Woodcote Group Practice

YOUR DOCTORS... SPECIALISTS IN PRIMARY CARE

Dr Peter W Newlands LRCP MRCS DRCOG London 1976 Dr John G Linney BA MB BS DRCOG MRCGP DPD DFFP London 1978 Dr Kaleem Khan MB ChB DRCOG Pakistan 1987 Dr Fola Shobowale BSc MB ChB LRCP LRCS DRCOG DFFP MCCGP Nigeria 1987 Dr Kazzim Mawji BM (SOTON) Southhampton 1977 Dr Dennis Okoh MB ChB DRCOG Nigeria 1988 Dr Claudia Webster-Smith MB ChB DCH MRCGP Manchester 1999 Dr Eileen O'Brien MB BCh BAO DCh DObs MRCGP NU Ireland 1980 Dr Kanti Vegasana MBBS London 2000 Dr Mano Mageson MBBS London 2004

Qualifications Glossary

MRCGP		Member of Royal College of General Practitioners
MRCP		Member of Royal College of Physicians
MA		Master of Art (Physiology)
MSc		Master of Science
DCH		Diploma of Child Health
DRCOG		Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
LRCP MB ChB BM BCh		Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
DPD		Diploma of Practical Dermatology
DFFP		Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning

OUR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TEAM

Our Practice Nurses

We have a team of practice nurses who are available daily by appointment from 8.30am - 12 noon and
1.45 - 5.45pm. They are:

Gill Howe	BSc Nurse Practitioner, RGN, Cert in Cervical Screening
Betti Reeves	RGN, Cert in Cervical Screening, Dip in Travel Health, Dip in Diabetes
Nan Nobes	RGN, BSc (Hons), Cert in Cervical Screening, Dip in Family Planning, Dip in Asthma, Dip in Practice Management.
Belinda Flynn	RGN, Cert in Cervical Screening, Dip in Asthma
Sharon Halpin	BSc RGN, Cert in Cervical Screening, Dip in Family Planning
Patricia Butler	RGN, BSc Practice Nursing, Cert in Cervical Screening, Dip in Asthma, Nurse Prescriber, Dip in Family Planning
Judy Clements	RGN, Cert in cervical screeing
Nicki Morgan	RGN, Cert in cervical screeing
Usha Bharrat	RGN, Dip in Diabetes
Pat Goodwin	RGN, School Nurse, Dip in Travel Health

Health Care Assistants

Irene Mighalls, Jan Sharman and Jane Sreeter.

Our Nurse Practitioner, Gill Howe, sees patients with urgent problems three days a week. The nurses are also able to advise on minor injury or illness such as cystitis and ear infections. The nurses are able to see patients for the following:

Immunisations, chronic disease management (eg asthma, coronary heart disease, diabetes), BP checks, cervical screening, emergency contraception, family planning, ear irrigation, rashes, suture removal, dressings, injections, well person checks.

Our health care assistants can see you for new patient checks, ECGs, hearing tests, BP checks, spirometry, injections, simple wound dressings and over-75 checks.

Our Receptionists/Secretaries

We employ 37 staff, most of them part-time. All our receptionists have been trained and many of them are very experienced. They have a lot of information at their fingertips and could probably answer many of your queries. Anything you tell them will be treated in absolute confidence. If you are unsure whether to consult a doctor, nurse or health visitor etc, the receptionist will be able to advise you. In fact, if you are in doubt about anything ask the receptionist. If she does not know the answer she will ask someone who does. Please rest assured that the rules of confidentiality apply equally to all practice staff. A brief explanation of your problem may enable them to suggest the right person for advice, or offer the most suitable appointment.

Please help them to help you.

Practice Manager And Management Team

Mrs Nan Nobes	(BSc RGN DPM) is our practice manager and is based at Foxley Lane.
Mr Wai Man	is our deputy practice manager.
Mrs Sandra Bishop	is reception manager at Purley
Mrs Ann Kirby and Mrs Yvonne Jacobs	are assistant practice managers in charge of the Coulsdon surgery
Mr Kes Howe	is our IT manager

If you have any complaints, suggestions or queries about the running of the practice they are there to help you.

Attached Staff who attend the practice

Health Visitors

Dietitian

District Nurses

Visiting Staff

Palliative Care Nurses	Diabetic Liaison Nurse
Counsellor	Community Pharmacists

Health Visitors

These are trained professionals who specially care for the needs of the young and elderly, expectant mums and young families. They visit the practice regularly, at the child health and antenatal clinics as well as holding their own clinics.

Foxley Lane	- Farideh Presho
Chipstead Valley Road	- Ann Hart

District Nurses

District nurses tend to the needs of those in the community who are unable to come to the surgery; they work closely with the doctors. They call every day to collect messages before going on their rounds.

The Community Midwives

Community midwives help the doctor to look after all aspects of pregnancy care, delivery and postnatal care. Clinics are held at Purley Community Clinic.

The Dietitian

We have regular clinics at both surgeries. The dietitian is a highly trained professional and will be pleased to give you advice, by appointment, on all aspects of healthy eating and weight control.

TRAINING

Since 1981 the government has made it compulsory for all doctors to undergo an apprenticeship comprising a three-year postgraduate training that includes one year of GP experience in a training practice. We are an accredited training practice. All our trainee doctors are called GP Registrars. They are qualified doctors who have undergone five years' medical school training, passing all the necessary exams. They are fully able to deal with all your problems. We also take medical students from St George's Medical School and King's College Hospital. You will always be notified if a student is sitting with your doctor. Your co-operation in this important area is much appreciated by students and GP Registrars alike. We are also involved in providing the clinical placement for trainee nurses.