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

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Marie Curie Cancer Care

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Youth Health Talk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

Doctors

Dr Deborah Shiel (f)

MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG DMH Registered University College Galway (NUI) 1986.

Special interests are maternity, gynaecology, paediatrics, diabetes and general practitioner training.

Dr Henry Knights (m)

MBBS DRCOG Registered Charing Cross and Westminster London 1988.

Special interests are dermatology, minor surgery, urology and male health.

Dr Kate Bulmer (f)

MBChB MRCGP DFSRH Registered University of Birmingham 2007.

Special interests are obstetrics and gynaecology, women's health, family planning and paediatrics.

Dr Natasha Shah (f)

MBChB DRCOG MRCGP.

Special interests include musculoskeletal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology and family planning.

Teaching

We have been an approved Training practice since 1990. There is usually a fully qualified doctor gaining experience in the practice for a year at a time. Please consult them with confidence - they already have extensive hospital experience. Click here for more information on teaching and training at Hillview Medical Centre.

Nurse Practitioners

Freda Smithers (f)

Deborah Hepburn (f)

Carol Murphy (f)

Nurse practitioners can support patients with long term conditions and often provide the first point of contact for patients, particularly those with minor illnesses. They have been trained to be able to provide aspects of care previously carried out by GPs.

They are able to:

take a full patient history
carry out any physical examinations
use their knowledge to identify a likely diagnosis
request appropriate tests to aid diagnosis (blood tests, x-rays, scans)
refer patients to an appropriate specialist (in the practice or hospital)
prescribe medicines and non-medical treatments
arrange follow up and ongoing management

Nurses

Nurse Nikki Raif (f)

Nurse Sophie Card (f)

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 people with long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, INR* clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Lisa Owen (f)

Hayley Donkin (f)

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.

Phlebotomists

Phlebotomists take blood samples which are sent away for analysis.

Practice Management

Elayne O’Loughlin
Office Manager

Other support staff include receptionists and secretaries. We are all here to help you. When telephoning for medical attention the receptionist may ask for a few details. They have been trained to make these enquiries so that we may help you in the most appropriate way.

All staff are aware of the need for confidentiality at all times in compliance with Caldicott rules.

Mrs Jacqueline Stockill (f)

Practice Manager

Community Midwives

Our midwife undertakes antenatal and postnatal care for our patients, working closely with the doctors. Weekly clinics are held both at our Hillview and Goldsworth Park surgeries.

Community Nurses

Community nurses provide home nursing and work closely with the partners. They can be contacted by telephoning the surgery.

Health Visitors

Our health visitors are based at Goldsworth Park Health Centre, where they hold regular baby clinics and offer general advice. They may be contacted on 01483 728201 Ext 259.