Dr Alison Nichol (F)
(Bristol 1996) MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
Dr Nicola Thurston(F)
(London 1994) BSc MBBS MRCGP
Dr
Philip A Reynolds(M)
(London 1984) BSc MBBS MRCGP DRCOG Dip Trav Med
General Practitioner
An additional GP holds one weekly surgery on a Thursday morning.
Registrar
Qualified doctors who have chosen to work in general practice join Phoenix Surgery
as registrars for a year. Occasionally a registrar will sit in on a consultation
but this would only happen if the patient has given his/her consent. PRACTICE TEAM
The
Practice Manager - Gillie Roberts Her role is to co-ordinate all aspects of the practice.
These include personnel, accounting,
systems, property maintenance, equipment and liaison and team working. Please
write to her about any concerns you have about the running of the practice.
The
Reception Team The receptionist is the lynch pin in providing you with the best possible
service. The more information you can give them, the better we can meet your
needs.
The
Practice Nurses
Appointments can be made with any of the nurses, either by you directly or after
referral by your doctor. Our practice nurses have specialist skills as follows:
Mary
Donkin
Asthma specialist nurse, offering regular reviews, asthma management advice and
support. She is also a stop smoking advisor.
Lynn
Adlington
Heart disease and hypertension specialist nurse, women's health, family planning
and drop-in teenage health clinic.
Sarah
Beasley
Sarah is based primarily at the Royal Agricultural College but also works one
day a week in the treatment room at the main surgery and runs a smoking cessation
clinic there.
Annabel
McEune Diabetes specialist nurse and assistant to Bridget
Rowcliffe.
Appointments can also be made with Mary, Lesley, Lynn and Sarah for holiday/travel
advice, dressings, vaccinations, ear syringing etc.
Health Care Visitor The health visitors offer advice and support to mothers and children under
five. They run self-help support groups, support families with children, monitor
child health and development, advise on immunisation and vaccination, and run
well baby and child health clinics at both Cirencester and South Cerney.
They can be contacted by telephoning 01285 643819.
The Medical Secretaries Type and co-ordinate all medical correspondence and notes.
The
Administration Staff They have a central role in computer systems,
patient registration, recalls, statistics, monitoring and links with the Health
Authority.
The PCT also employ district nurses and health visitors who
work from within the surgery.
Health
Care Assistant Our health care assistant is available by appointment at the main
surgery on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. The health care assistant is able
to do blood pressure readings and ECGs. She also assists the doctors during minor
surgery sessions.
The health care assistant is also available at our South Cerney branch surgery
on alternate Thursday mornings for blood pressures and ECGs.
The District Nurses
The sisters assess the nursing need after referral from other members of the
team or from the patient.
They
offer nursing care for the housebound, patients discharged from hospital, seriously
ill patients who wish to stay in their own homes and those with physical disabilities.
They offer support and advice for families and carers. Each patient requiring
care will have a named nurse attending to their needs. They can be contacted
by telephoning the surgery, or contacting the district nurses directly on 643817.
The
Midwife The midwife is part of a community midwife team and is happy to offer preconceptual
care for the patient. The midwife also cares for mothers and families during
antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. She sees clients both at home and
in surgeries, as well as in hospitals.There are two antenatal clinics per week
at South Cerney on Tuesday afternoons and at Cirencester on Thursday afternoons.
The midwife can be contacted on 01285 884561.
The Osteopath/Acupuncturist/Chiropodist Following referral from your doctor, these services are available at reduced
cost and are subsidised by Phoenix Trust Cirencester and District.
Complementary Therapists A team of complementary therapists have the use of a complementary health
suite at South Cerney. Appointments are on a private basis and are made direct
with the therapist concerned.
Full details of the therapists can be found in a separate leaflet which is available
at the surgeries.
