Nurse appointments

Find out what services our nurses offer.

Nurses

Nurse appointments

A nurse consultation session consists of 12 appointments which are bookable two weeks in advance, with two appointments released on the day for any urgent requests i.e. dressings.  Dependent on the procedure been performed will dictate the duration of the appointment.  For example an appointment for a blood pressure check is 15 minutes, however an appointment for an annual diabetic review is 20 minutes.

The practice has three practice nurses, Mandy Nalias, Lisa Thomas and a Nurse Student, Kelly Rimmer.

You can make appointments with them for:

  • Immunisations – child, adult and travel
  • Health promotion and healthy lifestyle advice
  • Asthma advice
  • Diabetes advice
  • Wound and dressings
  • Checks for people with high blood pressure every six months
  • Heart disease monitoring
  • Family planning advice
  • Cervical smears
  • Ear syringing
  • Overseas travel advice

Advanced nurse practitioners

We have two advanced nurse practitioners, Kate Smith and Amy Simpson.

Health care assistants

Our health care assistants are, Sarah Murley and Nicola Cooke who will help you with:

  • Blood tests
  • Routine health checks
  • Blood pressure checks (including 24 hour monitoring)
  • Breathing tests
  • Flu vaccinations
  • ECG heart checks

Phlebotomists

We have two Phlebotomists, Jenny Bateman and Sam Moxon

Practice Pharmacist Support

The practice also has a pharmacist Nicola Shaw who provides support to the clinical team relating to patient medication.