Hanscombe House Surgery

THE DOCTORS

Dr Ian McClure
BM BS Nottingham 1985
(Full-time)

Dr Anita Oates
MB BS London 1983 DCH 1986 MRCP 1987
(Full-time)

Dr Hemantha Abeywickrema
MB BS Sri Lanka 1994 DCH 2000 MD 2001 MRCPCH 2002
(Full-time)

Dr Adnan Hussain
MB BS London 2000 MRCGP 2006
(Full-time)

Dr Sarah Maredia
MB BCh Manchester 2003 MRCGP 2008
(Full time)

Patients register with the practice but are free to see any of the GPs they wish.

Primary Health Care Team

Practice Nurses	Sister Pat Kirton - RGN RM Asthma Dip Sister Suzanne Stacey - RGN COPD Dip
District Nurses	Sister Julia Tizard - SRN NDN PWT Sister Jacquie Morley - RGN
Health Visitor	Mrs Mary Brunton - BSc RGN HVDip
Midwife	Mrs Julie Brigham - RGN RM
Health Care Assistant	Mrs Sharon Buckland - NVQ2

Practice Staff

Practice Manager	Mrs Janine Ellis - MAMS MInstLM
Assistant Practice Manager	Mrs Christine Robson
Practice Secretaries	Mrs Sheila Rudling, Mrs Dawn George and Mrs Wendy Dullaghan
IT Administrator	Mrs Pamela Edmunds
Administration Clerk	Mrs Margaret Miles
Data Clerk	Mrs Mary Wipperman
Receptionists	We have seven part-time receptionists

Practice Manager

Mrs Janine Ellis is the practice manager and is responsible for administrative and financial matters affecting the practice.

Nurses

Our nurses provide a wide range of medical services including dressings, removal of stitches, ear syringing spirometry, travel advice, immunisations, Dopplers, smoking cessation, oral contraceptive pill checks, cervical smears (we recommend that all women between the ages of 24 and 65 should have a regular smear test). They also run a COPD clinic and an asthma clinic. Sister Kirton runs a nurse-led triage service and minor illness sessions. Appointments can be made through the receptionists.

Administrative Staff

Our administration team will assist with prescriptions, referral letters, private fees and general enquiries.

Receptionists

These are the first members of the primary healthcare team you will meet, either on the telephone or at the surgery. They are fully trained to do a difficult job.

Please remember that if you seem to be kept waiting or are asked one or two irritating questions they are only carrying out our policy which is aimed to make the practice run as smoothly as possible. They have to judge the urgency of your request, so please try to give them the necessary information.

Health Care Assistant

Our health care assistant carries out routine blood pressure and weight checks, ECGs, new patient checks and works alongside the doctors and nurses when performing minor ops, dressings and spirometry.

District Nurses

We have a team of district nurses attached to the practice who provide shared care for our patients who are unable to attend the surgery.

Midwife

We maintain a close liaison with the community midwife. She holds a weekly antenatal clinic at the surgery.

Health Visitors

The health visitors are based at Hertford County Hospital and can be contacted by telephoning 01707 369148. They will be pleased to help and advise on all child health matters.