Practice Nurse
Caroline – Registered Nurse (NMC)
Languages: English
Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, cervical screening, contraception, assessment and management of long-term conditions e.g. advise on diet and lifestyle choices, on coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and obesity.
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.
Nursing Associate
Sandra – Registered Nursing Associate (NMC)
Languages: English, Latvian, Russian
Nursing Associate is Registered Health Care Professional, fully trained in a wide range of Clinical skills including Phlebotomy, Immunisations, Ear Syringing, Wound Dressing, Health Promotion, Monitoring and Escalating change in patients condition, Monitoring of long-term conditions e.g. advise on diet and lifestyle choices, on coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and patient care planning.
Healthcare Assistants (including Phlebotomy)
Thavamalar – Healthcare Assistant/Phlebotomist
Languages: English and Tamil
Elil – Healthcare Assistant /Phlebotomist
Languages: English and Tamil
Chiromy – Healthcare Assistant
Languages: English and Tamil
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, Nursing Associate, 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), measuring blood pressure, processing specimens, performing health checks (New Registration, NHS Health Checks, Diabetic Foot checks), sometimes performing ECGs (to measure heart function) . They play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.
Care Coordinator
Nishanki – Care coordinator
Languages: English ,Tamil and Mandarin
