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Our Staff

Doctors

DR NINA BROWN

MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG

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

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

DR KATY WALSH

MB ChB MRCGP

Dr Walsh read Medicine & Surgery at University of Liverpool qualifying in 2008. Special interests are Palliative Care, Mental Health, Care of the Elderly medicine and Respiratory medicine.

DR RHYS DAWE

MBBCh

Dr Dawe read Medicine & Surgery at University of Cardiff qualifying in 2012. Special interests are Palliative Care, Mental Health and Paediatrics, Mens Health.

DR ANNABELLE ROSS

MA (Cantab), MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

Dr Ross read Medicine at Royal Free and University College Medical School, London qualifying in 2009

DR MAXIMILIAN WOOD

ST1 [Specialty training year one] doctor

DR MOHAMMAD RAMMAL

ST2 [Specialty training year 2] doctor

Nurses

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.

MITCH PUGH

RGN, Diploma in Asthma Care, qualified Lead Diabetes Nurse

JULIE HYAM

RGN, Diploma in Asthma Care. Lead Respiratory nurse.

ROB WILDMAN

RGN. Lead Hypertension nurse.

JANE CANNON

Locum

Healthcare Assistants

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 to Friday afternoons 15:00 – 16:50 and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 08:10.

MARGARET MIX

DAWN BEEDON

Practice Management

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.

VANESSA NEWMAN

Practice and Business Manager

Email: vanessa.newman@nhs.net

Reception

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.

ESTHER PARSONS

Reception Supervisor

KERRY JONES

CLAIRE FERRIS

SHONA HUNTER

RACHEL HARTLEY

Secretaries

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

SHANNEL CHAUHAN

PAUL JENNER

Superintendent Pharmacist

HELEN PATRICK

Responsible Pharmacist

Dispensers

COLLEEN THOMAS

JAN ADAMS

KATHY MUTCH

SHELLY BETTS

SANDRA TREVELYAN

KERSTY WELTON

Community Midwives

TORY 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 697930.

Health Visitors

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 visitors can be contacted 01865 903937.