Doctors
DR FIONA MUNRO
Female
MB ChB MRCGP - GMC No 3726592 (Partner)
DR MARION TAYLOR
Female
MB ChB MRCGP DFFP - GMC No 3613317 (Partner)
DR JENNA REID
Female
MB ChB MRCGP - GMC No 6143377 (Partner)
DR GEMMA WARD-SMITH
Female
MBChB FRNZCGP - GMC No 6078377 (Partner)
DR KATIE LAING
Female
MBChB MRCGP DFSRH - GMC No 7077747 (Partner)
Nurse Practitioners
Our Nurse Practitioner can see most of the common ailments that would normally present to see a GP. They are highly skilled and experienced nurses, who can take tests and where necessary, can make onwards referrals to other specialists.
Nurses
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.
Working alongside, supporting our Practice Nurses, we have Treatment Room Nurses, Phlebotomist and Health Care Assistants.
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
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, 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.
VIV TANNER
Practice Manager
Our Practice Manager is responsible for the business and administrative side of the practice. She is in daily contact with the Doctors and staff along with other healthcare professionals. She oversees the smooth and effective running of the practice, dealing with a wide range of non-medical activities, such as planning, finance, recruitment of staff, training and IT.
Reception
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 issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.
Community Nurses
Telephone 01651 843910 (answerphone) - The role of the District Nursing Team is to carry out nursing care to patients who are housebound and unable to get to the surgery. Along with the provision of nursing care they also provide support and information to the patient, their carer and the family.
The community nursing teamwork in partnership with the patient and co-ordinate a network of care and support, work in collaboration with GPs, Marie Curie Nursing Service, Social Services and other Health Care Professionals to deliver person centred care. Their main focus is wound management, continence management, long term conditions, care of the terminally ill and palliative care.
Health Visitors
Our health visitor, Julie Main, is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Her 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. Telephone 01651 843934 (answerphone).