Practice Nurses
Marianne Stewart
RGNKate Megaw
RGN
Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception and management of long-term conditions e.g. advice on diet and lifestyle choices, coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and obesity. Practice Nurses can extend their skills at Diploma Level and see many patients who previously would have seen the Doctor.
Our nurses are in attendance Monday to Friday and see patients in booked appointment times. They attend to blood pressure checks, HRT monitoring, minor accidents, etc. They perform investigative procedures such as blood and urine tests requested by the doctors. Our nurses run clinics for asthma, diabetes, heart disease, minor surgery, bladder assessment.
Healthcare Assistants (including Phlebotomy)
Margaret Kirkwood
Ruth Scott
Angela McGowan
Healthcare Assistants are non-registered Nursing staff who assist in patient care and Practice related duties, as directed by and under the supervision of a Registered Healthcare Professional (including Lead Practice Nurse, Practice Manager and GPs). Healthcare Assistants work collaboratively with the General Practice Team to meet the needs of patients, and provide essential task-orientated services like taking blood samples (phlebotomy), measuring blood pressure and processing specimens, They play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.
If you have not had your blood pressure taken in the last 5 years please phone and make an appointment with one of our healthcare assistants.
Advanced Paramedics
Advanced Paramedics Carole Black and Natalie Cursiter are attached to the practice on a Monday and Wednesday each week.