Doctors

Dr H Vatsala (f)

MBBS (India 1998) MRCGP

Nurses

Nurse Elspeth Sylvester (f)

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.

If you are suffering from any of the problems listed below you may now see our nurse who can attend to your problem without the need to see a GP.

Earache/Ear Problems
Sore Throats
Red/Sore Eyes
Rashes
Warts
Burns/Scalds
Minor Abrasions/Cuts/Sprains
Acne
Hayfever
Head Lice
Worms

Healthcare Assistants

Linda Harrison (f)

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

Kara Eaves (f)

Practice Manager

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.

Reception

Ellen Unwin (f)

Julie Toal (f)

Linda Harrison (f)

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.

Secretaries

Ann Kendall (f)

Pharmacists

Elisha Sall (f)

Community Midwives

Ms Louise Lambert (f)

Health Visitors

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.

Attached Staff

Chiropodist (State Registered) - now based at Firth Park Clinic

Helen Clark (f)

Care co-ordinator

Margaret Barker (f)

Social Prescriber 18+

Ellie-Rose Webster (f)

Social Prescriber 18+

Shana Mustafa (f)

Physician Associate: Healthcare professional with a generalist education who work alongside doctors

Sasha Ogunbona (f)

Social Prescriber (13-18)

Sally Ashcroft (f)

Occupational Therapist

Vanessa Henry (f)

Diabetes Specialist Dietician

Mariam Hussain (f)

Senior Health and Wellbeing Coach

Janine Morrall (f)

Wellbeing Coach SOAR Community/ SAPA5 PCN

Sam Smart (m)

Physiotherapist

Lynn Hird (f)