| Dr John
Miller (male) |
BSc MB BS (1981)
London FP Cert |
| Dr Ivan
A Galea (male) |
MB ChB (1988) Edinburgh
MRGCP FP Cert |
| Dr
Aziz A Mather (male) |
MB
BS (1970) India FP Cert |
The above doctors practise together as a non-limited partnership.
SALARIED DOCTORS
| Dr Sharjeel Siddiqui (male) |
MB ChB (2005) Sheffield MRCGP |
| Dr Tanya I Potter (female, part time) |
MBBS (1996) National Medical University, Ukraine MRCGP |
THE
PRACTICE STAFF
Practice Manager
Our practice manager Ellen Ransom oversees the day-to-day administration and smooth running
of the practice. She is supported by the assistant practice manager, Julie Holland.
Receptionists
The practice employs nine receptionists and two secretaries to deal with your
enquiries and requests as efficiently as possible whilst respecting your confidentiality.
They are here to help you but their job is very demanding; please be patient,
they will deal with you as soon as they are able.
Practice Nurses
We have two practice nurses, Chris Barnett RGN and Sharon Chambers RGN, who can be seen by appointment only. They are available for:
• Health promotion clinics
• COPD clinics
•
Blood pressure checks
• Diet supervision
• Hypertension clinics
•
Hypothyroidism clinics
• Travel immunisations
• Asthma clinics
•
Diabetic clinics
• Epilepsy clinics
• Coronary heart disease clinics
• Ear syringing
• Injections
• Dressings
• Well person clinics for all patients (three-yearly) available upon request.
• Weight management clinic
District Nurses
Our district nurses care for patients who need nursing at home and they are based at Newington Health Centre (Tel: (01482) 344200). Home visits by nurses can be arranged by the doctors or the hospitals. Messages for district nurses can be taken by the receptionists at the surgery.
Healthcare Assistant
Our HCA is available for blood tests, blood pressure checks and new patient checks.
Midwives
The midwives attached to the practice are based at Marmaduke Health Centre and
provide antenatal/postnatal care and advice. Tel (01482) 223675.
Health Visitor
There is a full-time health visitor attached to the practice. She can be contacted
by telephoning (01482) 336601.
General Practitioner Registrar And Students
We are not a teaching practice. However, there have been changes in the way doctors are trained in the NHS; the first two years after qualifying are now known as Foundation Year 1 (FY1) and Foundation Year 2 (FY2). Our practice accommodates FY2 doctors for periods of four months as part of their training.
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