Huntington's Disease Specialists

The role of HD Specialists is to assess need, coordinate care, train, educate and advocate on behalf of HD families. They are employed through joint funding from NHS Boards, Health & Social Care Partnerships and the Scottish Huntington’s Association. Contact details for HD Specialists by NHS Board area are listed below.

NHS Board areas with dedicated HD Specialist support

Operations Team
Karen Sutherland (Deputy CEO & Head of Services)
Patricia Cattrell (Team Leader - North/East)

NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Alan McGill (Senior HD Specialist)
Kirstin Meikle (HD Specialist)
Douglas Grant Rehabilitation Centre
Ayrshire Central Hospital
Irvine
KA12 8SS
01294 322305

NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Claire White (Senior HD Specialist)
Gardenhill Primary Care Centre
Gardenhill
Castle Douglas
DG7 3EE
01387 244454/05

NHS Fife
Nicola Johns (Senior HD Specialist)

Whyteman’s Brae Hospital
Whyteman’s Brae
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2ND
01592 647993

NHS Grampian
Sam Buckley (Senior HD Specialist for Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire)
Stella Sihlabela (Specialist HD Research Nurse)
Clinical Genetics Centre
Ground Floor
Ashgrove House
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZA
01224 550062 / 01224 550063 / 01224 553530

Shirley Catto (HD Specialist for Moray)

Seafield Hospital

Buckie

AB56 1SF

01542 837056

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Sally Woolvine (Senior HD Specialist)
Helen Maginnis (HD Specialist)
Gillian Robertson (HD Specialist)
Ann Waugh (HD Specialist)
Business First
Burnbrae Road
Paisley
PA1 2FB
0141 556 4100 / 0141 556 2136

NHS Highland
Lorraine Watson (Senior HD Specialist)
Recreation Hall Building
Raigmore Hospital
Inverness
IV2 3UJ
01463 729958

NHS Lanarkshire
Rhona Vernon Smith (Senior HD Specialist)
Claudia Lang (HD Specialist)
4th Floor
Hunter Community Health Centre
Andrew Street
East Kilbride
G74 1AB
01698 753955

NHS Lothian
Trevor Law (Senior HD Specialist)
Katharine Spence (HD Specialist)
Clinical Genetics Department
Western General Hospital
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
07957 374417 (Trevor)
07474 859 304 (Katharine)

NHS Tayside
Paula McFadyen (Senior HD Specialist)
Lindsay Wilson (HD Specialist)
Room 3010
East Day Home
Kings Cross Hospital
Clepington Road
Dundee
DD3 8EA
01382 424172 (Paula)
01382 424196 (Lindsay)