The Practice Team

The Practice is supported by a team of 19 colleagues, all focused on ensuring that we provide the highest levels of patient and customer care.  The Practice Team is comprised of:

Simon Stitson
Practice Manager
Simon is responsible for the Operational Management of the Practice and of the Practice Team and for ensuring that all Practice services meet the quality standards to which we aspire.  Simon also provides the financial management of the Practice, ensures on-going compliance and works on Practice strategy and development

Elizabeth Howlett RGN RM
Practice Sister
Liz is an experienced Practice Sister who provides specialised Nursing Care to our Patients.  Liz supports the Practice through a number of specialised clinics which focus on key areas such as anti-coagulation monitoring, asthma reviews, holiday and travel vaccinations and a full range of supplementary Nursing services.

Sherlayn Hibberd RGN
Practice Nurse
Sheralyn is our new Practice Nurse and provides a daily triage clinic to help with same day appointment requests. The Reception Team will pass your details to Sheralyn who will telephone you back to discuss your condition or concern. Sheralyn will then arrange treatment for you, as appropriate. This may be an appointment with the Doctor or Nurse, or Sheralyn may ask you to come up to the Practice to be seen. Alternatively, Sheralyn may arrange a prescription for you. Sheralyn also provides a full range of Nursing services including cervical smears, dressings, minor injury care and chronic disease reviews.

Rachael Smith
Healthcare Assistant
Rachael is our Healthcare Assistant. Rachael focuses on blood tests, blood pressure monitoring, on-going dressing support, smoking cessation, audiograms and ECGs and providing support for our Minor Operation clinics.

Michelle Riley
Healthcare Assistant
Michelle is also a Healthcare Assistant, focusing on blood tests, blood pressure checks, on-going dressings, ECGs and audiograms.

The Practice Sister and Practice Nurse can help you with the following:-

• Anti-coagulation monitoring (set clinics)
• Asthma Care including Asthma Reviews (set clinics)
• Audiograms
• Blood Pressure checks and monitoring
• Blood Testing (set clinics)
• Cervical Smears
• Contraception advice
• Diabetes Care including Reviews (set clinics)
• Dressing changes and suture removal
• Ear Syringing and Ear Checks
• ECGs
• Holiday Vaccinations (including Yellow Fever) (set clinics)
• Minor Injury support
• Pre-conception and Family Plannning advice
• Routine or regular vaccinations
• Travel Advice (set clinics)

All appointments are subject to availability and some procedures can only be booked in the morning or in the afternoon.

Dispensing Team
Led by the Dispensing Team Leader, the Dispensary can provide medication for patients registered with the Practice who live more than one mile from a Chemist.

Support Team
Led by the Support Team Leader, the Support Team provide a full range of secretarial and adminstrative support services to the Practice.

Reception & Admin Team    
Led by Reception & Admin Team Leader, the Reception & Admin Team is comprised of six team members who provide key operational support to the Practice.  The team assist patients and visitors via Reception and also provide key telephone support, resolving patient enquiries, booking appointments and dealing with Prescription requests.