Clinical Staff

Practice Nurses

These highly qualified nurses are employed by the doctors to run special clinics and also to be available for:

	blood pressure checks
	dietary advice
	contraceptive advice
	pregnancy tests
	smear tests
	urine tests (as requested by a doctor)
	travel and other vaccinations
	advice on stopping smoking
	asthma inhaler checks

Our nursing team comprises:

Una Clark, RGN, Trudy Faulkner, RGN, Lynn O'Brien, RGN and Sarah Dent, RGN

Research Nurse

The practice has a keen interest in research and is a member of CAPRICORN (Welsh Research Network). Occasionally, patients in the practice are asked if they would like to join in these research activities. Any decision patients take not to be involved is respected fully.

More information can be found in the Research section of this website.

In addition to GPs and non clinical staff, the Research team comprises

Melanie Davies, RGN, RM, Dip. Midwifery - Clinical Research Manager

District Nurses

District Nurses are highly qualified and experienced nurses who specialise in wound management, palliative care and caring for patients in their homes. The district nursing team consists of nurses of various grades with a range of skills and experience. Their duties include visiting patients of any age in their homes, giving practical assistance or offering professional advice. Each patient's needs are assessed and the appropriate care/treatment is planned accordingly.

The district nursing team comprises:

Glen Davies (Team Leader)

Maria Preece, Yvonne Williams (Kate Davison from 26/4), Jackie Somerson, June
Robinson, Sarah Lyn Thompson. NA's are Joanne Sinn and Charmaine Gee.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are highly qualified and experienced nurses who specialise in child and family health. They can help patients and their families with worries or problems regarding their health. They visit families with young children at home and are also available at Ely Bridge Surgery between 9.00am-12.00noon and 3.30pm-5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

The health visiting team comprises:

Sian Johns and Christopher Plummer

Ann Brown - Health Visitor Clerk

Community Midwives

Midwives provide ante-natal clinics and visit patients in their homes both before and after delivery of their babies. Antenatal Clinics are held at the main surgery on Mondays 1.30 - 2.30pm and Thursdays 2 - 3pm

Our named midwives are:

Karen Needham & Cathy Morgan

Health Care Assistants

Health Care assistants work under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional. They carry out duties for which they have been trained

Duties include taking blood pressures, ECGs, spirometry, new patient checks, phlebotomy.