Nursing Staff
Nurses
Trish Diaper
Lisa Lintott (f) – RGN, Nurse Prescriber
Dip Asthma, COPD, Diabetic Management, Cervical Cytology
Nicola Thomas (f) -RGN
Bsc Health & Social Studies, Dip Post Reg Nursing Studies
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.
Healthcare Assistants
Jacqueline Maxwell
HCSW – NVQ 3 A1 A2 Assessor in Care. Spirometry, Phlebotomy, Diagnostic Testing
Wendy Byers
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.