Health Care Professionals Attached to the Surgery

Practice Counsellor

Sheila Steeples – works in the practice on Wednesdays and Fridays. To see the counselor you must have seen one of the GPs and have been referred to Sheila

Welfare Rights

Keith Harris

Keith is available in surgery on a Thursday morning to offer advice and assistance with claims for benefits such as incapacity benefit and disability living allowance. You can make an appointment with him via reception.

District Nurses

The district nurses are based at Blue Dykes. They provide nursing care (such as dressings and blood tests) to housebound patients.

To contact the District Nurses telephone 01246 266268

Health Visitors

Jenny Murphy
Libby James-Machent

Nursery Nurses

Christine Seedhouse
Julie Franks

They are able to provide advice on minor illnesses and behavioural problems in preschool children. They also arrange developmental assessments and immunisations.  Click here to read more.

The health visitors can be contacted by telephoning 01246 864090.