Churchfields Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Michael Leci
MB ChB MRCGP Birmingham (1977)

Dr David Pryke
MBBS MRCGP London (1987)

Dr Alison Griffiths
MBBS DCH DRCOG DFFP MRCGP London (1988)

Dr Claire Laxton
MB ChB DRCOG DFFP MRCGP Birmingham (1989)

Dr Ian Morrey
MB ChB BSc MRCGP Birmingham (1998)

Dr David F. Law

MA BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG DPD DOccMed Oxford (1999)

Dr Sanchita Sarkar
MB ChBDRCOG DFFP MRCGP Leicester (1999)

Dr Veera Rajendra Kotekar
MBBS D.Ortho MRCS MRCGP Mysore, India (1999)

Dr Emma Southall

MA (Oxon) MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG Warwick (2007)

Dr Anita Jackson
MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP, Bristol (2003)

We believe that excellence should be passed on to those training in medicine, and so we are pleased to host qualified doctors completing their specialist training in General Practice.

We also supervise a number of medical students – consulting with these trainees will always be optional, but is often much appreciated by those they see. Your signed consent to see a medical student will be sought prior to your appointment and a GP will be reviewing every consultation too.

Occasionally we also accept requests for students seeking a work experience placement in General Practice. As this is a challenging but rewarding career we are keen that students are able to get a flavour before committing to the many years of study ahead. For this reason your consent may sometimes be sought ahead of a consultation to have a school student sat in observing. These students are made aware at the beginning of their placement with us that confidentiality is paramount and that any discovered breach would prevent a future medical career.

Nurse Practitioners

Sister Carol Pearson

SRN DipHe Nurse Practitioner

Diplomas in asthma, COPD, Allergy & Family Planning

Our Nurse Practitioner is a member of the practice nursing team who has taken additional training and is able to treat a variety of minor ailments eg tonsillitis, eczema, ear infections and rashes, etc. The nurse practitioner offers a complementary source of care to that offered by the medical practitioners. If you wish to see Sister Pearson instead of a doctor, please arrange an appointment.

Nurses

Sister Sharon Jones

RGN RM BSc (Hons) Community Health Nursing

Independent Nurse prescriber; Diplomas: asthma (paediatric), asthma (adult), COPD, Diabetes, Family Planning

Sister Jill Harper
RGN RM Independent Nurse Prescriber

Sister Lynne Cox
SEN District Nurse training Certificates: leg ulcers, tissue viability

Sister Vicki Smith

RGN, DSNP, BSc (hons) midwifery, BSc (hons) Practice Nursing

Specialist Practitioner; Diplomas: Diabetes, Asthma, Family Planning

Sister Kerry Booth
DipHe (Adult Nursing)

Sister Michelle Wheate
DipHe RGN

Our practice nurses offer a wide range of services such as taking cervical smears, performing ECGs, dressing wounds, managing leg ulcers, removing sutures, syringing ears, giving advice on travel, immunisation, contraception, care and prevention of heart disease etc. They also work extensively in the more formal surgery clinics eg diabetic, asthma, family planning, immunisation, well woman and well man. Their surgeries are daily by appointment.

Healthcare Assistants

We also employ two healthcare assistants, Denise Charlton and Sandy Kane, who perform blood pressure checks, ECGs, urine testing, offer smoking cessation advice, weight management and health checks. Their surgeries are available by appointment only.

Practice Management

Mrs Anne Banner is the practice manager and she is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the surgery. She is happy to hear your views and suggestions about the services offered by the practice.

Reception

Our receptionists and administrative staff are here to help you get the services you need as quickly and conveniently as possible. You will find them friendly and helpful in a most demanding job. They may need to ask you for medical details in order to help you. All information you give to them is treated in confidence and they are bound by the same codes of conduct as the doctors and nurses.

Community Midwives

A midwife based in the community attends the surgery once a week to help us care for our antenatal patients. She is often the same midwife who will attend the patient at home when she has delivered her baby, so coming for antenatal appointments with her is a good way for both to become familiar with each other.

Community Nurses

We have a team of district nurses attached to the surgery. They provide a nursing service in the homes of the elderly, sick and post-operative patients. We also have a Macmillan nursing service in the district which specialises in the treatment of the terminally ill and their families.

Sister Jan Firman takes responsibility for the general care of our patients over the age of 65. She assesses their physical, psychological and social wellbeing and refers the patient on to the relevant professional if she feels this is necessary. You may contact Sister Firman on 876189.

Health Visitors

There are two health visitors attached to Churchfields Surgery. They visit all families with newborn babies and young children, monitoring their growth and development and offering practical advice and support. They are also involved in the immunisation clinic where all the recommended vaccinations for children are administered.

Counsellors

We have a part-time clinical counsellor to further support people with emotional or psychological problems. Patients can only be referred after seeing the doctor.

Attached Staff

A physiotherapist provides physiotherapy for a wide range of conditions. Patients need to see the doctor first who will then make a referral to the physiotherapist, if necessary.

Chiropody is provided at the Princess of Wales Hospital. Referral to the chiropodist can only be made by a member of
the Health Care Team.

A trained dietician holds a clinic at the Princess of Wales Hospital. Simple dietary advice (eg weight loss, low cholesterol diet) is given by our practice nurses. Referrals are made after seeing the doctor.

We have a social worker attached to our practice to help with all kinds of social problems for those patients over the age of 65. Patients under this age requiring such help will be referred to the local social services office.