Dr Ian
J Simpson (M)
(Bristol 1975) MB ChB MRCGP
Dr Chris J Goldie (M)
(Glasgow 1979) MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH DA MSc
Dr Rohit Sethi (M)
(Nottingham 1983) BMedSci BM BS DA MRCGP
Dr Gill McInerney (F)
(London 1992) MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP DGM
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
Dr Hannah Minor, BA (Hons) MB MChir MRCGP DRCOG, holds a surgery every Thursday.
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 offer vaccinations in our Travel Clinic and have specialist skills as follows:
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Carol Thompson
Treatment room nurse for wound management, ear syringing, cervical screening, suture and clip removal.
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Lynn
Adlington
Heart disease and hypertension specialist nurse, women's health, family planning
and drop-in teenage health clinic.
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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.
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Sarah Beasley/Judy Little
Respiratory specialist nurses who offer regular reviews, asthma management advice and advice on stopping smoking.
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Lynda Harking
Diabetes specialist nurse. Offering regular reviews, diabetes management advice
and support.
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, some vaccinations 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, some vaccinations 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 Health Visitors
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 our South Cerney surgery, Watermoor Children's centre and at the Opportunities Centre.
They can be contacted by telephoning 08454 228922.
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 Monday mornings and at Cirencester on Wednesday 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 the Phoenix Charitable 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.
