Mrs Heather Taylor-Allkins – Minor Illness and Diabetes Nurse Specialist
Heather is our Diabetic Nurse Specialist and works alongside our Lead GP for Diabetes, Dr Horkan. She is with us 3 days a week and runs regular weekly clinics to help patients manage and control their condition. She is also experienced in the management of patients on warfarin and runs a weekly clinic to support these patients.

Mrs Lesley Avery – Treatment Room Nurse
Lesley works 3 days a week in the treatment room treating patients with a range of conditions and is skilled in undertaking blood pressure readings, phlebotomy, dressings, adult immunisations, smear tests and ECGs.

Mrs Helen Spence – Trainee Practice Nurse
We are delighted to have Helen join our team this month. She has a background in paediatric nursing and palliative care and will be undertaking the new to Practice Nursing Diploma in the New Year. Meantime, she will be shadowing our other nurse colleagues to learn about the primary care environment, and will be offering ECG’s, phlebotomy and wound care until she qualifies with her Diploma.

Mrs Louise Falconi – Treatment Room Nurse
Louise has been with the practice for 15 years and is currently taking a break from regular work in healthcare but we are delighted that she is still helping us with sessions whilst Helen is in training.

Ms Charlie Rooney – Treatment Room Nurse
Charlie is joining us in April 2024 and will be working 3 days a week with us. She has been working in general practice since 2019 and will be undertaking the full range of Treatment Room nursing procedures.

Ms Sara Drummond – Practice Matron
Sara also works 4 days a week and can see the full range of problems we encounter in General Practice, working closely with and supported by our Duty Doctor. She is able to prescribe and works closely with our GP and nursing teams, as well as liaising with community colleagues.

Mrs Allie Jackson – Practice & Complex Care Matron
Allie works 4 days a week, alongside the Duty Doctors. She is able to consult and prescribe as necessary to all age groups from babies to our older patients. She works closely with the GPs and other nurses and Matrons in the practice, as well as liaising with our community and social care colleagues. She has a special interest in respiratory conditions and runs some dedicated clinics for this on Tuesdays.

Ms Penny Kestel – Practice & Complex Care Matron
Penny also works 3 days a week with our duty team and can consult and prescribe as necessary to all age groups from babies to our older patients. She works closely with the GPs and other nurses and Matrons in the practice, as well as liaising with our community and social care colleagues. She is currently undertaking some additional studies as an advanced clinical practitioner and also has a special interest in respiratory conditions.

Mrs Sarah Blanchard – Practice Matron & Treatment Room Lead Nurse
Sarah joined us in 2021 and has since undertaken the Minor Illness Diploma and Independent Prescriber qualifications. She is an integral part of our Practice Matron and Complex Matron team and works on Wed & Fri. She consults and treats patients with a range of conditions, working closely with the GPs, other Nurses and Matrons in the practice, as well as our community colleagues. More recently, Sarah has been appointed as Lead Nurse for the Treatment Room.

Mrs Mariam Allen – Practice Matron
Mariam joins our non-medical prescribing team this autumn, working 4 days a week. She is able to consult and prescribe to all age groups and will form part of our daily duty team, working closely with the GPs, nurses and community colleagues. She has a special interest in respiratory conditions, for which she will have dedicated clinics once she has settled in with us.

Mrs Liz Ruddock – Minor Illness Nurse
Liz worked with us previously as a Treatment Room Nurse and, having undertaken some additional training, returned to our non-medical prescribing team in September working 2 days a week.

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Karen Puddifoot – Healthcare Assistant
Karen joined our team in the summer of 2015 having previously worked with the community nursing team. She undertakes phlebotomy, blood pressures and annual BP reviews, ECGs, Vitamin B12 injections, NHS healthchecks and flu immunisation. She also acts as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Mrs Sam Greany – Healthcare Assistant
Sam joins our team this year having also previously worked with the community nurses. She undertakes phlebotomy, blood pressure and annual BP reviews, ECGS, dressings, diabetic foot checks and ear syringing. She also acts as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Mrs Mandy Gurney – Healthcare Assistant
Mandy joins our team in the new year and undertakes phlebotomy, blood pressure and annual BP reviews, some adult immunisations, ECGS, dressings, diabetic foot checks and ear syringing. She also acts as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Phlebotomy

Mrs Karen Dignum – Phlebotomist
Karen has been a part of our reception team for some time but has undertaken additional training and now also supports our clinical team. Karen offers blood test appointments 3 mornings a week and plans to extend her role further in the future.

Clinical Pharmacists

Ms Clara Alonso Malpartida – Pharmacist
Clara joined us in early 2016 and normally works with us 4 days a week. She has taken over the care of our patients with respiratory problems, e.g. Asthma and COPD, and works closely with the Clinical Team to optimise patients’ medication regimes and review those patients on multiple medications. Clara is currently seconded 2 days a week as part of a national programme to train other pharmacists to work in Doctors’ Surgeries in the future; she remains with us 2 days a week meantime and we are recruiting additional pharmacy support to cover the days she is currently not working in the practice.

Ms Jayeeta Desai – Clinical Pharmacist
Jayeeta joined the practice in the Spring of 2021 having worked primarily in a retail pharmacy environment before making the transition to primary care. She has undertaken some additional training and is now an Independent Prescriber. Jay works with us 2 days a week providing pharmacy support and, like Clara, she works closely with the rest of the clinical team to optimise the efficacy of patients’ medication regimes and give advice on self-care.