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Practice Nurses

We employ 5 practice nurses and health care assistants. Also working in the surgery are district community nurses, health visitors and midwives who are
employed by Mendip Primary Care Trust.

Our Practice Nurses are

  • Mrs Jill Smith RGN
  • Mrs Alison Bailey RGN
  • Mrs Maggie Branch RGN
  • Mrs Pam Heywood RGN
  • Mrs Jane Lane RGN

Our practice nurses are available by appointment for advice about any health matters, immunisations, family planning, dressings and ear syringing. They carry out blood pressure checks, ECGs. cervical smears, and health checks for the elderly, newly registered patients and patients with asthma, diabetes or high blood pressure.

  • Please note that blood tests ordered by your doctor are carried out by our Health Care Assistant in a separate clinic, not by practice nurses, so please specify your requirement when booking an appointment.

 

 

 
Health Care Assistants
The Health Care Assistants are multi skilled personnel involved in taking blood tests, ECG's, new patient medicals and simple surgical dressings.
 
Community Nurses

TEL 01458 831847
The community nurses provide health care for people unable to leave their homes. 

They have a wide range of experiences and are able to offer support and advice to patients and carers. 

The district nurses can be contacted Monday - Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m., on 01458 831847, and during the evening and weekends by contacting the our of hours service (see OUT OF HOURS for further details).

  • Visits from members of the nursing team to give skilled care or specialist treatments.
  • Information about and/or referrals to other community services.
  • Support if you are caring for another family member.
  • Teaching you or a relative ways in which you can lead as independent a life as possible.
  • Confidential advice about nursing matters.
  • 24 hour access to the nursing service

 

 
Health Visitors

TEL: 01458 834851
The Health visitors are part of the community team involved in promoting health and healthy living. 

This involves offering support, advice and information to families and individuals, with regular contact with younger children through the Child Health Surveillance programme.

The Health visiting team is based jointly at the Glastonbury Surgery (01458 834851) and at the Health Centre (01458 831461) 

An answerphone will pick up any messages.

 

 
Community Midwives

TEL 01458 833666
(Information being updated)

Answerphone messages can be left on 01458 840381

 

 

 
Practice Administrative Team

Our receptionists deal with surgery appointments and are your link to the doctors and with the medical services the practice provides. They are happy to deal with all general enquiries but are unable to offer medical advice. 

The practice secretaries deal with all referral letters and correspondence and provide the link between the surgery and secondary care.

The Practice Manager is responsible for the general organisation of the surgery and the co-ordination of the team in addition to ensuring that local and national policies are implemented. 

If you have any concerns about the service provided within the surgery please speak to the Practice Manager.

 

 


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