Clinical Team

Doctors

Dr Orest Mulka FRCGP, DRCOG First Qualified: Newcastle 1977

Dr Nicholas Gravestock MRCGP, DRCOG First Qualified: London 1979

Dr Donna Turfrey BSc, MRCGP, DRCOG First Qualified: London 1994

Dr Carol Ashton MB ChB First Qualified: Leicester 1994

Dr Clare Swaebe MB, ChB, DRCOG, BSc First Qualified: Leeds 1992

Dr Kirk Moore MB ChB, First Qualified: Leicester 1994

Dr Pawan Randev MRCP (UK), DCH, DRCOG First Qualified: Sheffield 1986

Dr Nicola Waymont MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFFP First Qualified: Leicester 2002
(Dr Waymont is currently on maternity leave.)

Dr Vipul Ravji MB ChB First Qualified: Leicester 2000

Dr Elizabeth Corbett MB ChB, DRCOG First Qualified: Sheffield 1980

Nurse Practitioners

Jeanne Miller, Sally Brooks and Jacqui Hale

As advance practitioners and independent nurse prescribers, Jeanne and Sally will see patients of all ages in a 12 minute surgery, consisting of appointments with a wide variety of acute illnesses and health problems. They will make an assessment, which may include a physical examination, make a diagnosis and decide with the patient on an appropriate course of treatment or on a management plan. This may include advice referral for further investigation, an appropriate prescription, or referral to another member of the medical team.

In some circumstances they will facilitate the issuing of medical certificates. Our Nurse Practitioners also see patients to discuss and prescribe contraceptive needs. Chronic disease management is usually monitored by the Health Sisters but they will see those patients if an acute problems occurs. Patients who are trying to stop smoking can also see our Nurse Practitioners for support.

Health Sisters

Their traditional role included routine health checks, cervical smears, menopause clinic, travel clinic, flu immunisation clinic, over 75yr checks and asthma clinics. However over the last 3-4 years they have taken on the treatment and monitoring of Hypertension, Ischaemic heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes.

We have expanded the team of Sisters from two to three. In the last two years we have trained a team of Health Care Assistants to help with Diabetic Clinics, COPD clinics, and we are looking for them to take over more of the Sister’s traditional tasks to free them up for other chronic disease work.

Training
The Unit has a tradition of training. We believe we can learn fresh ideas from new members of the NHS team, and can give them the benefit of our long experiences in health care. You will sometimes find that a doctor will have a Registrar present and a nurse, health visitor or midwife may have a student with them. Sometimes a video camera will be recording consultations for training purposes. Your consent will always be sought: we appreciate your cooperation in helping us to maintain this valuable work.