EAST IPSWICH PRIMARY CARE NETWORK

MB BCh BAO (1982 Dublin) MSc FRCGP MICGP DFFP

MB BCh (1987 London)

MD (1993) Izmir

MB BS (1988 London) MSc MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFFP

MA (Cantab), MB BS (London 1985) MRCGP DCH DRCOG

MD (1993 Ukraine) MRCGP

 MB BS (1998 Mumbai) MD MRCGP DFSRH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

MB BS (India 1997) MRCGP M Sc MRCS DOHNS

Additional languages spoken by doctors:

Dr DeSilva - Russian & Sinhala (Sri Lankan)

Dr Reed – Spanish

Dr Levent – Turkish        

Dr Greenhow - French

RGN, BSC (Hons) Nurse Practitioner, NP Degree

A nurse practitioner (NP) is an advanced nursing practitioner, who makes professionally autonomous decisions, assessing patients with undiagnosed problems, based on highly-developed nursing knowledge and skills, including skills not usually exercised by nurses, such as physical examination.

NPs are able to order necessary investigations, provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through referral to other agencies.

The Practice provides an integrated Nursing Service with close liaison between Practice Nurses working at the Health Centre and District Nurses who see patients at home.

The nurses provide a comprehensive service of nursing, health promotion and preventative medicine.  The Practice Nurses have had specific training to care for patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and other chest diseases, contraception, depression and many other conditions.

Nurses are able to advise you if they feel your problems is within their training and competence.  Please feel free to seek their advice at any time - there is a nurse on duty at the Surgery for most of the working day and you can also make appointments to see a nurse in her own clinic.

The nurses run a series of important clinics.  In the Treatment Room our nurses and health care assistants also carry out blood tests, ECGs, dressings, ear syringe, suture removal etc.  Please ask at reception for information.

RGN

Paramedic

HCPC registered

Paramedic

Paramedic

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

MBA RSA Dip HE

Andrea is responsible for the day to day administration of the practice and managing the work of our staff.  She will be pleased to help you in using any of our services.

Assistant Manager

IT Coordinator & Office Manager

Medical Secretary

Medical Secretary 

Prescription Clerk

Prescription Clerk

Administrator

Administrator

Administrator

Our receptionists will be your first point of contact with the practice.

They endeavour at all times to be friendly and helpful.  We believe their role to be extremely important and ask them to work at all times within the strict guidelines laid down by practice policies.

The receptionist may ask you a few questions about your illness in order to make sure the appointment you make is appropriate for your needs.  You have the right to decide who you disclose information to and our staff are trained to respect this.

Several of our receptionists also act as the practice healthcare assistants.

Pharmacy Tech

Telephone numbers listed on suffolk.gov.uk website

Our Health Visitors work alongside the Doctors and Midwives to provide specialist advice on childcare and family problems.  The Health Visitor team offers advice on issues such as immunisation, practical support where needed, for families with children up to five years old and also runs post-natal groups in the Surgery.

As well as checking that your child is developing properly, advice can be given on sleep disorders and behavioural problems in young children.

The counsellor helps patients with their emotional problems and supports them in developing coping skills.

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