Castlehead Medical Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Tim M Hooper (m)

M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G., D.A.

Dr Gillian P White (f)
M.B.B.S., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G

Dr Peter E Hemingway (m)

M.B.Ch.B., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G.

Dr Alison E Westwell (f)

M.B.B.S., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G., D.F.S.R.H.

Dr Jonathan (Jo) D.C. Grove (m)
M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., M.R.C.G.P., D.C.H., D.G.M.

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 Jane Sharkey (f)

R.G.N., R.M., B.Sc.

Sister Clare Archbold (f)

R.G.N.

Healthcare Assistants

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.

Mrs A Paton

Mrs S Higson

Miss L Eastham

Practice Management

Carole Bell
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

Pauline

Jackie

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 dealing with patient records.

Mrs Alison Thwaites
Head of Admin & Reception

Rhona

Mandy

Ann

Kathleen

Angela

Secretaries

Julie

Liz

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.

Dispensers

Mrs B M Hind
Pharmaceutical Technician, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Mrs A Paton
Dispensing Doctors Assistant BTEC Health Care Assistant

Mrs S Higson
Dispensing Doctors Assistant BTEC Health Care Assistant

Mrs P Hadley
Dispensing Doctors Assistant NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services

Mrs J Grundy
Dispensing Doctors Assistant NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services

Further Information

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