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Practice
Team Members
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order to provide an intergrated range of Primary Health care, we
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| Receptionists |
| Your
first point of contact with our practice. They will always try to
meet your needs, Any advise that they give is strictly to guidelines
laid down by the doctors. They also have the tasks of book - keeping
and dealing with the enormous amount of paperwork that passes through
the practice each day. |
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| Practice
Nurses |
An
integral part of the practice ,they are available, usually by
appointment, for dressings, injections, immunisations, foreign
travel advice and vaccinations, ear syringing and advice on general
health matters. They also run our various specialised
clinics.
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| Other
staff, not directly employed by us, but who work as part of the
team to provide your medical care. |
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District
Nurses
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Attached
to the practice, they provide the home nursing care and run 'dressings
clinics' at the surgery.
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| Health
Visitor |
| Primarily
involved in giving advice and monitoring the health and development
of children and families. |
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| Nurse
Visitor for the Elderly |
| She
is involved in the assessment of the health, both physical and mental,
of elderly patients and the coordination of other care agencies. |
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| Community
Midwifery Team |
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team provides coordinated care and advice throughout pregnancy and
postnatally, covering both our antenatal clinics and Arrowe Park
Hospital. |
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| Appointments
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A
full appointment system is employed for most surgeries but urgent
cases always be seen the same day.
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| Emergencies
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Always
phone 334 2084. Outside of our normal working hours you will be
advised by the answering machine message which number to ring
for help and advice.
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Prescriptions
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Requests
for repeat prescription items should be handed in at the front
desk (not telephoned in unles there arespecial circumstances).
Please allow 48 hours (weekdays) before collection.
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Home
Visits
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If
you need a doctor and
are unable to visit the surgery, please phone before 11.00am giving
full details. Urgent calls at any time will be atended to immediately.
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Telephone
Numbers
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| District
Nurse |
Tel:
327 2411 |
| Health
Visitor |
Tel:327
2411 |
| Area
Social Services |
Tel:643
9000 |
| Clatterbridge
Hospital |
Tel:334
4000 |
| Arrowe
Park Hospital |
Tel:678
5111 |
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