The Chestnuts Surgery - Doctors and Staff

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BBC Health News

Lives 'destroyed by NHS eating disorder failures'18 Jun 2019 00:30As more than a million people struggle with illnesses such as anorexia, two reports say more must be done.
Listeria outbreak: More affected hospitals named17 Jun 2019 17:55Eight hospitals have reported cases of listeria linked to sandwiches and salads eaten by patients.
Hyponatraemia whistleblower and health service 'failed'18 Jun 2019 16:05An inquiry came to the wrong conclusions over a whistleblower's hyponatraemia concerns, investigation finds.
Lyme disease has 'dominated' my life17 Jun 2019 00:07Morven-May MacCallum speaks out as GPs are urged to be vigilant about the infection spread by ticks.
The 'brutal reality' for alcohol-damaged children18 Jun 2019 10:11A new support service is launched to help families with children who were exposed to alcohol in the womb.
Theresa May calls for mental health to be priority16 Jun 2019 22:37Tackling mental health problems needs 'urgent attention', says the prime minister.

Doctors and Staff

The General Practitioners

Dr Paul Staker	MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Dip Sports Medicine MSOM DHMSA Medical Advisor to the English Volleyball Association Honorary Medical Consultant to the Lawn Tennis Association	(London 1987)
Dr Lawrence Eyo	BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCOG DFFP	(Ibadan 1990)
Dr Hilary Audsley	MBBS MRCGP DFFP DRCOG DCH	(London 1994)
Dr Akan Ukpong	MBBS MSc Public Health DRCOG MRCGP	(Lagos 1999)

The Practice Team

Practice Manager	Shaun Potter
Paramedic Practitioner	Alison Waterman
Advanced Nurse Practitioner	Hazel Stewart
Practice Nurses	Jocelyn Watson RGN Debbie Tong RGN Nurse Mentor
Practice Nurses & HCA's	Karen Marks HCA Jane Russell HCA
Medicines Governance Manager	Nicola Kelly
Reception Staff	Susan Hayley Amelia Faith Rachel Dawn Paulina Lauren
Practice Administrators	Karen Lyn Grace
Scanning Administrators	Sally Amanda
Secretary	Abigail
Prescribing Clerk	Helen

All our fully trained staff are here to help you and will do so to the best of their ability.

Practice Nurses

The Nursing Team are widely experienced and can offer advice on family planning, immunisations and travel vaccinations. They do the majority of cervical smears, blood pressure and heart checks, diabetes care and asthma monitoring.

Healthcare Assistant (HCA)

Our Health Care Assistant now undertakes a wide range of duties. From New Patient Health Checks, Flu Injections (not children or pregnant ladies), B12 Injections, Blood Pressure's, Height and Weight she also provides a phlebotomy clinic, two mornings a week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We also now have in place the '24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring', which patients are referred to our HCA, via their GP.