Old Station Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr John Ashcroft

BM, BS (Nottingham 1987), BMedSci, MRCGP, GMC No 3248562

Dr Ashcroft has interests in cardiovascular medicine, diabetes and family planning.

Dr Andrew Davies

MBBS (Royal Free London 1990) T(GP), FPC, DipIMC (RCSEd), LLM, GMC No 3330948

Dr Davies' main interests are medical law and pre-hospital immediate care. He is a responder for the ambulance service.

Dr Janice Thomson

MBChB (Dundee 1990), MRCGP, DRCOG, GMC No 3494394

Dr Thomson has interests in women's health and chronic respiratory disease.

Dr Vanessa Foot

MBBS (London 1988), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, GMC No 3295801

Dr Foot's interests include women and children's health, family planning, and joint injections.

Dr Maggie Fardon

MBBS (UCH, London 1987), MRCGP, GMC No 3262687

Dr Fardon is interested in women's and child health, family planning and orthopaedic medicine.

Dr Eno Oluwole

MBBS (Lagos 1990), DRCOG, DFSRH, GMC No. 4676887

Dr Oluwole's main interests are in family planning and women's health, and in chronic kidney disease.

Dr Rathicah Kuhan

MBBS (2000 Srilanka) DRCOG, MRCGP, GMC No 6066287

Dr Kuhan is interested in Chronic Disease and Women's Health.

Dr Vani Chinta

MBBS (India 2002), MRCGP DRCOG DFFP, GMC No. 6067287

Dr Chintas' main interest is family planning.

Dr Helen Zaklama

MbChb, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH. GMC no 6105154

Dr Zaklama has interests- family planning, women's health, weight management

Dr Anna Kirk (f)

Dr. Kirk (Awaiting photo)

Nurses

The practice nurses are available to offer professional advice. They deal with minor injuries, dressings, removal of stitches, holiday/childhood vaccinations, ear syringing, blood tests, cervical smears and run several clinics. They also assist the doctors with examinations.

Carole Oldfield

Debbie Bullock

Marie Bennett

Angela Allen (f)

Angela

Zoe Benfield (f)

Lora Turner (f)

Healthcare Assistants

Our healthcare assistants is able to help with a wide range of services including the following: smoking cessation, well-persons clinics, weight clinics, blood tests, blood pressures, dressings, sutures and staple removal, minor illnesses, new patient checks, and helping with medical and other procedures.

Helen

Jackie

Julia

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Jenny Whitehead

Administration

Admin

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Reception

The receptionists are the first point of communication for any enquiries. They arrange appointments for the doctors and deal with enquiries from all outside agencies. They prepare and distribute repeat prescriptions and deal with all general enquiries. The staff are trained to take essential details sympathetically and in complete confidence.

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Linda

Cotmanhay Receptionist

Terri

Kirk Hallam Receptionist

Terri

Gemma

Kirk Hallam Receptionist Gemma

Community Midwives

The midwife gives 24 hour emergency cover to ladies antenatally and postnatally. She offers care and guidance during pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period. In addition support is given to families with difficulties.

Community Nurses

The team consists of Sisters, Staff Nurses, Enrolled and Auxiliary Nurses. Their duties include visiting patients in their homes, offering professional advice, assessing patients’ needs and providing nursing treatment.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.