Healthcare Team

Nurse Practitioners

  • Lorraine O’Brien (f) Nurse Manager and Advanced Nurse Practitioner
  • Hannah Parkes – Trainee advance nurse practitioner
    I am a qualified nurse practitioner currently completing my MSc in advance practice and soon to be a nurse prescriber. I currently work between the practice and a local Minor Injuries and Illness Unit. My background prior to urgent care and primary care includes surgical and intensive care medicine.

Lorraine works alongside the doctors and are able to diagnose, prescribe and refer as necessary.  They see patients with acute conditions such as: –

  • Cough / chest infection
  • Ear infection
  • UTI – Urinary infection
  • Flu like illnesses
  • Rash
  • Acute illnesses in children aged 3 months – 5 years
  • Strained joints, back pain / ache
  • Asthma / COPD
  • Impetigo
  • Gout
  • In growing toenails
  • Infected wounds
  • Cellulitis

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

  • Sister Eileen Bowden (f)Nurse Manager and ACP Trainee
    I am a Registered Adult Nurse, with a special interest in Respiratory, I am ex-Army Combat Medical Technician with 17 years’ experience in Health-care. I graduated from The University of the West of England. I enjoy spending time with my family and playing sports
  • Arron Gregory ACP Trainee
    I am a registered general nurse with a special interest in diabetes and learning disabilities. I have worked in various healthcare roles supporting adults with complex needs, autism and profound and multiple learning disabilities. Outside of work I enjoy trail running, hiking, and spending time with my two young children.
  • Clare Adkins (f) Practice Nurse
  • Sharon Cann (f) Practice Nurse
  • Sister Tanya Hoare (f)Practice Nurse
    Registered General Nurse & Diploma in Diabetes Management.

Pharmacists

  • Ziad Suleiman (m)Surgery partner/prescribing pharmacist
    Ziad is our lead general practice pharmacist, who has been practising for 20 years and has experience in general practice, community pharmacy, the NHS and intermediate care centres throughout Gloucestershire. Ziad can help with any medication concerns/questions and specialises in cardiovascular disease, as well as helping patients on lots of medications to ensure they are only taking what they need.
  • Emma Smith – Pharmacy Technician
  • Shakrun Siddique  PCN Pharmacist
  • Kate Evans  PCN Pharmacist
  • Julia YoungPharmacy Technician
  • Abbie JonesPharmacist 

Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists

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.

  • Lyndsey Millar (f) Advanced Healthcare Assistant
  • Claire Taylor (f) Healthcare Assistant
  • Beth Hamblin (f) Healthcare Assistant
  • Zoe Hodge Healthcare Assistant
  • Samara Pickering Phlebotomist

Social Prescribing Link Workers

  • Cashmir Martin
  • Rachel Hodges-Cox (f)

Frailty

  • Louise Lakin (f)

Midwives

  • Maria Convery (f)

Mental Health Nurse

  • Michael Llewellyn

Care Coordinators

  • Clare Dilks (f)

Physiotherapist

  • Pooja Jain

Community Midwives

Midwifery clinics are held on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons at the surgery for routine antenatal care.The doctors will see patients for their postnatal check. Community midwives are based at Gloucester Hospital but hold antenatal clinics at the surgery weekly.

The support and care provided for women in the antenatal period also includes parent craft classes. They conduct home deliveries and provide postnatal care and support for a maximum of 28 days if necessary. The midwives can be contacted on 03004 225 128.

Community Nurses

The district nursing team provides care for patients who are housebound or have a nursing need that makes a home visit appropriate. They provide a wide range of nursing skills, advice and support to both patients and carers. The team are based at Stokes Hay Nursing Base and can be contacted via the surgery or on 01452 712 975 (answerphone).

Health Visitors

The health visitors are based at Stokes Hay District Nurses Base, Cheltenham Road East, Churchdown, Gloucester. GL3 1HX. They give advice on healthy living, particularly to families with children of pre-school age.

They undertake routine developmental assessments of children and be contacted on 01452 859 901 Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 16:30.

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