Clinical Team

Doctors

Dr Nicholas Gravestock MRCGP, DRCOG Qualified: London 1979

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

Dr Carol Ashton MB ChB Qualified: Leicester 1994

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

Dr Kirk Moore MB ChB, Qualified: Leicester 1994

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

Dr Nicola Waymont MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFFP Qualified: Leicester 2002

Dr Vipul Ravji MB ChB Qualified: Leicester 2000

Dr Elizabeth Corbett MB ChB, DRCOG Qualified: Sheffield 1980

Dr Tom Charles MB ChB

Dr Elizabeth Morrison MBChB MRCGP

Nurse Practitioners

Sally Brooks and Jacqui Hale

As advance practitioners and independent nurse prescribers, Sally and Jacqui will see patients of all ages in a 12-15 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 a team of Practice Nurses, Mrs Diane Watts, Mrs Ann Lee and Nicola Kinson, and 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.