MBBS (equiv.), MRCPH, DFFP, MRCGP (2006) London, CCT in General Practice.

GP partner MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCGP

GP Partner BMBS BSc (Hons) MRCGP

BMBS

MBBS BSc MRCGP

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.

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.

Helen Hutley is our community midwife attached to the surgery. She will share the care of pregnant women with the doctors. She sees patients at the Roundabout Children’s Centre on Thursdays. You can get in touch with her by telephone on 01273 290300.

We have a team of District Nurses attached to the Practice. They will provide care for the housebound, either because of disability, or following recent discharge from hospital.

You can get in touch with them by telephoning Whitehawk Clinic on 01273 666911.

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.

Further information can be obtained from The Children and Young People’s service on 01273 260016.