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GP ST3's We are an accredited training practice and for many years have been involved in the postgraduate training of fully qualified doctors who wish to enter the specialty of general practice. You may on occasions be asked for permission for your consultation to be video recorded. This is entirely your choice.

MBBS. MS. MRCGP. DRCOG

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Our nursing team provides services including chronic disease management, sexual health, dressings, injections, vaccinations, blood tests, cervical cytology, baby immunisations, travel health advice etc.  Please make an appointment at our reception.

Leesa has worked at the Practice since 1994, she has an NVQ Level 3 in Care. 

Leesa can perform the following:-

Blood tests,                                                                     blood pressure

ECG's,                                                                             simple dressings

NHS Health checks,                                                           Flu vaccination

Pneumococcal vaccination,                                                Shingles vaccination

New Patient Health Checks,                                               Anticoagulation monitoring

Ann has worked in the treatment room for many years.  Ann is able to carry out the following;- blood tests, blood pressure, flu vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination and Anticoagulation monitoring.

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Practice Manager

Prescription Administrator 

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Receptionists are asked to collect brief information from patients:

1 – to help doctors prioritise phone calls and house visits

2 – to ensure that all patients receive the appropriate level of care

3 - to direct patients to see the nurse or HCA, signpost to the appropriate service or other health care professional rather than a doctor where appropriate

Reception staff, like all members of the team, are bound by confidentiality rules

• Any information given by you is treated strictly confidential
• The practice would take any breach of confidentially very seriously and deal with accordingly
• You can ask to speak to the receptionist in private away from reception
• However if you feel an issue is very private and do not wish to say what it is then this will be respected

Phil Hunter and his team can be contacted on 402556.  They provide home nursing services mostly for the housebound, elderly, chronically sick and people who have had recent operations. Evening and weekend telephone NHS DIRECT 111 and leave a message on the answer machine.

We no longer have a named health visitor who is based at our practice and sees all of the children that are registered with us.  Health visitors are now locality based – where you live will depend upon which health visitor you see.

If you need to speak to a Health Visitor you can telephone Atkinson Health Centre on 845946.

Alternatively, you can phone the surgery and we will advise you who your health visitor is and how you can contact her.

Non urgent messages can be left at the surgery.