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Personnel Medical Staff
Practice staff Practice Manager The practice manager, Mr David Clippingdale, is responsible for the overall smooth running of the practice. He is available to help with any non medical aspects of the services offered by the surgery. It is important to know when we are doing well so please also let us know if you have had a particularly good experience or if you have a suggestion that may improve our service to you. Reception and administrative staff All our staff are here to help you and are pleased to do so. The receptionists are your link with the rest of the practice. They may need to ask you medical details in order to work effectively. They are at all times working under the instructions of the doctors. All information given to them is treated in confidence and they are bound by the same codes of conduct as the doctors and nurses. The more information you can provide the more efficiently they will be able to assist you. Practice nurses The practice nurses treat minor ailments and injuries, dress wounds, remove stitches, syringe ears, give injections, take blood tests, take cervical smears and give advice. They also run a number of clinics e.g. for blood pressure, asthma and diabetes. Attached staff Attached staff, i.e. district nurses, health visitors, midwives and chiropodists are employed by the health authority and work closely with the practice staff. Health visitors Health visitors are available for advice on health care and health provision for all age groups and families, both at the surgery and in the community. They run child health clinics, and give advice on health care to expectant mothers, small children, the elderly and the handicapped. Community midwives Midwives provide both ante and postnatal advice and care in the community. They run antenatal clinics and work closely with the health visitors. District Nurses The District Nurses no longer work for the surgeries but can be contacted by telephoning 01483 764873. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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