Practice Nurses
Maria Da Costa RGN, Miriam Eyles RGN, Sandra Wilkinson RGN and Carol Fitzpatrick RGN are our practice nurses.
They are available by appointment for:
- Immunisation - child, adult and travel.
- Health promotion and healthy lifestyle advice
- Asthma advice
- Diabetic advice
- Wound care
- Checks for people with high blood pressure every six months
- Coronary heart disease monitoring
- Family planning advice
- Cervical smears
- Ear syringing
- Overseas travel advice
Pat Flesher is our Health Support Worker. She performs:
- Blood sample taking (phlebotomy)
- Routine health checks
- Smoking cessation advice
- Blood pressure check (including 24 hour monitoring)
- Spirometry
- Influenza vaccination
- Electrocardiography (ECG) checks.
Community Nurses
District Nurses
District Nurses teach independence through self-care, provide post-surgery care, perform general nursing procedures and investigations, provide care for terminally ill patients, assess patients for care needs, loan equipment and care for wounds and leg ulcers. Referrals can be made by patients themselves, carers or family members.
Health Visitors
Health Visitors are qualified nurses with special training and experience in child health, health promotion and health education. Every child under five years has a named Health Visitor and she can give you advice and information on health development, e.g. feeding, sleeping, communication and behaviour. The Health Visitor can also provide you with information about the childhood vaccination programme and is also a source of information regarding local services for young children.
Community Midwife
A midwife is a qualified nurse who has undertaken further training to provide and promote normal midwifery. They help you to prepare you motherhood and promote good health for yourself and your baby by advising on the effects of drinking, smoking and good diet whilst you are pregnant. The midwife guides you through your pregnancy and endeavours to detect any problems and make relevant referrals if necessary.
