The Chestnuts Surgery - Doctors and Staff

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BBC Health News

Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad22 Oct 2018 05:19Philip Morris says its campaign is "an important next step" in its aim to stop selling cigarettes.
'Treatment may extend advanced breast cancer survival'22 Oct 2018 08:57Combining a drug with hormone therapy may extend the lives of some women with advanced breast cancer.
Infected blood victims' support payments 'must increase'22 Oct 2018 00:55Victims of the NHS scandal have written to the health secretary asking for an immediate increase in support.
Charity call for Scots 'right to rehab'22 Oct 2018 00:18Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland say about one in five patients do not get the support they need.
Depressed? The places not to live if you need help19 Oct 2018 14:54NHS talking therapy service is failing patients in one in seven areas of England, BBC analysis shows.
Family's autistic daughter was 'deemed too dangerous'21 Oct 2018 00:34Families say they are struggling to cope as their autistic children "fall through gaps" in care.

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)

We are proud to continue our support for Dr Staker's Orthopaedic Clinics at the Medway Maritime Hospital and Iwade Surgery. We appreciate this has reduced his availability at The Chestnuts, but from the positive feedback from those of you who have benefited from this service, we feel that Dr Staker's skills are an asset to the local community.

The Practice Team

Practice Manager	Suzanne Jeffreys
Assistant Practice Manager	Kirsty McLaren
Paramedic Practitioner	Alison Waterman
Advanced Nurse Practitioner	Hazel Stewart
Practice Nurses & HCA's	Jocelyn Watson RGN Debbie Tong RGN Karen Marks HCA Jane Russell HCA
Reception Staff	Susan Hayley Amelia Emma Rachel Ami Lauren
Practice Administrators	Karen Lyn Grace
Scanning Administrators	Sally Mandy
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.

Staff Attached To The Practice

Midwives	Call the Medway Maritime Hospital on 830000
Health Visitors	Call the Memorial Hospital on 424303

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70 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent , ME10 4RU

Telephone 01795 478788 / 470794
Email patients.chestnutssurgery@nhs.net

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