Stannary Surgery Text Only Site.
The Surgery Team
Practice Manager - TBA
Reception & Administrative Staff
Our Receptionists are your first point of contact with the surgery.
Eunice Moule, our Reception Manager, and her team will be happy to deal with
your enquiries and concerns, make your appointments and requests for repeat
prescriptions in a friendly, confidential and professional manner.
Jen Pearce, our Practice Secretary, and Kris Budge, Administrative Officer,
provide the essential secretarial and administrative services required to enable
the smooth running of the practice.
Practice Nurses
The Practice Nurses, Rosemary Clarke and Jan Meakin, run daily general clinics
as well as a wide range of regular specialist Disease Management Clinics
in the treatment room.
All the usual routine procedures such as dressings and ear syringing are
done in the general clinics and our up-to-date equipment which includes
a 24 hour
blood pressure monitor, spirometer and ECG machine can be used to assist
the doctors with diagnosis and treatment.
Chronic Disease Management Clinics
It has been shown that a number of diseases, such as Diabetes, Heart Disease,
Asthma and other lung diseases, can be better managed through regular monitoring
by experienced nurses in dedicated clinics. If you have one of these conditions
you will be invited to attend the relevant Disease Management Clinic.
Family Planning and Women’s Health
Both Practice Nurses are qualified Family Planning Nurses and can give advice
on women’s health issues. Most cervical smears are taken by the nurses.
Procedures which require a doctor such as the fitting of a coil or HRT implant
will be carried out in the treatment room with the nurse assisting.
Health Education and Life Style Advice
Patients may be referred by the doctor or refer themselves for help with weight
management and general dietary advice, smoking cessation and advice about
chronic disease prevention. We also hold biennial Men’s MOT days.
Anticoagulant Clinic
Patients who are prescribed an anticoagulant such as Warfarin, and need regular
blood tests, can have their blood monitored in the surgery on our Coagucheck
machine which merely requires a finger prick sample of blood.
Child and Adult Immunisation
Babies and children are invited to attend the nurse’s clinic for routine
immunisations when they are due for them.
Adults requiring immunisations should request an appointment with the practice nurse.
Should you wish to discuss your or your child’s vaccinations before they are given, the nurse would be happy to do so.
Travel Health Clinic
Stannary Surgery is a Yellow Fever Centre and we offer a full range of other
travel immunisations. People requiring travel health advice and immunisations,
whether you are registered or not at the surgery, are welcome to book an
appointment.
In addition to your immunisation requirements we offer travel advice. We have direct access to frequently updated global health advice through the Foreign Office website. Anti-malarial medication is also available.
The Travel Health Clinic is a non NHS facility so please be aware that charges will apply for some services.
The Travel Health Clinic is a dynamic service therefore please refer to the Travel Health Clinic notice board in the main reception for up-to-date information.
Please book well in advance of your departure date, particularly for those more adventurous trips.
Our travel service is constantly being developed under Dr Graham Johnson who is enrolled on a Post-Graduate Diploma Course leading to a qualification in travel medicine.
Phlebotomist
Marie Northam and Gill Allenby run clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings.
Their role is to take blood for analysis. Your doctor will refer you for an appointment.
Community Nurses
Our Community Nursing Team is led by Sister Sue James. Sue and her team travel
to the patient’s own home and local residential homes, providing care
to patients who are too ill, disabled or frail to attend the surgery for
treatment.
Nurse led clinics are also run at the surgery specialising in incontinence
and Doppler ultrasound (monitoring blood circulation in the legs).
Referred patients can contact the community nurses by telephone on 01822 617602 (answerphone provided) or the main Practice number on 01822 613517 (where a message can be left).
Health Visitor
The Health Visitor is a qualified nurse with further specialist training who is experienced in child health, health promotion and health education, working will all age groups across the surgery population.
To make an appointment please contact 01822 613517 / 615854.
Midwife
Gloria Cailles, our midwife, holds a weekly clinic at the surgery on Monday
afternoons between 2pm and 5pm. She works alongside the doctors and health
visitor.
There are six midwives in the Tavistock area and they have a Midwifery Base
at Spring Hill, just below the hospital, where a midwife can be contacted daily
on 01822 616953.
Macmillan Nurse
Macmillan Nurses give support and comfort to terminally ill patients and
their carers. Our local Macmillan Nurse is in regular contact with St Luke’s
Hospice and can advise doctors and patients alike on advances in the care
of the terminally ill.
Psychiatric Nurses
We have a team of highly experienced psychiatric nurses who work closely with
our doctors in the care of patients with mental health problems.
Counsellor
The surgery offers a counselling service, which can be accessed by referral
from your doctor. Our qualified counsellor is registered by UKRC and works
to the BCAP ethical framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy.
Confidentiality is a very important part of the process of counselling and
this is discussed fully with each patient at the initial session.
Physiotherapist
We are fortunate to have the services of our own physiotherapist, Mrs Liz
Brew, based at the surgery. Liz specialises in the field of musculoskeletal
injury. Liz is a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Liz has over fifteen years of professional experience working with international sportsmen and women from the world of swimming, triathlon, athletics, rugby and football, both treating and helping prevent injury.
Private Chiropody Service
Alice Hulme is a State Registered Chiropodist and works in the Practice twice
a month on a Thursday morning, by referral from your doctor. Alice trained
at the Plymouth School of Podiatry and she treats a wide range of problems
affecting the feet. These include corns, calluses, ingrowing and deformed
toenails. She assesses and advises on problems relating to joint and muscle
pain in the foot and leg and can provide specialist orthotics (insoles).
If requested to do so she also cares for patients who have diabetes and arthritic conditions.
Dietitian
Our Community Dietitian is responsible for running a monthly Dietetic Clinic
at the surgery, usually on the 3rd Friday of each month, by referral from
your doctor. Dietitians interpret the science of nutrition in a practical
way providing information and advice on ways of changing eating habits to
treat medical problems to prevent disease and promote nutritional health.
Our Dietitian sees patients of all ages from antenatal through to children, adults, and the elderly. Key areas of work include diabetes, coronary heart disease, being underweight, digestive problems, food allergy/intolerance, eating disorders, consistency alteration, nutritional assessment, and obesity.
July 2008
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