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Who we are

Partners

Dr H Silvey MBChB (Bristol 1973)

Dr M McGowan MBBCh (Belfast 1978), BAO, DRCOG, MRCGP

Dr C Andersson MBChB (Bristol 1984), DCH, FPC, MRCP, MRCGP

Dr S Reavley BSc, MBChB (Manchester 1995), DPD, DFFP, MRCGP

Dr K Waters MBChB, (Cardiff 1996), BSc, MRCP, DRCOG, MRCGP

The GP Registrar is a qualified doctor who is training to become a GP and is working at the practice for up to one year.

Mrs Anne Peacock is responsible for the day-today administration in the Practice and liaises with all members of staff.

Sister Jane Bush, Sister Anne Gill-Ross, Sister Barbara Corcoran and Health Care Assistant Mrs Lisa Griffiths may be seen by appointment for:

• immunisations and holiday vaccinations
• dressings/removal of stitches/minor injuries
• blood pressure checks, diet and weight control
• ear syringing (after check by the doctor)
• blood and urine tests (at doctor's request)
• cervical smears

Our Health Care Assistant (HCA) is fully trained to take blood, blood pressure readings, ECGs, small dressings and simple nursing procedures.

Our team of five Receptionists and Receptionist Co-ordinator Karen Mead are the front line of our service and will do all they can to help you. They are responsible for making appointments, taking requests for visits, repeat prescriptions, getting notes ready for surgeries, requests for hospital transport, sorting mail and answering general enquiries et. They have to follow the instructions of the doctors and at the same time satisfy the patient needs, occasionally under difficult circumstances, all of which makes it a very demanding and exacting job.

Mrs Marcia Staines is responsible for the secretarial requirements of all Doctors, Nurses and Practice Manager, including NHS and private referrals, insurance documents, invoices and general correspondence as well as the day-to-day liaison with all staff and stationery housekeeping.

Mrs Yvonne Wiltshire is responsible for the patient registrations, pathology and out-of-hours links, patient care recalls (elderly, diabetic, asthmatic, heart disease and smears), input of investigations and correspondence onto the computer and computer housekeeping and back-up.

Our District Nurses are based at Lawrence Weston Clinic and provide nursing care to people in their own homes. This includes anyone with short-term, long-term or terminal illness. They work in close liaison with the doctors who will arrange a visit where appropriate.

Our midwife, Mrs Tina Spearing works with the doctors and provides care and advice to all pregnant women. She holds a weekly ante-natal clinic at the Surgery by appointment. She is involved in caring for women during labour and caring for mothers and babies throughout the post-natal period.

Our team of Health Visitors are based at Shirehampton Health Centre. They monitor child development and advise on feeding/behaviour problems, immunisations etc.

Our community nurse for the older people, Ms Kate Hawker is based at Lawrence Weston Clinic and is available to give advice and help to our elderly patients who may need support within the community.