The practice is situated in Carluke Health Centre. There are 3 GP Partners, 6 Salaried GPs, 4 Practice Nurses, 3 Nurse Practitioners, 2 NHSL Pharmacists, 2 NHSL Mental Health Nurses, 2 Community Link workers and attached staff providing general medical services for NHS Lanarkshire for approximately 11,500.
The practice area covers the ML8 postcode area of Carluke, villages of Law, Braidwood, Cartland, Crossford, Rosebank and the farming area immediately surrounding the towns.
Practice Mission Statement
It is the aim of this practice to provide a high standard of patient care by both medical and non-medical staff. We aim to be an approachable and accessible practice which provides personal care for our patients. We hope to respond to changes in modern medical practice and ensure our medicine is carried out on a basis of scientific validity.
Practice History
We chose the name “St Luke’s Medical Practice” when we moved into Carluke Health Centre because, St Luke’s Tower is a well known Carluke landmark, visible from our wing in our new health centre. Also, St Luke, in the Bible, was a physician.
We realised that we are continuing a heritage of medical care as a GP practice in Carluke. Since the NHS began in 1948, Carluke has been served by a succession of respected GPs. Dr Cuthbert, then Dr Sommerville practiced out of a property in Clyde Street. Dr Paterson joined with Dr Sommerville in 1958, and for a few years, the practice was housed in the ‘Templar’s Hall’.
In about 1976, the practice moved to our previous premises in Market Place, where
Dr Paterson was joined by Dr Ann Jackson.
Dr Stewart and Dr Innes both started in the practice in 1984.
Dr Boyd joined in 1991, Dr Gemmill in 1992 and Dr MacDonald in 1994.
Gradually, with more doctors joining, and changes in medicine, we feel that we ‘outgrew’ the old health centre, and plans were made to move to Chapel Street. We moved into the Health Centre on Chapel Street in August 2010.
Dr Jack joined in 2016, Dr Hughes in 2017 and Dr Young joined in 2018.
We are also proud to announce that following a lot of hard work, in March 2024 we were award accreditation to become a GP Training Practice and welcomed our first GPST1 in August 2024. Becoming a GP Training Practice allows us to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals to ensure a robust, patient-centred service for years to come. We believe this growth reflects our commitment to enhancing healthcare services and to continuing to provide exceptional care to our patients.
Thank you for your ongoing trust and continued support.
Our Current Doctors
Partners: Dr Jack, Dr Hughes and Dr Young
Other GPs working in the team include: Dr Gemmill, Dr Gibson, Dr Hood, Dr Chin and Dr Gatenby.