PA's and CP's are trained health professionals who provide crucial support to doctors and have regular direct contact with patients. Physician associates work under the direct supervision of a doctor and carry out many similar tasks, including the examination, diagnosis, management and care of patients.

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.

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.

Our phlebotomists are qualified to take blood.

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.

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.

Our secretaries deal with all aspects of referrals to hospitals or other institutions. They will help and liaise with those on your behalf if needed.

We have a clinical pharmacists working alongside the GP's and nursing team. A Clinical pharmacist is health professional who trains for many years to become specialists in medicine. • If you have a long term condition, the clinical pharmacist can talk to you about the medicines you are taking to make sure they are working for you. • They can also help you make changes to your life to help you stay well. • If your medicine is making you feel bad, the clinical pharmacist can help by changing your medicine or changing how much medicine you are taking. • If you take a few different medicines, the clinical pharmacist can help you make sure they are all working well together. • If your medicines have been changed while you were in hospital, the clinical pharmacist can help explain these changes and make sure the medicines are working well for you. If you would like to book an appointment for a medication review with one of the pharmacists book via reception.

Within our practice we have access to a social prescribing service. The social prescriber provides a personal plan of your needs by drawing on services outside of the NHS such as the voluntary sector and charities. Jess provides support for patients who may be experiencing social isolation, chronic medical conditions, bereavement, mental health issues and lifestyle issues she also provides support for carers and the people they look after. The service includes giving advice on welfare, housing and employment. You can self refer through any of our medical team.

The care co-ordinator role will ensure patient health and care planning is timely, efficient, and patient-centred. The role will include responsibilities for the co-ordination of the patient's journey through primary care and secondary care ensuring we capture what matter most to the patient and they are actively involved in the shared decision making process about the best choices of care for them.

In an uncomplicated pregnancy the midwife will do the majority of the antenatal care, liaising with your GP or the hospital consultant as required.

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.