Health Care Professionals Attached to the Surgery

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are trained in nursing, midwifery and public health and deal with the health of the whole family particularly in the children's early years. They make an initial contact during the ante-natal period and then take over from the midwives in the early post-natal period providing ongoing advice and support. Health Visitors run parenting group sessions and child health clinics, and carry out development checks and hearing tests in pre-school children.

The Health Visitor can be contacted on 01335 230000.

District Nurses

Sister Karen Johnson and her colleagues.

The District Nurses primarily visit those patients who cannot get into the surgery. They are a multi skilled team and are able to carry out most nursing duties, for example taking blood, ear syringing, dressings, catheter care, drug administration and palliative care for those who are terminally ill. They also specialise in continence and leg ulcer management.

The District Nursing team can be contacted on: 01332 366717.

Community Midwives

The Derbyshire Dales Midwifery Team provides ante-natal care at clinics in the Medical Practice, and post-natal care in the patient's home. Most births take place at The Royal Derby Hospital, but home births are supported by the Team where appropriate. Midwives are also available to give feeding advice, lead Parentcraft classes and aqua-natal exercises.

Pharmacist

Judith Atherton is a PCT employed pharmacist; her role involves advising the Clinical and dispensary staff on issues surrounding the prescribing of drugs and other medications.