Staff – Medical
General Practitioner
Dr H. S. Minhas (M)
GPs oversee all aspects of patient care. They are here to deal with complex medical problems or where a patient has more than one health condition. They meet regularly with other members of the practice team to plan joint approaches to coordinate a patient’s care. All other members of the practice team work under the supervision of a GP.
They can help with:
• Diagnosing and treating a health condition
• Ordering tests and interpreting results
• Prescribing medication where necessary
• Referring you to hospital and other medical services for urgent and specialised treatment.
Practice Nurse and Nursing Team
Practice Nurse- Bhavna Maru (F)
Nurses in general practice undertake a wide range of roles and are involved in almost every aspect of a patient’s care, assessing, screening and treating people of all ages. They can treat many health conditions and arrange any necessary tests. In addition to providing traditional aspects of nursing care such as wound care, immunisations and administration of medicines, they run health checks and clinics for those with long-term conditions such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes.
They can help with:
- Vaccinations and injections
- Supporting people with long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes
- Healthy living advice, e.g. stopping smoking and weight loss
- Family planning and sexual health advice, including smear test
Health Care Assistant- (HCA)- Kate Nijjar (F)
Healthcare Assistants work under the guidance of a nurse or another healthcare professional. They help with routine health checks and provide patients with general health and wellbeing advice.
They can help with:
- Health checks, such as blood pressure monitoring or taking blood samples
- Vaccinations and injections
- Healthy living advice, e.g. stopping smoking and weight loss
Health Visitors
The local team of Health Visitors provide information, support and advice on family health matters and nursing mothers. They also carry out the Baby Checks.
Contact: The surgery or telephone 07500106709
District & Macmillan Nurses (SPA)
They provide nursing care to the house bound and the terminally ill and assess the need for medical equipment at home.
Contact: The surgery or telephone 0300 300 7777
Midwives- They work with the doctor to provide ante-natal and post-natal care.
Contact: The surgery or telephone 0116 2584834
In-house Pharmacists:
Clinical Pharmacists are experts in medicines and can help people stay as well as possible. They support those with long-term conditions like asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure or anyone taking multiple medicines to make sure their medication is working. They work with GPs, local pharmacies and hospitals to ensure that medicine services are joined up. Some Clinical Pharmacists can also prescribe medicines.
They can help with:
Advice about medicines and side effects
• In-depth reviews of your medicines if you have a long-term condition
• Agreeing and making changes to your prescription
• Advice about medicines and side effects
Physiotherapist :
Physiotherapists in general practice are experts in musculoskeletal conditions. They are able to assess, diagnose and treat arrange of complex muscle and joint conditions, preventing the need for referrals to hospital. They can arrange swift access to further treatment, investigations and specialists when needed.
They can help with:
- Diagnosing and treating muscular and
joint conditions - Advising on how to manage your condition
- Referrals on to specialist services
Social Prescriber:
Social prescribing involves helping people to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them to activities and services in the community. Link Workers connect those feeling lonely, overwhelmed or in need of help to a range of local support, from community and activity groups to work, debt or housing advice.
They can help with:
• Getting people to focus on their own priorities and the things that affect their wellbeing
• Supporting people to take more control of their health
• Introducing people to groups and activities in their community
Staff – Practice
Management Team
Arron
Caroline
Charanjit
Receptionists and Admin staff
Kajol
Angela
Meeta
Joanne