Counterweight Clinicians

Counterweight has been implemented in the following Health Boards/CHPs. In each area, the Counterweight Specialist facilitates the implementation of the programme with a locally-based clinician who is referred to as the NHS Counterweight Clinician (formerly referred to as the buddy clinican). It is the NHS Counterweight Clinican who continues to support the programme post implementation.


Health Board Counterweight Specialist NHS Counterweight Clinician
NHS Ayrshire Louise McCombie
April 09 – Current
Pam Lindsay
Pam.Lindsey@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
07887 822031
NHS Borders Paula Regan
July 08 – Current
Vacant
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Marney Quinn
October 09 – Current
Sally Pattinson
sallypattinson@nhs.net
07825 425728
NHS Fife Adri Vermeulen
April 11 - Current
Debbie Paterson
dpaterson3@nhs.net
01383 565361
NHS Forth Valley Anne Clarke
July 08 - Current
Lesley Hetherington
LesleyHetherington@nhs.net
01786 431155
NHS Grampian Maria Dow
July 08 - Current
Job description developed for Aberdeen city.
NHS Grampian post freeze until further notice.
NHS Highlands Maria Dow & Adri Vermeulen
July 08 - Current

Sarah Bowyer
sarah.bowyer1@nhs.net
01599 530945

 NHS Lanarkshire Marney Quinn
April 06 - March 08
Vacant
NHS Lothian Louise McCombie
April 06 - October 08
Mary Deans
mary.deans@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 
07540674894
NHS Orkney Anna Bell-Higgs
July 08 - Current
Lindsey Gray
lindseygray@nhs.net 
01856 879801
NHS Shetland Paula Noble
May 11 - Current

Sally Jones

01595 743203

NHS Tayside Maria Dow
March 06 - September 08
Lyndsey Renfrew
l.renfrew1@nhs.net 
01738 473507

Gillian McFarlane (Angus CHP)
gmcfarlane@nhs.net
01307 476494
NHS Western Isles Adri Vermeulen
July 08 - Current

Sara Aboud
sara.aboud@nhs.net
01851 708920

Ashleigh Macaskill
ashleigh.macaskill@nhs.net
01851 708257