Gloucester Health Access Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Emma Crutchlow (f)

MBBS (1996) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP - GHAC

Dr Theresa Curtin (f)

BM (1990) DRCOG (1993) DA (1995) MRCP Paeds (1997) MRCGP (2001) -GHAC

Dr Lindsay Roberts (f)

MB.ChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, DA, Dip Occ Med

Dr Sasha Bennett (f)

MBChB (2007), MRCGP (2012) -GHAC and Matson Lane Surgery

Dr Imran Rafi (m)

MBBS, MRCGP, DPD

Dr Vishnu Kandimalla (m)

MBBS, MRCGP

Dr Rebecca Poole (f)

Dr Claudia Kempfen (f)

Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Jill Davies (f)

Nurse Manager- GHAC and Matson Lane Surgery

RGN (1982) MSc (1999) NMP(2011) - GHAC and Matson Lane Surgery

Nurse Lydia Pasqualin (f)

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Nurses

Nurse Gemma Price (née Kellett) (f)

The Practice Nurses are available by appointment and can offer telephone advice. They undertake a wide range of procedures including:

Blood tests
ECG Tests
Blood pressure checks
Ear syringing
Wound and leg ulcer care
Wound dressings
Suture removal
Vaccinations and Immunisations
Travel advice
First aid to minor injuries
Health Promotion Clinics

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Julie Powell (f)

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

Mrs Sian Edwards (f)

The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Administration

The practice employs administration staff who support the Doctors and the Practice Manager and are happy to help with enquiries.

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Pharmacists

Mr Richard Lee (m)

Community Midwives

Our community midwife works with the doctors to provide care of mothers before and after delivery and babies in their first 28 days of life.

Community Nurses

Nurse Emma Baldwin (f)

Frailty Nurse

The nursing team provide specialist nursing to those in the community who are unable to get to the Surgery for treatment such as wound care. They are also responsible for the on-going Health Care needs of housebound patients and their families with a variety of conditions such as Diabetes, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, etc., and liaise with other providers of care in the community. Another large part of their role is supporting terminally ill patients who wish to be cared for in their own home. Their service also includes the Promotion of Continence and Health Education.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.