Practice Nurses
Lauren Waldron (f)
Maternity Leave
Shona Gilmour (f)
Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception and management of long-term conditions e.g. advise 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.
The Nursing Team run various Nurse-led clinics for diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease and COPD as well as providing general nursing services, dressings, removal of sutures and blood tests.
Healthcare Assistant
Joanne Hall (f)
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), processing specimens, and measuring blood pressure. They play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.
Locum Nurse
Rowena Ellam (f)
Rowena is providing locum cover whilst Lauren is on maternity leave. Rowena was previously employed here so she is a familiar face and a highly experienced nurse