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SEASONAL FLU CLINICS 2010

Click here for details of our seasonal flu clinics for this Autumn. Details  also in the September issue of the "What's On" magazine.

Click here for details of this years risk groups to see if you are eligible for a flu vaccine.


Doctors
Nursing Staff
Practice Team
Healthcare Team
Dispensers

Nurses

Practice Nurses
The practice nurses can deal with many minor illnesses and are happy to provide telephone advice and consultations. They perform the majority of the cervical smears in the practice. They can also treat cystitis, advise on common childhood illnesses and minor injuries. If in doubt, please ask for their advice. They generally have ‘same day’ appointments. They will involve the GP if necessary.

All the nurses also take a very active role in Health Promotion. They all provide cervical smears, dietary advice, travel advice, contraceptive advice, blood pressure checks, well person checks and teenage health advice, along with dressings and wound care and immunizations.

In addition, certain nurses have special areas of interest:
Ms Karen Mackenzie (f)Ms Karen Mackenzie (f)
Karen Mackenzie RGN - runs the Asthma Clinic and also the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinic. She performs asthma checks and can advise and prescribe for asthma problems. She also sees patients for Smoking Cessation Advice and is able to prescribe Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Ms Emma Kennedy (f)Ms Emma Kennedy (f)
Emma Kennedy RGN – Diabetes clinic and Coronary Heart Disease clinic. Her practice nurse duties also include firefighter medicals. She is also trained to provide smoking cessation advice and can prescribe Nicotine Replacement Treatments.
Mrs Sally Salter (f)Mrs Sally Salter (f)
Sally Salter RGN - is a general treatment room nurse, with an interest in smears and travel immunizations.Sally also coordinates the 'Friends in the Community' nursing service with Celia Kennedy.
Mrs Jan Fisher (f)Mrs Jan Fisher (f)
Jan Fisher RGN
Jan is an experienced Practice Nurse who joined the team in July 2010. She sees patients for the full range of nursing care. Her particular interests are Asthma, COPD and Smoking Cessation Advice
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Healthcare Assistants

Health Care Assistant
Mrs Julie Wheeler (f)
Julie Wheeler - is a health care assistant. She assists the nurses by helping with blood pressure checks, new patient checks and performing ECGs.She also works as a dispenser

Phlebotomists

Practice Phlebotomist
Mrs Karen Dodds (f)
Provides blood tests at the Surgery. You can make an appointment for a blood test by contacting Reception. She also runs the CoaguChek clinic for patients on Warfarin.