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01305 251128
11.12.07
Away Day Feed Thanks to everyone for their contributions on our Away Day. Several Action Points were taken up
and we are hoping to iron out the ‘things that do not go so well’.
Who is who
Who works in the Practice and what we all do.
- The Doctors
- The Practice Manager, Mrs Margaret Johnson
- The Receptionists and Dispensers
- The Nursing Team
- The Practice Counsellors
- The Physiotherapist
- The Chiropodist
The Nursing Team
- The Practice (Treatment Room) Nurses
- The District (Community) Nurses
- The Health Visitors
- The Community Mental Health teams
The Practice Nurses
- Mrs Jackie Stratton
- Mrs Sarah Brown
- Mrs Debbie Wilcox
- Mrs Sue Jarvis HCA
Our Practice nurses usually work within the practice. They share the care of patients with chronic disorders such as diabetes and asthma with the doctors, provide health information and immunisation prior to foreign travel and carry out a range of health promotion activities such as general health checks and examinations and childhood vaccinations. They also carry out a number of practical procedures such as dressings, blood tests and administration of drugs by injection or implant.
The District (Community) Nurses
- Mrs Alison McIntryre
- Mrs Karen Turner
- Mrs Cathy Thornycroft
- Mrs Debbie Preston
The District Nurse team mainly work in the homes of people not well enough to get to the surgery. They deliver a range of home nursing services to house-bound patients and are skilled in assessing the care needs of such patients.
The Health Visitors
- Mrs June Bailey
The Health visitors work mainly with younger children and their families. They also provide health information, run a teenage clinic and share the assessment of the elderly patients as well as people newly registering with the Practice.
The Community Mental Health teams
Both the adult team and that for elderly patients link closely with the practice. In addition to specially trained nurses, the teams include occupational therapists and social workers. They liase closely with the clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.
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