The Cottage Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Stephen Clay (m)
B.Med. Sci. (Hons), B.M., B.S., D.R.C.O.G., D.C.H., M.R.C.G.P. (With Distinction) Nottingham University, 1985, GMC Number 3068670

Dr Carolyn Eddleston (f)
M.B.B.S., M.R.C.G.P., Dip.Ac University of London, 1992, GMC Number 3477032

Dr Jason Fitchett (m)

B.Sc (Hon), M.B, B.Ch, M.R.C.S, M.R.C.G.P, D.R.C.O.G, D.F.S.R.H, (Male) Cardiff University 2005, GMC Number 6115247

Nurses

Our Practice Nurses can treat Patients who attend with minor illnesses, long-term health conditions including asthma, diabetes and hypertension. Our Nurses are also trained in womens health, including cervical smears and family planning and carry out adult, travel and childhood vaccinations.

Sister Sandy Ellison (f)
RGN

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks including phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, ECGs, dressings and health checks. They are also trained to administer flu vaccinations.

Mrs Helen Scaysbrook

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Mrs Sharon Clay (f)
Managing Partner

Mr David Harris (m)
Assistant Practice Manager

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Mrs Tracey Bancroft (f)
Administration & Receptionist

Mrs Sharon Eversfield (f)
Receptionist

Miss Amy Weightman (f)
Administration/Health Care Assistant

Community Midwives

Mrs Lesley Hodgen (f)
Tel: 0116 258 4834

Community Nurses

Tel: 01509 564 214

Health Visitors

Mrs Patricia Pointon (f)
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.

Mrs Carol Brooksby (f)

Tel: 01509 410 244

The Health Visitor Team comprises Mrs Patricia Pointon (Health Visitor) and Mrs Carol Brooksby (Community Nursery Nurse).

Counsellors

Mrs Katie Hallam - Good Thinking Therapist

Mrs Sarah Cassie - Mental Health Facilitator

Mrs Janette Bevan (f)

Attached Staff

Mrs Katie Hallam (f)

Further Information

Patient Reference Group

Survey Report