Wychwood Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr David Nixon

MB ChB FRCS MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Nixon read Medicine at Edinburgh University Medical School, qualifying in 1979. His medical interests include Surgery, Travel Medicine and Diabetes. He is a GP Trainer.

Dr Nina Brown

MB ChB MRCGP

Email: nina.brown@nhs.net

Dr Brown read Medicine at Sheffield University qualifying in 1992. Her medical interests are Women's Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Health Promotion. Dr Brown is a GP Trainer and a Programme Director for Banbury GP Training Scheme.

Dr Katrina Darker

MB BS MRCGP MRCP DRCOG

Email: katrina.darker@nhs.net

Dr Darker read Medicine at Newcastle upon Tyne University qualifying in 2003. Dr Darker is currently training to be a GP Trainer. Her medical interests include Women's Health, Children's Health, Minor Surgery and Palliative Care.

Dr Katy Walsh

Regular locum doctor

Dr Carol Doan

GP Locum

Dr Rhys Dawe

GP final year trainee, ST3

Dr James Kennard

GP trainee year 2, ST2

Nurses

Mrs Mitch Pugh

RGN, Diploma in Asthma Care, qualified Lead Diabetes Nurse

Mrs Julie Hyam

RGN, Diploma in Asthma Care

Mr Rob Wildman

The practice nurses work in the treatment room and are available for consultation Monday to Friday 08:45 - 10:30 and 16:00 - 18:00 without appointment. They are also available in the afternoon by appointment only:

Monday 14:00 - 15:50
Tuesday 15:00 - 15:50
Wednesday 15:00 - 15:50
Thursday 15:00 - 15:50
Friday 15:00 - 15:50

These should be booked through reception in the normal way.

They provide general nursing care including blood tests, dressings, ear syringing, immunisation, cervical smears, Rubella screening, diabetic, asthma and blood pressure monitoring. They provide advice on minor illness, diet, weight control, foot care and general lifestyle. They also provide travel advice on disease prevention and full prophylactic immunisation as well as child immunisations. They also run Diabetes and Respiratory clinics.

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Margaret Mix

Mrs Kerry Jones

Our Healthcare Assistant is available for phlebotomy services during morning surgery Monday to Friday. Our Healthcare Assistant also carries out New Patient Health Checks and Health Checks for patients 40-74 years old who have no history of heart disease or diabetes. These checks are pre-bookable appointments on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons 15:00 – 16:50 and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 08:10.

Practice Management

Mrs Vanessa Newman

Practice and Business Manager

Email: vanessa.newman@nhs.net

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Reception

Mrs Esther Parsons

Reception Supervisor

Mrs Kerry Jones

Mrs Claire Ferris

Mrs Shona Hunter

Mrs Rachel Hartley

Email: wychwood.reception@nhs.net

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Secretaries

Mrs Jenny Wallington

Email: jenny.wallington@nhs.net

Is responsible for GP referrals for further care and GP correspondence. Assists the Practice Manager with IT and Audit.

Pharmacists

Mr Paul Jenner

Superintendent Pharmacist

Mrs Helen Patrick

Responsible Pharmacist

Community Midwives

Mrs Tori Corner

The midwife is attached to the practice but based at Chipping Norton Hospital. The midwives at Chipping Norton Hospital share the care of our patients with the doctor.

They attend the antenatal clinic at Wychwood Surgery on Monday between 13:30 and 17:15, with special booking appointments after 15:00 and visit mothers at home after delivery. The midwife can be contacted at Chipping Norton Hospital on 01608 648222.

Community Nurses

Mrs Leasa Ward

Ms Suzanne Fyffe

DEN

Mrs Monica Overbury

Mrs Nikki Smith

Mrs Kelly Parker

Healthcare Assistant

The Wychwood District Nursing Team visit patients at home who cannot attend the surgery for their nursing treatments, assessing needs and providing appropriate care and advice, and liaising with allied support services as required.

The team can be contacted on 01993 830505 which switches to voicemail when the nurses are out of the surgery. The voicemail is checked by the nurses regularly throughout the day up to 16:30. The service currently covers the hours between 08:00 and 16:30 each day. There is no twilight or night facility.

From time to time a 'Degree in Adult Nursing' student will undertake their community placement attached to the Wychwood Surgery. These nurses will be seeing patients and will be supervised by qualified staff and/or a GP at all times.

Health Visitors

Mrs Hannah Banks

Our health visitor is a nurse who specialises in preventative medicine and health education for mothers and children. In the course of her work she sees families in their homes or in the surgery and she runs the child health clinics and arranges child immunisation programmes.

The health visitor carries out vision, hearing and developmental screening for the under fives, advises on all aspects of health and social problems and is able to link with other services. Patients requiring parentcraft classes should contact her. The health visitor can be contacted 01993 831614 and she has a voicemail facility for when she is out of the office. If you need to contact her urgently please leave a message with the receptionists. From time to time the health visitor will have a health visitor student; these will be qualified nurses who are gaining their health visitor qualification. These nurses will be involved in patient care and will be under qualified supervision at all times.