Leek Health Centre

Dr Suzanne Hopkins	MBChB (Birm 1993) DRCOG DFSRH MRCGP Family planning, child health and ear, nose and throat problems.
Dr Jane Sissons	MBChB (Birm 1985) MRCGP DRCOG Family planning, child health, obstetrics.
Dr Stuart Robinson	BA (Hons) MBChB (Manc 1992) Dermatology, minor surgery.
Dr Gazmir Balliu	MBBS (Tirana 1998) MRCGP DFSRH Cert M Med Sci Community medicine, family planning and diabetes.

The above 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-month 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  BA (Hons) A Inst ILEX M Inst LM

Deputy Manager
Mrs Tracy Norton

Office Supervisors
Mrs Nicky Farrow and Miss Laura Jackson

Administration
Mrs Deborah Tomkinson and Miss Jenna Heath

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 and Mrs Jane Bristow

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
Sisters Melanie Burrows

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

The nursing staff are available by appointment for:

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

ATTACHED STAFF

The following primary health care staff are employed by NHS North Staffordshire and are attached to our practice.

District Nurses

Staff Sister	Diane Potts
Staff Nurse	Karan Wynne-Lyttleton
Staff Nurse	Janet Syson
Staff Nurse	Kate Sale
Primary Care Nurse	Deborah Branson

Healthcare Support Worker
Mrs Kay Woolley

Health Visitors
Annette Kowarin, Amanda Moss, Samantha Stone and Helen Frost
The health visitors specialise in preventative medicine and health education, particularly for mothers and children under five years old.

They run clinics, courses and group sessions for:

• Healthy Tots - for parents with children under one year old
• Parenting - behaviour management
• Assertiveness/stress management
• Sleep - for one to five year olds

District nurses and health visitors can be contacted via your doctor or through Combined Healthcare reception. Tel: 01538 487170.

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.

Counsellor
Clair Dempsey