NURSING TEAM

Nurse Practitioners

 

R Wolverson RGN SCM NDN MSc Post Grad Dip Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Studies Supplementary Prescriber
C Stringman RGN SCM HV Cert FWT Cert FP Cert PN Cert Dip Asthma Care Dip COPD Dip CHD MSc Post Grad Dip Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Studies Nurse Prescriber

Practice Nurses

 

J Harris RGN SCM Marie Curie Cert Dip Diabetes Care Dip Family Planning
D Murray RGN PNCert Dip Asthma Care Dip Diabetes Care Dip CHD Dip COPD Dip Women's Health Management

K Clarke RGN Dip Women's Health Management

S Higgins RGN RMN CHD Dip Women's Health Management

R Martin

S Benn

 

Our practice nurses work mainly in the surgery, seeing patients at similar times to the doctors. They assist in all aspects of practice work and are responsible for running several disease management clinics. You may, for instance, be invited to clinics dealing with the prevention of heart disease, chest problems or thyroid problems.

 

Nursing Assistant - Based at Windhill Green

 

H Thompson

 

Phlebotomist - Based at Cliffe Avenue

 

E Hastie

 

H Thompson and E Hastie are qualified phlebotomists and hold clinics for taking blood samples each morning Monday to Friday. They run a monitoring system for some patients on specific medications who will be invited for regular blood testing in the practice.

 

The PCT also employs district nurses and health visitors etc who work from within the medical centre:

 

Health Visitors

 

Bev Jindal RN RM RHV Nurse Prescriber BSc Health Care Studies Community Fieldwork Teacher

Sharon Morris RN RM RHV Nurse Prescriber BSc(Hons) Community Care Nursing

Jackie Griggs Nursery Nurse NNEB IAIM

Yvonne Sissons Health Visitor Support Worker

 

Health Visitors are experienced and qualified registered nurses or midwives who work to promote good health and prevent illness in the community. They spend most of their day visiting people in their homes, especially new mothers and children under five. The also work with other sections of the community including the elderly, disabled and long term sick, offering practical support and advice to help people overcome their disabilities.

Health visitors work in collaboration with other agencies such as Social Services and local housing departments.

Health visitors are available for patients to contact direct Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 10.00am.  At other times an answer machine is available and messages are picked up and responded to on the same day.  The telephone number is 01274 594991.

 

District Nurses - Click here for clinic times

 

Junior Sister Sam Rowell RGN Junior Sister District Nurse

Staff Nurse Marianne Murdoch RGN BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice

Staff Nurse Denise Crowther RGN Primary Health Care (Mental Health) CCE

Staff Nurse Ela Osuchowksi RGN BSc (Hons)

Case Manager Helen Holmes RGN

Rudy Safranauskas RGN

Asma Akhtar RGN

Louise Armstead RGN

 

The district nursing team provide holistic nursing care to people in their own homes, such as the frail elderly and the terminally ill. They also run clinics at Windhill and Cliffe Avenue for specialist wound care, injections, ear care, self-help and Doppler studies. They can access specialist equipment and refer people to other agencies to enable effective care. They can also provide advice and resources for patients and families regarding continence, medication, self-care, managing chronic or life-threatening illnesses, nutrition and healthy lifestyles.

 

The district nurses can be contacted Monday to Friday on 584510 between 8.15 - 9.30am or 2.30 - 3.30pm. Urgent messages outside these times can be left at reception.

 

Community Midwives

 

Patients can contact the midwifery office based at Windhill Green Medical Centre 8.30am - 9.30am Monday to Friday on telephone number 01274 597388.  In addition to this there is a 24 hour helpline number 01274 364533 which allows patients to speak to a midwife day or night.  Antenatal clinics are held on Tuesday morning at Cliffe Avenue and Wednesday morning at Windhill Green. There is also an antenatal/postnatal "drop-in" clinic on a Monday afternoon 1.30 - 3.30 pm at Windhill Green and also at Eccleshill Health Centre on Thursday mornings 9.30am - 12.30pm. Click here for clinic times