Search
Close this search box.

Need support with a medical or admin request? Get in touch online.

Practice Nurse

Nurse Vivian Leigh (f) – Practice Nurse

Nurse Guia Cruz (f) – Practice Nurse

Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception 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. Practice Nurses can extend their skills at Diploma Level and see many patients who previously would have seen the Doctor.

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.

Healthcare Assistants (HCAs)

Ms Anca Maria Cozma (f) – Healthcare Assistant

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, 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; sometimes processing specimens, performing measurements (e.g. blood pressure checks, body mass index checks), wound care, etc.  HCAs play a crucial role in supporting the Clinical Team.