Nursing Team

Practice Nurses

Sister Lynda Lewis: RGN		Sister Elaine Shaw: RGN		Sister Karen Beston: RGN

Our Practice Nurses are particularly concerned with Preventing Disease and promoting good health. There are Nurse-Led Clinics providing information and monitoring for those with:

• Diabetes (Sister Shaw is our Diabetes Nurse)
• Asthma
• High Blood Pressure

The Nurses are available by appointment, they can also offer telephone advice, and undertake a wide range of procedures including:

• Cervical Smear Tests
• ECG’s & Spirometry
• Ear Syringing
• Injections
• Routine Immunisations
• Wound Dressings
• Travel Vaccinations and Advice
• Advice concerning minor ailments and injuries

Healthcare Assistant

Gloria Deakin: HCA

Our Healthcare Assistant carries out new patient medical checks along with the following:

• ECG’s & Spirometry
• Blood Pressure checks
• Weight checks
• Phlebotomy (blood tests)
• Phlebotomy

Phlebotomist

Zia Fullerton

Our trained Phlebotomist, Zia, provides support for the Clinical Team.

Data Protection and your medical records

The Practice fully complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. Under the Act patients have a right to be informed whether personal data about them is being processed and have the right of access to the data.

Patients can review the data processed and formal applications for access should be made in writing to the Practice Manager. A fee may be charged for this.

If you are concerned about any of the ways in which your confidential data is being dealt with, further information is available from the Practice Manager. You are entitled to register an objection, which will be respected if this is possible.

Freedom of Information

The Surgery conforms to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have produced a publication scheme in accordance with the Act, a copy of which is available from reception.