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Business Development Manager / Practice Manager »
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Business Development Manager / Practice Manager
   
Brenda Peppin, Business Development Manager / Practice Manager
Brenda joined the practice in 2007, working on a number of projects including the new building and the development of new services.
   
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Reception and Administration
   
Patricia Lanning, Secretary
Patricia is responsible for referrals and the choose and book system helping to make sure that patients get their hospital appointments at a time and place that suits them.
   
Marilyn Stobbart, Receptionist
Marilyn joined the practice in 2008. Marilyn is a very experienced receptionist and is available to help patients and visitors to the practice with any general queries and appointments.

 

   
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Practice NurseS
   
Helen Hannen Specialist Nurse
BA BSc Registered General Nurse
Helen has worked in primary care in Derwentside since 1985 She has a specialist nursing degree in primary care and is also qualified to prescribe. She has extensive experience helping patients to stay healthy and manage their long term health problems as independently as possible.

Special interests:
Chronic disease management including diabetes, heart disease, asthma; family planning and women’s health. Helen is available for chronic disease management checks and all minor ailments.
   
Mavis Stokoe Treatment Room Nurse
State Enrolled Nurse
Mavis is the lead nurse for weight management, new patient health checks and lifestyle advice, treatment room duties including; blood pressure monitoring, blood test results, ECGs, wound management.
   
Julie Burnett Practice Nurse
 
   
Laura Sullivan Health Care Assistant /Dispensary Assistant
Laura is a qualified health care assistant and combines her role with work in the dispensary. She is available on certain days for blood tests, ECGs and vaccinations. Laura also helps with new patient health checks, lifestyle clinics and ensures health information is available and up to date in the waiting areas.
   
You can make an appointment directly with one of the nurses. The receptionist will advise which nurse is appropriate.
   

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Dispensary Team
   
Dawn Willis
Dispensary Manager
Yvonne Caygill
Dispensary Assistant/
Receptionist
Laura Sullivan
Dispensary Assistant/
Health Care Assistant

Together, the team run the dispensary and the repeat prescription services.

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Visiting and Attached Staff

We work with excellent team of district nurses. They support patients in their own homes. Other clinicians hold clinics at the practice each week:

District Nurses Linda Oliver
  Judith Lidster
  Kim Goldsborough
  Marlyn Siddle
   
Macmillan Nurses Heather Parkin / Vivienne Watson
   
Health Visitors Ruth Robson / Linda Oliver
   
Physiotherapist Julie Carpenter
   
Midwife Carol Hagrie
   
Podiatrist Odette Rae
Podiatrist (diabetes) Lisa Wright
   
Dietician Maureen Henderson
   
Mental health link worker Gill Ralston
   
Counsellor Carolyn Thompson
   
Welfare advice - Citizens Advice Bureau Leo Bradley
A representative from Citizens Advice Bureau attends the practice on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month from 9.00 am - 12.00 noon.

This service is available to everyone, not only patients of the practice.

No appointment is necessary but we recommend you call the practice the day before to make sure the representative will be attending.

Please ask at reception for details of how to make an appointment with any of our attached staff.

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