Nurses

Nurse Practitioners

Carole Biddlestone (female)
Group Clinical Manager

Practice Nurses

Jayne Heaver (female)
Senior Practice Nurse

Karen Burton (female)
Practice Nurse / Diabetes Lead

Hannah Tuck (female)
Practice Nurse / Wound Care and Hypertension Lead

Molly Tait (female)
Practice Nurse / Asthma and Sexual Health Lead

Claire Dixon (female)
Nursing Associate

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

Julie Robinson
Senior Healthcare Assistant (female)

Sara Fletcher-Huggins
Healthcare Assistant / Larcs & Minor Ops Lead (female)

Beverley Cardew
Healthcare Assistant (female)

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.

General Practice Assistant

Deborah Sparkes
GPA (female)

The General Practice Assistant (GPA) provides crucial support to General Practitioners (GPs) by handling administrative tasks and some basic clinical duties, ultimately aiming to reduce the administrative burden on GPs and improve patient care. GPAs work as part of a multidisciplinary team, often undertaking duties like taking patient observations, completing routine forms, and explaining treatment procedures to patients.