Salaried GP for the practice on a weekly basis, Wednesday morning, Thursday & Friday afternoon.  Dr Saintey also covers 1 improved access clinic per month.

 Dr Saintey is available to fit coils & implants.

Linda is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who has joined the practice from Axminster where she worked with patients who had minor illness & injuries.

Linda can prescribe and will be available for patients to book appointments for:  Minor illness - UTI, Thrush, coughs & colds, sore throat, D & V etc., BP review, Acute Exacerbation of COPD & respiratory conditions.  Medication reviews.  The receptionist will offer appointments with Linda where possible for the above conditions.

Linda is also a specialist respiratory nurse who will see all patients with chronic asthma and COPD.

Donna joins the practice in June 2018, she will work as our main respiratory nurse seeing patients with COPD & Asthma.

Donna will be available for

B12 injections

Dressings

After she has completed updates she will be available for:

Smears

Contraception

Travel Advise

Childhood Imms

Janet is our specialist diabetic nurse.

She also offers a full range of nurse appointments including:

Contraception advice

Travel health advice and vaccinations

Childhood imms clinics.

Smears

Becky Guppy-Evans is an Urgent Care Practitioner (Paramedic) who offers acute minor illness appointments on Wednesday morning between 09:00 - 12:00.

She also works with the Federation to offer a home visit service for the GPs in the Chard & Crewkerne areas.

Mr Pat Riley works as an Urgent Care Practitioner (Paramedic) and offers appointments at the surgery on Thursday afternoons between 16:00 & 18:00 to see patients with acute conditions and minor illness.

Pat also works within the federation operating the home visit service for the GPs in the Ilminster & Langport areas.

Lydia is available for all bloods

12 Lead ECGs

24 hr ECGs

B12 Injections

Flu vacs

Simple Dressings

New Patient Medicals

Pre- Diabetic reviews

Blood Pressure Monitoring

INR

Georgia is available for all bloods

New Patient Medicals

12 Lead ECGs

24hr ECGs

Simple Dressings

INR

Our receptionists are a friendly team who will give you a warm welcome whenever you make contact with the surgery be it in person or by telephone. We work very hard to ensure this happens. We are a small practice aiming to give a personal, caring efficient and friendly service to all our patients. This not only includes the management of illness but also an effective preventative care policy. Please co-operate with the receptionist if you are asked for an outline of your problem or illness, This information will help ensure you are made the correct length of appointment with the most appropriate person.

Alice has recently joined the surgery as an apprentice and will learn all aspects of reception and administration at the surgery while she is with us.

Brendon our clinical pharmacist offers appointments on Tuesday afternoons for medication reviews.  He is shortly to undertake his prescribing course and will then be available for consulting patients with acute minor illness.

Brendon also works with the CLICK federation and is available to do home visits for medication reconciliation for housebound patients who may be recently discharged from hospital or patients that have many medications and complex needs.

Trainee Dispenser

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