Nurse Practitioners
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Nurse Practitioners are educated at Masters Level in clinical practice and have been assessed as competent in practice using their expert clinical knowledge and skills. They have the freedom and authority to act, making autonomous decisions in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Mrs. Claire Williams (F)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Special Interests: No special interests. Enjoys all aspects of being a nurse practitioner.
Qualifications: Independent Prescriber.
Surgery Hours
| Monday |
AM and PM |
| Tuesday |
AM and PM |
| Wednesday |
AM and PM |
| Thursday |
- |
| Friday |
- |
Mrs. Sharon Rutter (F)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner to Enjoys all aspects of being a Nurse Practitioner
Special Interests: Women’s Health & Menopause
Qualifications: Independent Prescriber, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Surgery Hours
| Monday |
AM and PM |
| Tuesday |
AM and PM |
| Wednesday |
AM and PM |
| Thursday |
- |
| Friday |
- |
Ben Sevellec (M)
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner
Special Interests: Full range of primary health care problems, with a particular interest in paediatric health and thanks to 7yrs experience in the GP out of hour’s service, and 6yrs in the ambulance service, Ben is more than happy seeing urgent health problems and minor injuries.
Qualifications: Bsc prehospital emergency care, PgCert independent non-medical prescribing
Surgery Hours
| Monday |
- |
| Tuesday |
AM and PM |
| Wednesday |
- |
| Thursday |
AM and PM |
| Friday |
AM and PM |
Nurses
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.
Healthcare Assistants
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.
Health Visitors
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.