St. James Medical Centre

Your Doctors

The doctors work in partnership. They all work full-time and can provide contraceptive services, minor surgery and maternity services.

Practice Staff

Receptionists

We employ seven receptionists who deal mainly with organising appointments, clinics, requests for home visits and repeat prescriptions. They may need to ask some personal details, but they are only following the instructions of the doctors and the practice manager.

Clerical Staff

We employ a secretary, an IT manager, two note summarisers and two health promotion clerks.

Nursing Team

Our team comprises Sister Diane Riley, Sister Elaine Flanagan, Sister Adele Comer and Sister Vivienne Dickenson. We also have two nursing assistants - Heather Jordan and Michelle Smith - who support the nursing team.

The nurses work with us in the surgery and clinics. They will be able to help you with many problems and can be available for general advice. In addition they organise clinics for screening, asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension and immunisations. You can make an appointment to see the nurse without seeing the doctor.

Practice Manager

Mrs Carol Jones, our practice manager, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the practice. If you have any queries or suggestions to help us improve our services write or ask to speak to her.

Staff Attached to the Practice

Health Visitors

The health visitors have an office at the surgery and messages may be left for them with the receptionist or they may be contacted by telephoning 227021 between 9.00 and 10.00am or between 4.00 and 5.00pm.
Health visitors can give advice on healthcare, particularly for small children and the elderly.

District Nurses

The district nurses attached to the practice look after people, especially the elderly, who are confined to their homes but need nursing care. These arrangements will be made through your doctor when necessary. You can leave a message with the receptionist by telephoning the surgery on 01706 213060.

District Midwives

The district midwives run our antenatal clinics. They care for our pregnant patients and are available for advice throughout pregnancy and the early postnatal period. They may be contacted through the surgery.