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
• The Physiotherapist
• Management Team
• Administrative and Secretarial Team

1. The Doctors

• Kristina King, BM BCh MA MRCGP DFFP
  Special interests: family planning, heart disease, asthma, diabetes mellitus, joint conditions and injections.
• Kirsteen Fraser, MB BS BSc MRCGP DCH DFFP DRCOG
  Special interests: family planning and sexual health, maternity care, child health, women’s health
• Sam Elias, MB., ChB.
  Special interests: Cardiovascular disease, Heart disease, Skin diseases, Minor Surgery, Men's Health
• Dr. Anthony Gallagher, MB, BS
  Special interests: Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Skin Diseases

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

• Peggy Pepper RGN
  Special interests: lifestyle advice, obesity, women’s health, family planning, diabetes mellitus
• Joanne Worley, RN
  Special interests: chronic wound management, care of the elderly, cervical cytology
  

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. 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 Beverley Dixon will be pleased to help with any queries you may have about the day to day running of the surgeries.

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4. Primary Care Technician

Tracey 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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5. The District Nursing Team

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

• District Nurse Ann Burrows RGN, NDN
• District Nurse Hilary Young, RN
• Community Staff Nurse Joyce Ryan RGN
• 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 01628 524680. Answerphone messages are retrieved between 1 pm and 2 pm daily.

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6. The Health Visitors

Our Health Visitors and Community Staff Nurse are employed by Wycombe Primary Care Trust. They are:

• Fiona Challen RGN, RSCN, RHV, Ba (hons), Pgdip, ENB – Health Visitor
• Shelagh Hutchins RN - Community Staff Nurse

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.

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7. The Community Midwife

Clarita Miguel 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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8. Management Team

a. Operations Manager: Jackie Jennings is responsible for the overall running of the Practice. If you are in doubt whom to speak to regarding a specific problem, please do not hesitate to contact her.

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

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9. Administrative and Secretarial Team

Susan Boseley can advise you on the status of any referrals and private services.

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

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