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
- Dr Kristina King, BM BCh MA MRCGP DFSRH
Special interests: family planning, heart disease, asthma, diabetes mellitus, joint conditions, injections and cardiovascular screening - Dr Kirsteen Fraser, MB BS BSc MRCGP DCH DFSRH DRCOG
Special interests: family planning and sexual health, maternity care, child health, women’s health - Dr Dushan Hettiarachchi, MB, ChB, MRCGP, DFSRH
Special interests: heart disease, care of the elderly and general medicine - Dr Khuram Ajmal, MB, ChB, MRCGP, DRCOG
Special interests: Mental Health, Elderly Care and Preventive Medicine - Dr Wendy Payne, BM, BS, MRCGP
Special interests: Family Planning, Women's Health, Maternity Services, Child Health and Mental Health
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.
2. The Practice Nurses
- Helen Colton, RN, Dip HE
Special interests: Cervical Smears, Contraception and Women's Health - Ruth De Luca, RGN
Nurse Manager Special Interests: Minor Illnesses, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Cervical Smears - 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.
3. Management Team
Practice Manager: Mrs Anne Hewitt is responsible for the smooth running 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.
Reception Manager: 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 surgery.
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.
5. Healthcare Assistant
Tracey Welsh, HCAGP (Dip.) our Healthcare Assistant holds regular clinics to take blood samples, monitor blood pressure, perform ECGs and and spirometry tests, She also give Smoking Cessation advice and runs cryotherapy clinics .
Mrs Jan Taboada holds regular clinics to take blood samples, monitor blood pressure and weight, perform ECGs and offer Smoking Cessation advice.
Tests and measurements must be authorised by a doctor or nurse. Strict protocols are followed in the interests of safety.
6. The District Nursing Team
Our District Nurses and Nursing Auxillary Team are employed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
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 01628 482292. from 9am to 5pm. Answer phone messages are retrieved between 1pm and 2pm daily. Outside these hours for emergencies, they can be contacted via Bucks Urgent Care on 0300 130 3035.
7. The Health Visitors
Our Health Visitors are employed by Buckinghamshire NHS 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.
Well baby clinics will commence again at the surgery on Monday 7th January 2013, 2.00pm to 3.30pm and will be run by Rae Binning (Health Visitor) and Emma Clarke (Community Nursery Nurse)
Health Visitors telephone number 01628 482788
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.
9. Administrative and Secretarial Team
Lena Bacchus, Kathy Summerland, Julia Meeks and Linda Milne can advise you on the status of any referrals and private services.
Katie Welsh is responsible for our medical records. She and Jae Byun will assist you with general enquiries.
