The Practice Team

The Practice is supported by a team of 15 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.

Anastasia Phelan RGN
Practice Nurse
Anastasia is our new Practice Nurse focusing on the management of Chronic Diseases and triaging on-the-day appointment requests. Anastasia aslo provides a full range of Nursing services including cervical smears, dressings, minor injury care and holiday and travel vaccinations.

Rachael Smith
Healthcare Assistant
Rachael is our new 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.

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

Reception & Admin Team    
The Admin & Reception 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.