Practice Closures for Training

The Practice will be closed from 1pm for training and development on the following dates: Telephone calls will be redirected to Practice Plus Group (PPG), patients requiring urgent medical attention that cannot wait until the practice reopens will be assisted by PPG. Should you require MEDICAL ADVICE contact the NHS 111 service.  Telephone number:  111 Please remember, NHS 111

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Nursing Team

Practice Nurses

Lead Nurses: Jan and Pauline

Practice Nurses: Chaya, Chelsea, Christina & Sophie

Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception and management of long-term conditions e.g. advise on diet and lifestyle choices, coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and obesity. Practice Nurses can extend their skills at Diploma Level and see many patients who previously would have seen the Doctor.

The Nursing Team run various Nurse-led clinics for diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease and COPD as well as providing general nursing services, dressings, removal of sutures and blood tests.

Healthcare Assistants

Ali, Anna, Jo & Tracey

Healthcare Assistants are non-registered Nursing staff who assist in patient care and Practice related duties. They provide essential services like taking blood samples, dressing wounds, giving some injections, processing specimens, and syringing ears.  They play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.

Phlebotomists

Jean & Jill

Phlebotomists are non-registered nursing staff who provide essential services such as taking the majority of blood samples, checking blood pressures and performing ECGs.