MB BS

Areas of interest: 

• Joint manipulation and injection, Acupuncture; runs a fortnightly clinic offering these services
• Microsuction

MB BS DROCG FRCGP

Areas of interest: 

• GP training; is a GP trainer and mentors the registrars at the practice
• Special Patient Scheme; together with Dr Shepherd sees patients who have been removed from other GP surgeries due to violent/abusive behaviour

 MB BS MRCGP

B.Pharm Hons, MBBS, DFFP, DRCOG, MRCGP, D.Occ.Med, PG Dip Min Surg 

MBBS MRCGP DFSRH

Areas of Interest:

• Contraception 
• Substance misuse

BMBS MSc MRCGP

Jane Strong is an Advanced Care Practitioner.  

QN.MSC.ANP

An Advanced Care Practitioner is qualified to treat medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor. Advanced Care Practitioners are able to prescribe as well as manage patient treatments, request tests and investigations.  Jane's role is to see 'new' illnesses. This includes, tonsillitis, earache, tummy pain, urine infections, chest infections, insect bites and skin issues.  The role of the Advanced Care Practitioner has been in existence for some years now and is a response to the National GP shortage; its was devised to allow the GP's time to deal with complex healthcare needs whilst not compromising patient care.  This role is not to replace that of a GP only to enhance it.  

Shirley Colvin is an Advanced Care Practitioner.

An Advanced Care Practitioner is qualified to treat medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor. Advanced Care Practitioners are able to prescribe as well as manage patient treatments, request tests and investigations.  Jane's role is to see 'new' illnesses. This includes, tonsillitis, earache, tummy pain, urine infections, chest infections, insect bites and skin issues.  The role of the Advanced Care Practitioner has been in existence for some years now and is a response to the National GP shortage; its was devised to allow the GP's time to deal with complex healthcare needs whilst not compromising patient care.  This role is not to replace that of a GP only to enhance it.

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Practice Nurse

Practice Phlebotomist

• NHS Health Check Coordinator  

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

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, financial claims, patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.