Ellen Jo Fowler (Lead Pharmacist for Community Pharmacy development)
ellenjo.fowler2@nhs.scot
0131 537 6625

NHS Lothian Contacts

ePharmacy Helpdesk at NSS (they are part of the Service Delivery Team within Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services, and provide comprehensive and professional support to Community Pharmacies, General Practitioners, NHS Boards, IT suppliers and Pharmacy related professionals all across Scotland):

https://www.nss.nhs.scot/pharmacy-services/epharmacy-customer-helpdesk/epharmacy-customer-helpdesk

Opening hours

  • Monday to Thursday 0830 until 1630
  • Friday 0830 until 1600

Contact details

eHealth Helpdesk (for instance, problems with NHS Mail/Service Now)

0131 536 5050 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

NHS Lothian Contacts List

Handy NHS Lothian Contacts List (updated March 2024) – quick reference list for all Lothian community pharmacy teams including ePharmacy endorsing/claiming queries, unexpected closures, specials, NHS Mail etc.

Scott Garden (Director of Pharmacy and Medicines)
scott.garden2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Stephen McBurney  (Associate Director)
stephen.c.mcburney@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
0131 537 6308

Wendy Carswell (Pharmacist Coordinator for Community Pharmacy & Primary Care)
wendy.carswell@nhs.scot
0131 537 6679

Mandy Canning (Vaccine and Cold Chain Support technician)
mandy.canning@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
0131 537 6428

Lisa Dunn (Primary Care Pharmacy Technician Team Manager)
lisa.dunn@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Paul Maguiness (Lead Pharmacist for Substance Misuse and Prison Services)
paul.maguiness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
0131 537 8300

Carol Philip (Antimicrobial Pharmacist)
carol.philip@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Alison Cockburn (Antimicrobial Pharmacist)
Alison.Cockburn@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Pam Chisholm (Palliative Care Pharmacist)
pam.chisholm@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Debbie Alexander (Lead Pharmacist Controlled Drugs Governance Team)
debbie.alexander4@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Katherine Davidson (Consultant in Pharmaceutical Public Health)
katherine.davidson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

The Unlicensed Medicines Team
specials@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Primary Care Pharmacists

Midlothian HSCP

Sandy Watson
sandy.watson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

West Lothian HSCP

Carol Holmes
carol.holmes@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Hazel Brown
hazel.brown@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk  

East Lothian HSCP

Alan Millarvie
alan.millarvie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

North West Edinburgh HSCP

Anne Young
anne.e.young@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Anne Kinnear
anne.kinnear@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Wendy Carswell
wendy.carswell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Rocio Toribio
rocio.toribio@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

North East Edinburgh HSCP

June Edwards
june.edwards@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Linzi Jack
linzi.jack@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 

South West Edinburgh HSCP

Katie Johnston
katie.johnston@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Hazel Garven
hazel.garven@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Karen Reid
karen.reid@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Susanne Gooding
susanne.gooding@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

South East Edinburgh HSCP

Claire Stein
claire.stein@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Gillian Brunton
gillian.brunton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 

Claire Hyslop
claire.hyslop@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

ScriptSwitch Pharmacist

Alison McCulloch
alison.mcculloch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk