A nurse clinician is a specialist nurse practitioner who has extended skills in diagnostic procedures, complementing both medical and nursing staff and is able to prescribe.

If you require an urgent appointment, depending on the nature of your problem, you may be given an appointment with the nurse clinician.

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The practice nurses carry out the following procedures:

• Immunisations
• Advice on holiday vaccinations
• Blood tests
• Blood pressure checks
• Ear syringing
• Well person examinations
• Asthma advice
• Diabetic advice
• Hypertension
• Health checks
• Dietary advice
• Family planning advice

In addition, Angela runs our children's immunisation clinics one morning per week.

The practice manager is Mrs Ann Bolshaw. She is assisted by the office manager, Mrs Rachael Coates and the administrative staff.

They are responsible for the staff and premises and for ensuring that the general administration and non-clinical duties are carried out in an efficient way.

If you wish to make any enquiries about the administrative or non-medical aspects of your health, the team will be happy to assist you.

The receptionists are a well trained and professional team and are committed to helping patients.

They deal with a constant stream of telephone calls and enquiries, and will contact patients on behalf of doctors regarding the results of tests etc.

When telephoning for medical attention, the receptionists may ask for a few details. They have been trained to make these enquiries so that you can be helped in the most appropriate way.

They are bound by confidentiality and data protection legislation.

We have a midwife based at the surgery. Once a new mother has had a first antenatal appointment with the GP she will then see the midwife on a regular basis.

All consultations are by appointment and can be made by telephone or in person. The midwife will run parentcraft classes during your pregnancy and she can also arrange aquanatal classes.

Health visitors are contactable at the new community centre at Meadowside, tel: 251530.

Their role is to provide health advice and support to the families of pre-school children, both at the medical centre and in the home.

They also carry out developmental checks on children and have an open access clinic once a week on Tuesday afternoons at the surgery for general help and advice.

Dietician

All consultations are by appointment and you must first be referred by the doctor.

Physiotherapy

The surgery has access to physiotherapy via the service at Warrington Wolves stadium