MB ChB  MRCGPCert
Special interests include Dermatology, Diabetes & Minor Surgery.

MBBS MRCGP
Special interests include Women’s Health and Family Planning.

Salaried GP

Teaching/Training

All GPs at the practice participate in teaching medical students from time to time. We hope that you will co-operate with us and help the students to learn about general practice. You will be informed of their presence in advance, and if you do not want them to be present at a consultation, your wishes will be respected. This will not affect your treatment.

Advanced Nurse Practitioners are trained specialist nurses. They have undertaken additional medical education in order to provide advanced nursing care and to prescribe medication. Nurse practitioners can provide treatment and advice for many problems for which you may have seen a doctor for in the past.

Their main areas of expertise are in the management of common illnesses and long term conditions. The nurse practitioners can assess and examine you, make a diagnosis and provide advice and treatment including a prescription if required.

They can make referrals to hospital doctors or other health care professionals, and admit patients into hospital when necessary.

There are some limits to their responsibilities. Unfortunately, they are unable legally to sign a sick certificate, so they will arrange for a GP to do this and you may be asked to call back to collect it. They do not treat new born babies under 4 weeks old or expectant mothers, both of whom are always referred to a doctor.

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Karen is our specialist diabetes nurse

PRACTICE NURSE
Manages: Childhood and Travel Vaccinations, Wound Care, Ear Irrigation, Minor Illness, Long Term Condition reviews, Cytology (smear) tests, Injections. 

Manages:  Blood Tests, Blood Pressure, ECGs, Ear Irrigation, Wound Care, B12 injections, Influenza injections etc.

Takes blood samples.

Practice Manager
Dip.RSA (1994) Cert PCPM (2004)
Organises the running of the practice. She would be happy to hear your views and suggestions about any of the services offered by the practice.

Assistant Practice Manager
Supports the practice manager in the day to day running of the practice and deputises in her absence.

Provide the I.T. support and deal with the administration duties required to run the practice.

Prescription Clerk

Manages the daily requests for repeated medications working under close supervision of the clinical team

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists offer the most appropriate appointment with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries. Our Receptionist may ask the reason for your call so they can offer you the most suitable appointment.

Types referral letters, liaises with GPs, hospitals and patients.

Cares for expectant mothers in clinic and occasionally at home. Clinics are by appointment for both the first booking appointment and routine follow-up appointments.

The Community Nursing team work mainly seeing patient's in their own homes. They work with patients recently discharged from hospital and those needing long-term care. They also have an active role in the care of terminally ill patients. They are in close contact with the doctors and the rest of the team.

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. The health visitors are based at Homestead Surgery.

Paramedics
Paramedics working in practice alongside our clinical team, they are responsible for most home visit requests

Pharmacy Team
They deal with medication questions, discharge from hospital changes to medication, medication reviews and advice, safety prescribing audits, medication supply issues

Mental Health Nurse
Deals with anxiety and depression, severe mental health reviews

Chiropody Clinic
A state registered chiropodist holds clinics at the health centre. Appointments are made by Castleford & Normanton District Hospital. You would first speak to your GP or ANP who will assess and refer you to this service

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Physiotherapy Triage
Our Receptionist can book you directly into an assessment appointment with an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This service is for new symptoms of muscular / skeletal problems

Care Co-ordinator
Support with accessing other services and liaising with patients and clinical staff to ensure a co-ordinated service is provided

Audiology Clinic
Bringing your appointment with the Audiologist closer to home. You will need a referral into this service

Social Prescriber
Live Well Wakefield: Social prescribing is for adults aged 18yrs and above offer support for non-clinical matters such as: bereavement, social isolation, mental health, housing, finances and much more

The service is for all adults (18+), who are Wakefield district residents in need of information, advice and support in coping with everyday life. The team recognise that there are many things that can affect people’s ability to feel healthy and remain independent, so the service focuses on:

• Supporting people to cope with their long-term conditions; or those of someone they may care for; increasing independence to enable and empower people to self-manage their own health and wellbeing


• Reducing social isolation; supporting those who are feeling lonely and looking for social opportunities to get more involved in the community


• Signposting people with social, emotional or practical needs to a range of local services, often provided by the voluntary and community sector


• Promoting an holistic approach to health and wellbeing by focusing on the wider determinants of health and supporting people to access relevant services e.g. housing, welfare advice and employment programmes, as well as health promotion services such as smoking cessation and physical activity.
  
  
  For further information, please call 01924 255363 or visit the website www.livewellwakefield.nhs.uk