The Practice Team

The Practice Manager organises the day to day running of the Practice.

Receptionists help organise appointments, repeat prescriptions, ambulance bookings and take requests for house calls.

Secretaries are the communication link between the GPs and other health services and hospitals. Patients who have already been referred for a hospital appointment will usually get a letter direct from the hospital with the details of the appointment. If necessary the patient may make further enquiries from the hospital department themselves, but our secretaries will be happy to help if there are problems.

The Practice Nurse Team is made up of nurses and a nurse practitioner, and trained health care assistants plus specialist reception staff who deal with results and organising tests. The nurses work both supporting the doctors and also independently. They are available for advice 9-12am and 1-6pm, and manage minor injuries and dressings as well having booked appointment surgeries for vaccinations, blood pressure checks, cervical smears, family planning etc.

Community Nurses specialise in the care of people who need nursing in their own home. They also have a role in health promotion and providing routine check-ups for the housebound.

Midwives help with care during and for 10 days after pregnancy.

Health Visitors advise about health and development in the under 5’s

The Community Mental Health Team is made up of specialist nurses and supporting staff under the guidance of a Consultant Psychiatrist. They act as a link between mentally ill patients at home and the hospital psychiatric services.

Physiotherapists We have a team of physiotherapists who provide treatment appointments most days.