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

Doctors

Dr Simon Hibberd (m)
Partner BM (Southampton) (1981) MRCP MRCGP DRCOG DGM

Dr Simon Carroll (m)
Partner MBBS (Newcastle) (1991) BA FRCGP DRCOG DCH

Dr Ian Jennings (m)
Partner MBBS (London) (1993) MRCGP DFFP DRCOG DOccMed

Dr Marc Epstein (m)
BSc MBBS MRCP MRCGP (London) (2004)

Dr Jennifer Grice (f)
MB ChB (Leeds) (2002)

Dr Abigail Brun (f)
MBBS (London) (2005)

Dr Alice Griffiths-Jones (f)
MBBChir (Cambridge) (2003) MRCGP

Nurse Practitioners

Joanna Mullineaux (f)
BA BSc (Hons) RGN

Andrew Johnson (m)
BSc (Hons) RGN

Katie Osley (f)
BSc (Hons) RGN

Nurses

Karen Burton (f)
RGN

Stacy Cooper (f)
RGN

Alison Plumb (f)
RGN

Clare Thatcher (f)
RGN

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Jane Cockaday (f)

Natalie Coomber (f)

Susan Phillips (f)

Julie Robinson (f)

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

Mrs Judith Wood
Practice Manager and Practice Based Commissioning Lead MSc MCSP

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.

Administration

Mrs Vanessa Whitwood
Lead Medical Secretary / HR Administrator / PA to Judith Wood

Mrs Donna Calton
Medical Secretary

Mrs Kayleigh Chapman
Summariser / ICO Liaison / Administration Support

Mrs Della Coles
Medical Secretary

Mrs Joanne Dine
Medical Secretary

Mrs Diana Peters
Medical Secretary

Mrs Sheila Sherlock

Financial Administrator

Mr Daniel Milne
Quality Manager responsible for audits and monitoring of standards across the practice.

Cleaning, Hygiene and Catering Staff: Mrs Ann Adcock, Mrs Gill Buck, Mrs Beverley Cardew and Mrs Julie Lewis.

Reception

Mrs Melanie Day
Lead Receptionist

Mrs Angela Bardwell

Mrs Helen Brandwood

Ms Alison Bishop

Mrs Della Coles

Mrs Joan Hedger

Ms Annabel Hipperson

Mrs Michelle Knights

Mrs Kim Lee

Ms Mia Maxwell

Mrs Cathy Miller

Mrs Holly Whiting

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as registering new patients, issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Pharmacists

Cathal Daly
MSc Mr Daly has worked at the PCT and Health Authority and has retail experience. He advises the Doctors and Nurses on good practice in Medicine Management.

Community Midwives

Karen Nichols (f)

Community Nurses

Sister Karen Seaman (f)

Nurse Pip Roache (f)

Health Visitors

Lynsey Davey (f)

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.