PRACTICE NURSES

• Yvonne Chivers
• Caroline Catchpole
• Ruth Raudsepp
• Jackie Wadsworth

 Phlebotomists

• Anita Collins
• Jackie Butchart

COMMUNITY NURSES

• Sarah Cobb
• Caroline Catchpole
• Chris Lock
• Simone Johnson
• Rebecca Gale (Nursing Assistant)

Locality patient care team Co-ordinator

• Sue Shepperd

mental health team

• Sean Downes
• Val Pounds

Our practice nursing team is led by two senior nurses, one of whom is responsible for nursing in the community and one for nursing within the surgeries.  Our staff nurses work both in the surgeries and in the community.

Appointments can be made with any of the Practice Nurses without a referral from a Doctor.  Duties undertaken by the Nurses within the surgeries include:

• Immunisations, blood tests, ECGs and 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
• Advice on health promotion and disease prevention
• Dressings
• Removal of stitches
• Ear syringing
• Well person checks
• Smoke stop clinics
• Flu clinics
• Cervical smears
• Advice on travel (including immunisations)
• Advice about conditions e.g. asthma and diabetes
• Advice about diet, weight loss and obesity

In the home our nurses arrange nursing care for all ages and have specialist qualifications and experience in continence care, terminal care, care of the elderly, health education and living with disabilities. They can also refer patients to other appropriate care agencies.

The Nursing Team is supported by a team of Locality Carers. The Locality Carers supplement the quality and flexibility of home care available.

HEALTH VISITOR

• Jackie Wadsworth

Nursery Nurse

• Anita Collins

The Health Visiting Team is made up of our Health Visitor, and Nursery Nurse. They offer advice and support in all aspects of the care of children, especially the under 5 year olds. They are involved in childhood immunisations, antenatal care, mother care, and child health sessions.

The Health Visitor also gives advice on health promotion and support at times of difficulty or crises, especially in the family.

The Health Visiting Team may be contacted on 01725 552806 (Answer phone).