Nursing Team

 

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Our highly trained and skilled nursing team deal with a range of conditions and health concerns. They examine patients, make diagnoses, plan care, prescribe medications and referrals.

 

Advanced Nurse Practitioners

Work alongside our GP's seeing a variety of patients including acute problems and reviews. The role involves managing patients from original presentation through to diagnosis and management of their medical problem. Our team can prescribe treatments and request further investigations.

Our Advanced Nurse Practitioners are:

  • Sharon Erlston - Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Prescriber)
  • Lynn Lancaster - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Prescriber)
 

Practice Nurses

Deal with a range of conditions and health concerns. They examine patients make diagnoses and plan care, many of our team can prescribe medication. They are experts in many areas of Chronic Disease management such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, Respiratory conditions, COPD and Asthma.

Our Practice Nurses are: 

  • Clare Daniels - Nurse Lead (prescriber): oversees our nursing team, responsible for day to day management, training, nursing stock and equipment. Sexual Health and Contraception
  • Sophie Johnston - Practice Nurse (Prescriber)
  • Annette Fitzsimmons - Prescribing Nurse/ Minor Illness Nurse (Prescriber)
 

Treatment Room Nurses

Deal with a range of treatments including bandaging/ dressings, wound management, swabs, injections, childhood immunisations, Coil check and removal, cervical smears and contraception advice.

Our Treatment Nurses are:

  • Hazel Davies - Treatment Room Nurse/ Respiratory
  • Jade Latham - Treatment Room Nurse
  • Michelle Adams - Research Nurse
 

Health Care Team

Our Health Care Team are made up of GP Assistants and Healthcare Assistants, both roles are important members of the practice team who work under the supervision of a qualified nurse. They are trained to a high level and their role has expanded to be able to perform a wide range of duties.

Including blood tests and blood pressure checks, Electro-cardiograms (ECGs), Anti-coagulation monitoring for patients on blood thinning medications (INRs), NHS Health Checks, administer some vaccinations, undertake simple dressings, removal of simple clips and sutures, undertake diabetic foot checks and assist doctors with minor operations.

Our Health Care Team are:

  • Heather - GP Assistant
  • Jodie - GP Assistant
  • Kathryn - GP Assistant
  • Katie - Healthcare Assistant
  • Renu - GP Assistant
  • Annie - GP Assistant