Nursing Services

Nursing Team

Our Nursing Team is made up of nurses with different skills and expertise. To help you understand what they all do we have
listed them below:

Practice Nurse / Minor Illness work

If you need an appointment for any of the following conditions then please ask to see one of the Practice Nurses.

• Asthma Review / problems
• Coughs
• COPD
• Diabetes Review / problems
• Dressings
• Eye Soreness
• Earache
• Emergency Contraception
• Family Planning
• Minor Lacerations/Burns
• Pill Check
• Rash
  
• Skin infection (eczema, etc)
• Sore Throats
• Urine Infections
• Vaginal Discharge

Some of these appointments have to be prebooked in advance (Asthma and Diabetes Review for example).

Treatment Room Nurse

If you need to be seen for any of the following reasons, then please ask for an appointment to see one of the Treatment Room Nurses.

• Cervical Smears
• Cholesterol Monitoring
• Dressings
• Ear Syringing
• Family Planning
• Heart Disease Monitoring
• Hearing Tests
• Holiday Vaccinations
• Injections
• Removal of Sutures
• Travel Advice

Health Care Assistant

If you need an appointment for any of the following reasons then please make it with our Health Care Assistant.

• Blood Pressure Check
• Blood Tests
• Diet Advice
• ECG Recording
• Hearing Tests
• New Patient Health Check
• Smoking Cessation Advice

It is important that you book your appointment with the correct nurse. If you are in any doubt please ask a receptionist who will be happy to help you.

Midwives

Our Midwife Team hold their clinic every Tursday & Friday each week.

Health Visitors

Our Health Visitors are Sue Third and Becky Baker.

They specialise in:

• Health of the under 5's and their familes
• Advice on general health and welfare matters
• Sue Third offers Smoking Cessation Advice and Support

Please call in, or telephone on (01733) 704466. They are usually in the surgery between: 

9.00am - 10.00am and 4.00pm - 5.00pm.