The Surgery is in transition at the moment as the Partners have changed their roles in 2015; we are actively recruiting new Doctors but as the national press is reporting, there is a lack of GP candidates.
We are continuing to run normal surgeries with the support of locums, most of whom are attending regularly, and would ask you to bear with us while we try to bring new Doctors on board on a permanent basis.
Doctors
Dr David Jones
MA MBBS MRCGP Dr Jones joined the practice in 2008, having working locally since 2001 He graduated from the University College of London in 2000, following training at Oxford University. His medical interests include minor surgery and children’s health. Dr Jones is the practice’s GP trainer. Dr Jones is also Medical Director with Integrated Medical Holdings. |
Dr Reza Shams (m)
BM, MRCGP Dr Shams joined the practice in 2012 as a GP Registrar. He gained the membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2014. He enjoys the full spectrum of general practice and is doing a course in Aesthetics at Queen Mary University, London |
| Dr Liam Barron (m) |
Nurse Practitioners
| Nurse Michelle Harford (f) |
Healthcare Assistants
Mrs Anita Gurung (f)
Healthcare Assistants are there to assist the Practice Nursing Staff with duties from simple dressings to blood taking. They are a vital part of Surgery staffing and we are very lucky to have Anita recently start her journey in this role. |
Practice Management
Mrs Charlotte Freeman-Laurence (f)
Practice Manager The Practice Management team 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 help to develop extended services to enhance patient care. |
Mrs Linda Branch (f)
Linda has recently been promoted to position of Deputy Practice Manager alongside Bev Lane - current Practice Manager. Both Linda and Bev are always available to any patient who may have a query or issue with the Practice. Linda assists with the day to day of the surgery. |
Reception
Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results, and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, patient registrations, recalling patients for routine check-ups and dealing with with patient enquiries.
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Secretaries
Community Nurses
Janet Pickering Sharon Jones and Lynn House To contact the District Nurses, please call them on 01202 330 312. If there is no answer, please leave a message with your details and a member of the Team will get back to you. |
Health Visitors
Jill Hobbs and Liz Ostling
Tel: 01202 665588
A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received post graduate training in child development, family and public health. 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. |
Counsellors