Doctors
Dr Allison J MacNab
Lead GP Partner
MBChB (Leeds 1999) Dip DRCOG MRCGP Dip DFFP
Female
Dr Raija Blenk
GP Partner
State Exam (Germany 2001) MBBS MRCGP
Female
Dr Louise Shinn
GP Partner
MBBS BSc (UEA 2007) Bsc (Hons) MRCGP (2014) DRCOG
Female
Dr Richard Howell
GP Partner
MBBS (UEA2010), MRCP, MRCGP
Male
Dr Arefeh Yeganeh-Arani
Female
Dr Eva Porzycka
Locum GP
Female
Non-urgent advice: Long term Locum GPs
At times, such as when a doctor is on annual leave, we will use a locum doctor in order to assist the Practice.
Locum doctors are fully qualified general practitioners and have been fully certified by NHS health boards to enable them to locum at practices.
We try to use regular locums wherever possible to help continuity of care for our patients.
Nursing Team
Jenna
Practice Nurse
Lesley
Practice Nurse
Caroline
Locum Practice Nurse
Millie
Phlebotomist
Renee
Bank Health Care Assistant
Practice Team
Heidi Shadmy
Practice manager
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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 and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
Lucy
Operations manager
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Care Navigation and Admin Team
Our patient care coordinators (PCCs) are a very important part of the practice, they are the first point of contact for general enquiries. When a patient contacts the practice for a health concern, the PCC team will ensure an appointment is made with the most appropriate member of the team.
They can also provide basic information on recent test results, direct you to the correct clinician, help to answer general questions you may have including prescription requests and they support the incoming and outgoing letters and referrals.
The team constantly strives to keep all the information in the surgery up to date and confidential.
Our mission statement is “your health, welfare and safety matters to us”.
Susan
Office Manager
Nikita
Data and Quality Lead – Care Coordinator
Kayleigh
Signposting Lead – Care Coordinator
Millie
Patient Care Coordinator
Sally
Patient Care Coordinator
Kerry
GP Assistant
Megan
GP Assistant
Sunaina
Patient Care Coordinator
Rose
Patient Care Coordinator
Hannah
Patient Care Coordinator
Kelly
Patient Care Coordinator
Additional Staff
Emma
Physician Assistant
Vanessa Knights
Healthcare Assistant
Heejoo
Clinical Pharmacist
Non-urgent advice: Physicians Associate
Physician associates are medically trained, generalist healthcare professionals, who work alongside doctors and provide medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
Physician associates are dependent practitioners working with a dedicated medical supervisor but are able to work autonomously with appropriate support.
Non-urgent advice: Primary Care Pharmacists
Primary care pharmacists play a significant part in managing medicines. They have a strategic role to focus on maximizing benefit and minimizing risk associated with medicines as well as making the best use of resources allocated for medicines.
Non-urgent advice: Community Nurses
We have a team of community nurses attached to the surgery. The team see patients who require nursing in their own homes.
Non-urgent advice: Community Midwife
Midwives working in the community are able to give advice on all aspects of maternal health as well as advice on baby feeding and care. The midwifery team can be contacted on 01603 481222
Non-urgent advice: Health visitors
Health visitors are specialist nurses who visit children and families in their own homes, and communities, to support good choices for a healthy life.
Health visitors offer expert advice on breastfeeding, weaning, sleep, home safety, immunisations, post natal depression, ‘routines and boundaries’ parenting and provide referrals to other services.
Health visitors (Just One) can be contacted from 8am to 6pm by:
Phone: 0300 300 0123