| Dr Alan Cooper |
MB (Hons) DRCOG PhD
(Lond) FP Cert
Southampton 1980 |
| Dr Adrian Cole |
BM DRCOG MRCG FP Cert
Southampton
1981 |
| Dr Sam Heal |
MBBS DRCOG MRCGP DFFP
Royal Free Hospital
London 1990 |
| Dr Jonathan
Britt |
MBBS MRCGP Royal Free
Hospital
London 1990 |
| Assistant
GPs
|
| Dr Roisin Ward |
MBBS MRCGP
London 1997 |
Dr Sushmi Heal
|
MBBS DRCOG DFFP Royal Free Hospital
London 1997 |
| Dr Vivien White |
BM DFFP MRCOG MRCGP
Southampton 1997 |
PRACTICE
STAFF
Practice Manager
June Thomson
Oversees the day-to-day administration and
smooth running of the practice, liaising with the Primary Care Trust on the services we are able to provide to our patients and work with the partners on strategic planning for all aspects of the practice.
Deputy Practice Manager
Sue Atkin
Overseas the secretarial aspects of the surgery and the complaints system . She oversees the day to day running of the practice in the absence of the practice manager.
Administrator
Jill Leigh
Is responsible for certain aspects of the practice administration including co-ordinating pathology reports, liaising with insurance companies over medicals and overseeing the cytology screening..
Receptionists/Secretaries
Our 13 part-time receptionists are here to assist you and deal with your enquiries.
Practice
Nurses
We have four part-time nurses:-
| Sister Shirley Taylor |
- RGN |
| Sister Carol Barnden |
- RGN |
| Sister Sally Lyne |
- RGN |
| Sister Jill Jennings |
- RGN |
They can be seen by appointment every weekday. They will also help you with:
| Minor injuries and
ailments |
Removal of stitches
|
| Dressings |
Ear syringing |
| Blood pressure checks |
Health checks |
| Travel advice and
immunisation |
Family planning
advice |
| Breast examination |
ECGs (at the doctor's
request) |
Health
Visitors
Direct line and answerphone - 01489 573576. They are registered nurses with additional community training, working in the area of health promotion but concentrating on the newborn to 16 years age group.
District
Nurses
We have a district nursing team attached to our practice. They are responsible
for providing nursing care and advice to less mobile patients in their own homes.
They can be contacted via the surgery, where a message can be left and they will
return your call as soon as possible, or a message can be left on their answerphone
01489 583727 (Monday to Friday only).
Community
Midwife
We have one full-time midwife attached to our practice who runs an antenatal clinic on a Tuesday afternoon. She organises antenatal classes and also visits mothers and babies during the first 10-14 days after delivery. If you have any ante or postnatal problems, the midwife can be contacted via the surgery, where a message can be left and she will return your call when she next comes in, or you can leave a message at Blake Birth Centre on 023 9252 3651.
Locums
We sometimes have locum GPs working in the surgery to cover sick leave and holidays.
Medical
Students
We teach fourth year medical students, who may be in attendance on a Friday morning; you will be informed when you make an appointment. If you are unhappy with this
arrangement, please tell the receptionist and a more suitable appointment will be made.
