Neston Medical Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Christopher Steere

MB ChB (Liverpool 1980)

Interests in Cardiology & Breast screening

Dr Rachael Warner

MB ChB (Liverpool 2002) MRCGP; DCH; DFRSH; LOC Contraceptive Implants

Practice Lead for End of Life Care

Women's Health

Safeguarding Lead for the practice

Child Health Surveillance

Dr John Sproule

MB ChB (Liverpool 2001). PGC Weight Management.

Practice Lead for Prescribing, Diabetes, Dermatology and Men's Health.

Nurse Practitioners

Karen Rushforth

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - PGCert; BSc; Non medical prescriber; RGN; Contraception & Sexual Health; Diabetes & Asthma

Nurse Stacey Oates

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Registered Nurse - Adult; Specialist Practitioner - District Nursing; Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber

Nurses

Wendy Taylor

RGN

Nurse Lead for Diabetes.

Beverley Gray

Specialist Practitioner; RGN;

Nurse Lead for Respiratory conditions.

Louise Robinson

RN DipHE Nursing Studies DipHE ODP

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Kim Jones

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

Karen Rushforth

Practice Manager

Ann Hewitt

Assistant to Practice Manager

Administration

Lesley Lacey

Medicines Manager

The admin team also consists of a head receptionist/office manager, six medical receptionists, three data input clerks and a medical secretary.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.