THE DOCTORS

• Dr C N Kendall
  MB ChB (1980 Liverpool) DRCOG, MRCGP
  Male, full time
   
• Dr E M Stapleton
  MB BS (1985 London)
  BSc, DCH, FPA Cert, MRCGP
  Male, full time
   
• Dr M J Page
  MB BS (1980 London) DA, DRCOG, FPA Cert, MRCGP
  Female, part time
   
• Dr M J Fallon
  MB ChB (1987 Birmingham) DRCOG
  Male, full time
   
• Dr H Thorsteinsson
  Cand Med et Chir (1995 Iceland) DRCOG, DFFP
  Male, full time
   
• Dr M L Eardley
  MB ChB, (1994 Birmingham) DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP
  Female, part time

PRACTICE NURSES
Available for consultation by appointment.
The nurses’ role includes asthma/COPD check-ups, diabetic screening, cervical smears, childhood immunisations, travel health vaccinations, ear syringing, dressings, removal of stitches, ECGs, Spirometry, contraceptive advice, pill checks, well men and well women check-ups and quit smoking clinics.
 

Lead Nurse

Penny Hugill RGN. Specialist Practitioner (A51), Dip Asthma/Diabetes Belinda Howarth RGN, RM, Dip FP Kim Lewis RGN, Diploma of Nursing Julie Baguley RGN

DISTRICT NURSES
Visit patients who are unable to access services at the surgery or hospital. They undertake nursing assessments for acute, chronic and palliative care. District nurses can also access equipment and services to enable you to live independently at home.

Direct telephone number: 240446. (Answer phone messages are taken off at 8am, 1pm and 3.30pm.)

• Niki Taylor RGN, Dip H Ed, DN
• Jane Oakley RGN
• Caroline Padmore RGN
• Fiona Russell SEN, DNCert

HEALTH VISITORS
The Health Visitors are qualified nurses and midwives with extra qualifications which enable them to offer the following services to patients of the practice either in their own home or by appointment at the surgery.

Direct telephone number: 01743 261000 ext 2747

The Health Visitors:
1. Specialise in monitoring the development of babies and children, including advice on behaviour problems.
2. Assess the health and social needs of elderly people living at home.
3. Advise on all aspects of child and adult health.
4. Perform hearing screening test during the newborn period

Child health clinics are held at Princess House in the Square on Fridays 12noon - 2.00pm.

The Health Visitors are happy to discuss any health matter or family problem.

• Sue Allen RGN, RM, HV
• Debbie Davis RGN, RM, HV
• Suzanne Girling RGN

COMMUNITY MIDWIFE
Based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and runs an antenatal clinic at the surgery on Friday afternoons. She can be contacted at all other times by phoning 261000 and asking for the Community Midwives.