Leek Health Centre

The doctors practise together as a non-limited partnership.

Training Practice

This practice is approved for the further training of fully-qualified doctors, called GP Registrars, who are specialising in General Practice. During their six to twelve month attachment, they are involved in all aspects of GP work, including seeing patients in surgery, doing home visits and being on call.

Occasionally, video-taping of consultations is required (but only with the patient's permission) to enable a confidential analysis of their abilities.

Sometimes we also have medical students with us as part of their course. If a student is required to be present at your consultation, your prior permission will be requested.

OUR PRACTICE TEAM

Health Centre Manager
Mrs Maria Malkin

Deputy Manager
Mrs Tracy Norton

Office Manager
Mrs Nicky Farrow

Medical Secretaries/Administration
Miss Laura Jackson, Mrs Deborah Tomkinson and Miss Jenna Heath

Laura, Deborah and Jenna deal with all hospital referrals, general typing and entering clinical data onto the computer system.

Senior Receptionist
Mrs Sue Bible

Sue is responsible for the smooth running of reception.

Reception Staff
Mrs Gwen Philips, Mrs Jane Bristow, Mrs Karen Parker and Miss Lucy Cope

They run the appointments system, answer busy telephone lines, arrange repeat prescriptions and respond to many and varied queries.

Nurse Practitioners
Sister Beth Harvey and Sister Deborah Deavall

The nurse practitioners see all on-the-day emergencies and can also, if necessary, provide telephone advice.

Practice Nurses
Sister Vivien Edwards
Sister Lynne Stubbs
Sister Lynn Butterworth
Nurse Melanie Burrows

The nursing staff are available by appointment for:

• Blood and urine testing
• Immunisations (flu and pneumonia)
• Family planning advice and checks
• Cervical smears
• Ear syringing
• Exercise promotion
• Heart tracings (ECGs)
• Spirometry and pulse oximetry
• Nebuliser treatment for asthma
• Heart disease prevention
• Well man, well woman checks
• Smoking cessation
• Special clinics - asthma and diabetes
• Chronic respiratory disease
• Chronic heart disease
• Stroke management

Health Care Support Workers/Phlebotomists/Audio Technicians
Mrs Jen Brown and Mrs Sue Bible

ATTACHED STAFF

The following primary health care staff are employed by the North Staffordshire Moorlands Primary Care Trust and are attached to our practice.

Community Matron
Sister Margaret Burnett

District Nurses

Healthcare Support Worker
Mrs Kay Woolley
Mrs Woolley visit people of all ages where necessary to assess needs, carry out appropriate nursing care and give advice. District nurses and health visitors can be contacted via your doctor or through Combined Healthcare reception. Tel: 01538 487170

Health Visitors
Julie Sargeant, Annette Kowarin, Lisa Ebberley, Amanda Moss and Helen Frost
The health visitors specialise in preventative medicine and health education, particularly for mothers, children under five years old, young adults and the elderly.

They run clinics, courses and group sessions for:

• Healthy Tots - for parents with children under one year old
• Parenting - behaviour management
• Fit for Life
• Assertiveness/Stress Management
• Continence - any age
• Sleep - for one to five year olds

Community Midwife
Margaret McGreevy
The midwife is involved in all aspects of motherhood, from preconception, right through each pregnancy, including parentcraft classes, and is also directly involved with labour and delivery, carrying on to provide postnatal care to mother and infant.

Community Psychiatric Nurse
Helen Walker

The CPN provides community-based care for those with mental health problems, including counselling, anxiety and stress management, bereavement support, social skills training and monitoring of medication.

Counsellors
Clair Dempsey, Geraldine Howlett