Cherrymead Surgery Team

Our Primary Health Care Team

• The Doctors
• The Practice Nurses
• The Receptionists
• Primary Care Technician
• The District Nursing Team
• The Health Visitors
• The Community Midwife
• Management Team
• Administrative and Secretarial Team

1. The Doctors

• Kristina King, BM BCh MA MRCGP DFSRH
  Special interests: family planning, heart disease, asthma, diabetes mellitus, joint conditions and injections.
• Kirsteen Fraser, MB BS BSc MRCGP DCH DFSRH DRCOG
  Special interests: family planning and sexual health, maternity care, child health, women’s health
• Sam Elias, MB., ChB. MRCGP, PGDip Derm, DIM
  Special interests: Cardiovascular disease, Heart disease, Skin diseases, Minor Surgery, Men's Health
• Dr. Dushan Hettiarachchi, MB, ChB, MRCGP, DFSRH
  Special interests: heart disease, care of the elderly and general medicine.
• Dr Wendy Payne, MB, BS, MRCGP
  Special interests: Women's Health, Antenatal and Postnatal Care and Gynaecology

If you develop a new symptom or condition or your current condition becomes worse, please book an appointment with a doctor. See Book an Appointment for more information.

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2. The Practice Nurses

• Helen Colton, RN, Dip HE
  Special interests: wound care, health promotion
• Elizabeth Warren, RGN
  Special interests: Minor Illness, Travel Health, Diabetes Care
• Ruth De Luca, RGN
  Nurse Manager Special Interests: minor Illnesses and injuries, diabetes mellitus
• Ann Burrows, RGN, NDN,
  Community Matron
  

For routine monitoring of one of the conditions given above, please book an appointment with a practice nurse. See Book an Appointment for more information.

All of our nurses are trained to advise you about: how to change your lifestyle and diet to improve your health, how to stop smoking, immunisations, cervical smears, wound care and foreign travel.

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3. Management Team

Practice Manager: Neil Carter is responsible for the overall management of the Practice.

Finance Manager: Rona Cowden is responsible for the financial management of the Practice. She will be able to help you with general enquiries.

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4. The Receptionists

Our receptionists will do their best to provide you with the service that you require. They work according to agreed protocols to make sure that all patients are treated safely and fairly. Please be polite to our receptionists under all circumstances.

Our Reception Manager, Mrs Penny Stanmore will be pleased to help with any queries you may have about the day to day running of the surgeries.

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5. Primary Care Technician

Tracy Welsh, HCA, will be taking blood samples, monitoring blood pressure, carrying out ECGs, assisting at minor operations, removing stitches/staples and performing simple wound care .

Mrs Jan Taboada holds regular clinics to take blood samples and monitor blood pressure and weight. Tests and measurements must be authorised by a doctor or nurse. Strict protocols are followed in the interest of safety.

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6. The District Nursing Team

Our District Nurses and Nursing Auxiliary are employed by Wycombe Primary Care Trust. They are:

• District Nursing Sister Jo Ottaway
• Community Staff Nurse Hillary Young
• Nursing Auxiliary Gill Croley HCA

The District Nursing team gives nursing care, support and advice to those people suffering acute, long-term and terminal illnesses, both in their own homes and within residential care. The nurses work closely with the Surgery and other agencies, to deliver a high standard of care.

The team can be contacted on 0844 2252 418 between 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

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7. The Health Visitors

Our Health Visitors are employed by Wycombe Primary Care Trust.

The Health Visitors work with individuals, families and communities to improve general health and well being. The main focus of their work is families with children from birth to 5 years. They liaise closely with Midwives, School Nurses, Sure Start, Education, Social Services, Housing and Voluntary Services.

Health Visitors telephone number 01628 530846

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8. The Community Midwife

Trudy Rowland is employed by South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. She cares for maternity patients from the time you first realise you are pregnant until 10 days after you deliver, working closely with the doctors, health visitors, hospital services and other agencies. Please ask for a Practice Antenatal Leaflet if you require more information about our Maternity Service.

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10. Administrative and Secretarial Team

Lena Bacchus can advise you on the status of any referrals and private services.

Secretary telephone number 01494 478640.

Kathy Summerland, Julia Meeks and Linda Milne are our administrative assistants.

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