Practice Staff

Dr Charles N Spencer	(Male)	MBBS (1997 London)
Dr Rowan J Child	(Female)	MBBS BSc DFFP (1997 London)
Dr Sarah L Haughney	(Female)	MBChB MRCGP DFFP (1989 Sheffield)
Dr Apoorvaa S Raja	(Female)	MBBS BSc MRCGP (2005 London)
Dr Moksudul Ali	(Male)	MB chB (2004 Leicester)

The patient is able to see a particular practitioner if they so wish.

Drs Spencer, Haughney, Child and Raja practise together as a non-limited partnership.

THE PRACTICE STAFF

The entire practice team is commited to providing high quality care in modern, well-equipped buildings.

Practice Director

Joanna Kiely

Our practice director is responsible for the running of the practice, the practice staff, patient relations and liaising with many outside agencies. If you have any non-medical concerns or issues you would like to discuss please contact her by telephone or make an appointment to come and see her. Alternatively, the Burton Latimer Medical Centre Patient Participation Group may be of service to you. Ask at reception for details. Better still, why not join?

Reception Supervisor

Diane Langley

Receptionists

Diana Bevis	Margaret Clent	Ian Watson
Shelley Labrum	Caroline Smith	Sandra Ives
Ann Piper	Lesley Craig

Secretary

Cathy Twelvetree

Administration Staff

Jenny Babb	Joanne Burns	Natasha Burrows	Bridget Lacey
(Systems Manager)		(Deputy Manager)

NURSING STAFF

Nurse Practitioners

Marianna Mancini and Emma Wilkinson

Marianna and Emma are our nurse practitioners and you may be offered an appointment with them as an alternative to seeing the doctor. They are available by appointment for the treatment of many minor illnesses and can prescribe where it is appropriate to do so.

Practice Nurses

Mary Lewis RGN Dip Prof. Studies in Nursing, BA Healthcare, Cert. Diabetes
Julie Course RGN

Mary and Julie can be seen by appointment for dressings, injections, cervical smears, family planning, removal of stitches, ear syringing, smoking cessation, travel health services and immunisation, advice regarding minor health problems and general health checks for men and women. They also run some clinics at Finedon. Chronic Disease Management Nurses Mary Lewis RGN Dip Prof. Studies in Nursing, BA Healthcare, Cert. Diabetes
Jane Tiney RGN Asthma Dip Dip Prof. Studies in Nursing Mary and Jane can also be seen by appointment at specialist clinics for diabetes, asthma, epilepsy and coronary heart disease.

Health Care Assistant
Lynda Talbot-Sykes

Lynda performs various simple nursing procedures such as blood pressure monitoring and dressings. Lynda also supports patients to stop smoking and with weight management.

Phlebotomist
Julie Murdin

Julie undertakes phlebotomy (the taking of blood) up to 12noon on weekdays.

All our practice nurses are members of The Royal College of Nursing.

ATTACHED STAFF

A number of district nurses and health visitors are attached to the practice:

District Nurse Team Leader

Jill Becket RN RM DNCert Ba PGCPE
Independent Prescriber and Practice Educator District nurses provide highly skilled nursing care for patients and their families who are either too ill to attend the surgery for treatment, or who are frail or in some way infirm.

They work collaboratively with other agencies including social services, who will provide personal care (meals on wheels etc), occupational therapists, the palliative care team or any other specialist service.

The district nurses provide a seven day service, providing care from 8.30am - 4.30pm and are contactable by telephoning the surgery. An emergency evening service is also provided between 7.00pm - 11.00pm and this is contactable via the out-of-hours service.

Part of the role of the district nurses is to partake in education and this will involve student nurse training and specialist practice degree training.

To see a district nurse, telephone reception for an appointment.

Health Visitors

Viv Wills

Dawn Coles

The health visitors work with the doctors at the practice and are especially involved in the healthcare of infants and children. They can offer advice on feeding, sleep management, bed wetting etc. All team members are qualified nurses with specialist training in family health and child development. Their primary responsibility is for the promotion of good health and prevention of ill health. The health visitors are contactable by telephoning the surgeries.

Childhood immunisation and vaccinations are also performed at dedicated clinics.

Midwives

The Midwives provide antenatal care by appointment. They organise parenthood relaxation classes and visit new mothers at home in the early days following delivery. Antenatal clinics are held at the Surestart Centre Meadowside School, Burton Latimer Tel: 01536 723985.