Dr Stacy Weir
Dr Stacy Weir, Rural Emergency Practitioner, Lorne and Islands Hospital, Oban.
Personal story
“Shared standards help rural clinicians provide safe care close to home.”
Stacy is a Glasgow-born GP and Rural Emergency Practitioner with broad experience across rural, military, expedition and international healthcare. Raised in Glasgow, she began moving towards the Highlands in 2014 and settled in Oban in 2024 with her wife, drawn by the community, outdoors and wildlife of Argyll.
She graduated from medicine at the University of Aberdeen in 2013 and qualified as a GP in 2021 following a training programme on Skye. Since 2023, Stacy has worked at Lorn and Islands Hospital as a Rural Emergency Practitioner, alongside supporting the out-of-hours service.
Her career has included a wide range of clinical environments, with longer periods working overseas in South Africa, Kenya, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, as well as shorter roles as an expedition medic and military doctor in many other settings.
Her specialist interests lie in pre-hospital and emergency medicine, with a longer-term aspiration to work in humanitarian healthcare. Stacy has also been an active Army Reservist for the past 20 years and is a BASICS instructor and responder in Oban.
Reflecting on the value of the Rural and Remote Health Credential, Stacy said:
“The Rural and Remote Health Credential is vitally important for our communities because it sets a clear baseline for the competency and capability that rural clinicians can deliver. It demonstrates credibility and a genuine investment in ensuring the care we offer is the best it can be.”
“My rural and remote colleagues bring phenomenal skill sets from many different career paths. The Credential helps ensure we are working to the same standard, while also supporting new clinicians to make the move into rural and remote practice in a safe and supported way.”
“I valued the opportunity to network with colleagues, refresh fewer common areas of practice and bring new learning from placements in tertiary centres back into local care.”
For Stacy, the best aspect of working at Lorn and Islands Hospital is the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across other rural locations, including primary and social care, to provide joined-up care for local communities.
“We might not have all the bells and whistles of a huge hospital, but people are working their hardest to support their communities and provide healthcare close to home.”