Practice nurses
Jenny Siddals
Jackie Ford
Clinics and surgeries are held daily. Our nurses are trained to help and advise on a wide range of health topics including well person clinics, flu, pneumonia, travel and childhood vaccinations, asthma, diabetes, cervical smears, dressings, blood pressure, coronary heart disease, contraception, HRT and many other duties.
They can also advise regarding minor ailments including chest infections, cold and flu symptoms, earache, eye problems (conjunctivitis etc), allergy rashes, impetigo, eczema, ringworm, chickenpox etc, throat infections, urinary tract infections, worms, hay fever/rhinitis, cuts, burns and sprains.
District nurses
Our district nurses are available to provide care and treatment to patients in their own homes. They have undergone specialist training in the management of nursing problems within the community and work alongside the doctors, nurses, midwife and other health professionals. Please ask reception for further information.
Midwife
Our midwife provides care during pregnancy and for mother and baby after delivery. She holds clinics on Thursdays, please make an appointment to attend this service.
Health visiting team
Our health visiting team is available to offer advice on all aspects of health for families with children under five years of age. They are registered nurses with experience and training in health education, promotion and prevention of illness. They can be contacted through our receptionists. Several baby clinics are held within our area; please ask reception for the most convenient or closest clinic to you.
Care co-ordinator
Care co-ordinators are part of the integrated community team employed by Derbyshire community health services and they are based at local GP practices.
It’s a free service and they can work with anyone over the age of 18 to help to support and work on your behalf as the link between all the different services and organisations in the community.
If you are an older adult they can help you to get the support you need to remain independent in your own home for as long as possible.
If you are a family member or carer of someone and you also feel you need some extra help, support or information they can help you too.
Our care co-ordinator’s name is Christina Sandall.
Social Prescriber
Social prescribing is a key component of Universal personalised care. It is an approach that connects people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing.
Social prescribing gives people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me?’ to coproduce a simple personalised care and support plan, and support people to take control of their health and wellbeing.
Social prescribing link workers also support existing community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help people to start new groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing is an all-age, whole population approach that works particularly well for people who:
- have one or more long term conditions
- who need support with low level mental health issues
- who are lonely or isolated
- who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
Our Social Prescribers name is Sean Hedley.
If you would like a referral to the service please get in touch or drop in to surgery on a Wednesday between 9:30am-12.30pm where Sean will be available.
Phone
01332 291991