The Avenue Medical Centre

Dr Neil Coleman	(Male)	MBChB (Birmingham 1982) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Dip Pd Govt (Open)
Dr Diana Purvis	(Female)	MBChB (Sheffield 1983) MRCGP DRCOG
Dr Saeed Ahmad	(Male)	MBBS (Pakistan 1990) MRCS DFF

ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER

Sister Phyllis Sopp

BSc (Hons) Primary Health Care, RGN, Independent Prescriber, Asthma Diploma, Contraception and Sexual Health Diploma.

SPECIALIST PRACTICE NURSES

Sister Nicola Oatley	RGN with Diploma, GP Nurse Certificate, Diabetic Nurse Warwick Insulin Initiation, Certificate Anatomy & Diagnosis, Level 2 Practice Nurse Diploma, Minor Illness Certificate.
Sister Theresa Benedict	RGN, Diabetic Nurse Warwick Insulin Initiation, Asthma & COPD Diploma

PRACTICE/BUSINESS MANAGER

Mr Steve Gowing

CPPD NVQ4

RECEPTION MANAGER

Mrs Denise Smith

PHLEBOTOMIST/HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

Trisha McCrorie

NVQ3

HEALTH VISITOR

Sue Harrison

PRIVATE COUNSELLORS

Dan Buckley

RMN MSc Counselling

Baksho Johal

Dip Counselling

THE ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER

What Is An Advanced Nurse Practitioner?

Advanced Nurse Practitioners are qualified registered nurses who have undertaken specific advanced training to Honours Degree level. The Advanced Nurse Practitioner does not replace your doctor, but works as an additional and complementary service. A nurse practitioner has been available at The Avenue Medical Centre since March 2004.

What Do Advanced Nurse Practitioners Provide?

Advanced Nurse Practitioners care for children and adults during ill health and illness alongside the general practitioner by:

• Diagnosis and treatment of common health problems such as infections, minor illness and injuries.
  
• Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will consult with the doctor where necessary.

Why Choose An Advanced Nurse Practitioner?

Advanced Nurse Practitioners:

• Provide individualised care, focusing not only on health problems, but the effects problems have on people and their families.
  
• Explain the details of health problems, medications and other health topics to help people fully understand how to care for them. Ask about people’s worries and concerns about health and their health care needs.
  
• Emphasise health and self care by giving people the information they need to make lifestyle choices and provide care and health promotion.

THE NURSES

The nurses are fully trained and are available to be seen by appointment only for dressings, cervical smears, minor injuries, injections, immunisations and blood pressure monitoring. They also run specialised clinics.

Nurses can help you with your health care needs.

Some of the services provided by the practice under GMS (General Medical Services) are as follows:

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Sister Phyllis Sopp

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner works alongside GP colleagues as an additional resource for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of your health care problems. She offers specialist respiratory care in the diagnosis, management and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.

Specialist Practice Nurses - Sisters Nicola Oatley & Theresa Benedict

Minor Illnesses	Baby immunisations
Cervical smears	Removal of stitches
Dressings	Diabetic checks
Heart disease checks	Ear syringing
Smoking cessation advice	ECGs
Travel vaccinations

Some conditions (See Our Clinics Page) should not be regarded as minor illnesses.

Diabetic Specialist

Health Care Assistant - Trisha McCrorie

Blood pressure checks	Blood tests
Ear syringing	Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations
ECGs	New patient checks
Spirometry assessment	Urine checks
Vitamin B12 injections	Wound care/dressings
Smoking cessation advice	Lifestyle advice

CRYSTAL TEAM MIDWIVES

Please contact the surgery to inform us of your pregnancy. Our receptionists will take your details and inform the midwives. They will then get in touch with you directly to arrange your antenatal care. They can be contacted on: 01753 634561.

THE PHLEBOTOMIST/HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT

The health care assistant is also a trained phlebotomist and runs blood clinics between 9:00 and 11:30am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. She is available for blood pressure checks, ECGs, new patient medicals, smoking cessation advice, ear syringing, spirometry assessment, influenza and pneumonia vaccinations.

TRAINEE GPs

Dr Neil Coleman conducts the teaching or training of GP registrars at the practice. The practice has made a conscious effort to develop as a training practice and supplies a teaching environment for medical students, doctors taking clinical attachments, pharmacists, pharmacy advisers, nurses and the community matron. Periodically the practice will have trainee GPs, hospital doctors or medical students who may sit in with our doctors. You will be advised about this when you arrive for your appointment. Should you have any objections please inform the receptionist.

THE RECEPTIONISTS

Our receptionists are fully trained and do a very difficult job well. Please remember that if you are kept waiting or they seem to ask one or two irritating questions, they are just carrying out our policy, which aims to ensure the practice runs smoothly.

THE HEALTH VISITORS

Our health visitors care for expectant mothers and children under five. They are based at the Britwell Clinic. Telephone number 01753 520253.

THE DISTRICT NURSES

The district nurses provide expert care for patients in their own home. The doctors or the hospitals arrange this nursing care. The district nurses are based at the Britwell Clinic and be contacted on 01753 530030 between 8.30am - 4.00pm Monday - Friday. In the event of an emergency the district nurse team can be contacted via the
Out-of-Hours Service on 0118 936 5653 or 0118 936 5636.