Coll Medical Practice

The Partners

GPs Matthew Williams, Colette Williams, Kenny Deuchar and ANP Silvy Deuchar have taken over the running of Coll Medical Practice from 1st April 2025. Our partnership is strongly focused on family health. We will be providing clinical cover on the island regularly and also have trusted colleagues coming to the island to provide care for you, our patients. Our partnership will be a consistent point of contact for our patients and we endeavour to provide you with high quality and compassionate medical care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Practice Opening Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 12pm.

Please call during these hours for routine issues, prescriptions and results. Out with these hours, if you require medical attention please call the surgery phone number and you will be put through to the island clinician.

Extended-hours appointments are available on request — please speak to the surgery.

What3Words

All houses on the island have been allocated a What3Words location by the medical practice. This means when one of our patients calls for a home visit and you are at your usual home residence, we will know where to locate you. It is however helpful to please also download the what3words app. This is vital when locating a patient on the island if you are not at your usual home and you need more urgent treatment. The clinician you speak to will ask for your what3words location and if you have the information at first contact, it will help save time – Thank you

Download Here

If you have a life threatening emergency please call 999 and then the island clinician. It is important that the 999 emergency services are notified of any serious events happening on the island so they can start to mobilise a team to come and assist us.

Clinician of the Week

Dr. Matthew Williams

Hello! I’m Dr. Matthew Williams – one of the GP partners here at the practice. I completed my medical degree (MBChB) after first gaining a BSc in Biomedical Sciences at St Andrews University and I’m a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) with additional qualifications in women’s health (DRCOG). I’m also trained in BASICS, which involves providing pre-hospital emergency care.

Alongside my clinical work, I’m very involved in medical education. I’m a GP Trainer as well as a GP Appraiser and the Training Programme Director for GP training in Forth Valley. Supporting future GPs and helping shape high-quality care for the future is something I’m really passionate about. I am also the Associate Director of Medical Education in Forth Valley working with medical students on placement from St Andrews University.

I also work in Out of Hours services, which gives me experience across a wide range of patient needs and situations. My approach is friendly, open, and focused on working with you to find the best plan for your health. Whether it’s a routine check-up or something more complex, I’m here to help.

I have loved my time so far on Coll and look forward to spending time here over the months and years to come.