GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

 

Dr Susanne Bond MB ChB FRCGP

 

Qualified from Sheffield Medical School in 1990. She is closely involved with the monitoring and supervision of doctors training to become GPs. She works almost full-time and monitors the standards of care within the practice. Her clinical interests include all areas of general practice, especially women's health and child health.

 

Dr Richard Churchill BM BS MSc DFFP FRCGP

 

Qualified in medicine from Nottingham Medical School in 1989 having previously trained and worked as a clinical biochemist. He also works part-time as a senior lecturer in the medical school where he co-ordinates aspects of clinical training for medical students and carries out research into mental health and the health care of young people. He is very involved in activities of the Royal College of General Practitioners, both at local and national level. He is currently working part-time in the practice.

 

Dr Alison McKnespiey BM BS MRCGP DFFP DRCOG (Currently on Maternity Leave from August 2011)

 

Qualified from Nottingham Medical School in 1999. She joined the practice in 2005 working as a part-time partner at both surgeries. She is interested in contraception and sexual health.

 

Dr Katie Rhodes BM BS BMedSci DGM DRCOG DFFP FRCGP

 

Qualified from Nottingham Medical School in 1986. She joined the practice in 2002 working as a part-time partner. She also works as a part-time Lecturer in the Medical School and is involved with teaching medical students in the practice. Her clinical interests include family planning and terminal care.

 

Dr Carolyn Lott MBChB DFFP

 

Qualified from Sheffield Medical School in 1987. She joined the practice in 1997 and became a partner in 2008 and works part time. Her clinical interests include family planning and sexual health.

 

Dr Tim Heywood MBBS MRCGP

Qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, University of London in 1995 and immediately started postgraduate training for General Practice. He finished his GP training in Aylesbury in 1998 and became a full-time GP in Worcestershire. He developed an interest in undergraduate education and moved to Nottingham in 2010, partly to follow his wife's work, and partly to concentrate on medical education. He works as a Teaching Fellow at the Medical School in Nottingham and one day a week as a GP in Chilwell.

 

Dr Kate Hainsworth MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH (Maternity locum for Dr McKnespiey)

Qualified from Sheffield Medical School in 2006 and went on to do GP training on the Nottingham Scheme. She works part time as a long term locum at Chilwell Meadows. Her clinical interests include womens and child health as well as palliative care.

OUR PRACTICE TEAM

 

Practice Manager

 

Craig Dorrington is the practice manager with responsibilities at both practices for the efficient administration of the practices. He is happy to discuss queries, comments and suggestions regarding the day-to-day running of the practice.

 

Information Technology Manager

 

Ed Longridge helps us manage our communication systems and information technology. Ed is very experienced in medical IT and practice management.

 

Receptionists

 

Steph Flint is our senior receptionist and she is helped by Lynne, Lisa, Karen, Emma, Christine, Sue, Jacky and Sue to carry out the very difficult task of trying to meet the needs of both patients and doctors. They will deal with your queries, appointments and repeat prescriptions as efficiently and as quickly as possible. Sometimes they need to ask one or two questions to help judge the urgency of the request but they are bound by the same principles of confidentiality as the nurses and medical staff.

 

Secretary

 

Lisa is our practice secretary and is here every morning. She often liaises with hospitals for us.

 

Practice Nurses

 

Rhian Schofield RGN is our senior practice nurse who is also qualified to prescribe some medication. She works closely with Julie Katsouris RGN RHV, our other practice nurse, and together they offer a wide range of services including health advice, travel health, asthma and diabetic care, blood pressure and coronary heart disease monitoring, family planning and cervical smears, baby immunisations as well as other nursing tasks such as dressings. Appointments can be made at reception to see them. We need to know the reason for the appointment so we can allocate you the right amount of time you need with them.

 

Healthcare Assistants

 

Dee Curtis and Kim Howarth are our Healthcare Assistants. They are trained to take blood pressures, give flu vaccinations and take blood for blood tests.

 

Phlebotomists

 

Our phlebotomist - Jane Cawkwell is with us every Monday and Tuesday. She is especially trained to do blood tests. Appointments to see her can be made at reception.

 

Community Nurses

 

Our team of experienced community nurses is based at Stapleford Care Centre. They offer a wide variety of services to the housebound and those recently discharged from hospital. This includes care of the young disabled, wound care, injections and terminal nursing care. They can be contacted by telephoning 928 7718 Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.00pm or leaving a message at our reception. At bank holidays, weekends, evenings and nights, call 846 2377.

 

Health Visitors

 

Sarah Paget and Ann Smith cover most of our practice population. Their primary role is to support families with children under five years old and to promote child health within the wider population. They works within the local health visiting team and have a community nursery nurse, Melissa Conway, who works with her. Sarah and Ann  can be contacted for advice or for a home visit by leaving a message at Dovecote House where they are based on 925 4281.

 

Community Nursery Nurse

 

Melissa Conway is our community nursery nurse. Their primary role is to support families with children under five years old and to promote child health within the wider population. She can be contacted for advice or for a home visit by leaving a message at Dovecote House where they are based on 925 4281.

 

Community Midwife

 

The Community Midwife team is involved in the care of all mothers before and after the birth of their child. They are available for any queries or concerns at Dovecote House on 925 4281. Appointments to see them are made at reception.

 

Dietician

 

Penny Churchill visits the surgery once a month to give advice on particular diets for medical conditions and on healthy eating in general for adults and children. Please speak to your doctor to discuss the possibility of seeing her.

 

TEACHING AND TRAINING

 

To help with the education of future doctors we are linked to Nottingham University Medical School. Therefore we may have medical or nursing students in the surgery from time to time. You will be informed when you book an appointment or at arrival if this is the case. If you do not wish to have the student present during your consultation please let reception or the doctor know. This will not influence the care that you receive.

 

We also have fully qualified doctors working with us for periods of usually four to twelve months so that they gain experience in general practice. These enthusiastic, well trained and supervised doctors bring many benefits to the team and patients alike. Occasionally a consultation may be recorded on video, but only with the patient's permission. These recordings are strictly confidential, seen only by doctors involved in training, and then erased.