The Elms Medical Practice - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

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EXTENDED HOURS - GP APPOINTMENTS

Extended Opening is available to all patients to book a routine appointment outside of practice opening hours. This service can be found at the 1829 Building at the Countess of Chester Health Park - Appointments are available: Mon - Fri 6.30-9.30pm, Sat 9am - 2pm & Sun 10am - 3pm. To make an appointment call 0300 123 7740 and select Option 3 between 8am - 8pm Monday - Sunday. Please see our opening times 'When we are Closed' for further information and areas the Extended Hours Service is available.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Doctors

Dr Michael Lowrie (m)

Partner MB ChB B’ham. 1983, MRCGP

Special Interest: Child Health and Joint Injections

Dr Ann McNutt (f)

Partner MB BS London.1983, DRCOG

Special Interest: Sexual Health/Family Planning and Diabetes

Dr David Snowden (m)

Partner BA MA MB BChir Cambridge 2003 MRCGP

Special Interest: Minor Surgery and Mental Health

Dr Aidan Magrath (m)

MB ChB Liverpool 2006, MRCGP, MRCP

Special Interest: Cardiology

Dr Angelika Stephenson (f)

Salaried GP German Medical State Exam 1987, DRCOG DFFP

Dr Oliver Jackson (m)

Salaried GP MBBS 2008 Newcastle MRCGP

Nurses

The Practice Nurses hold daily clinic sessions between 8.30am and 12.00 noon and 2.00pm and 5-00 pm. Appointments can be made for smoking cessation, chronic disease management and advice, dressings, suture removal, ear syringing, injections, blood pressure checks, holiday vaccinations, cervical smears, well woman and well man checks, health screening and advice on lifestyle. New patients to the practice over the age of 5 years are offered a health check when they register.

Sister Lindsay Stoops

RGN

Sister Emma Crowe (f)
RGN RSCN

Nurse Claire Andrady (f)

Nurse Karen Jones (f)

Health Practitioners

Sister Louise Hammond (f)

Our Nurse Practitioner Louise Hammond is available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. She has undertaken extra medical training to work as a Nurse Practitioner. This means she can prescribe and make clincal referrals. She can help in many areas, instead of seeing the GP such as; women's health problems, contraceptive advice, children's illnesses, musculoskeletal problems, acute chest problems, minor illnesses, minor injuries and skin conditions.

Healthcare Assistants

The healthcare assistant's role is to assist the GP and nurses to provide care. They can do a number of tasks, such as, taking blood, ECGs, BPs, Health Checks. We have healthcare clinics every day of the week at Fountains.

Practice Management

Mrs Atiya Alam-Jones
Practice Manager

Helen Allman-Williams
Office/Reception Manager

Miss Dawn Riley
Deputy Manager

Administration

Mrs Diane Leech
Medicines Manager

Community Nurses

We have District Nurses attached to the practice who provide nursing care for patients confined to their homes, Wendy Williams, Lisa Latham, Anne Carter and Lowri Evans. They can be contacted on Tel: 01244 319189, Fax: 01244 347940.

Health Visitors

Donna Hardcastle and Jan Reeves, Health Visitors can be contacted on 01244 381366. If you are unable to contact them on this number, please leave a message with one of the Receptionists