Nursing Staff
Practice Nurse
Julia-Ann Case – RN
Audrey Kaaran – RN
Rosital Tongol – RN
Adwoa Agyei-Benhene – RN
Nurse can by consulted by appointment. Appointment can be made by telephoning the surgery on 020 8771 6050. The nursing care services include:
- Asthma and diabetes management
- Monitoring heart disease risk factors
- Triaging of requests for same-day medical attention
- Child and adult immunisations
- Cervical smears
- Holiday travel advice and vaccinations (see clinics)
- Monitoring of blood pressure
- Medical checks for newly registered patients
- Ear syringing
- Assisting the doctors in minor surgery
- Dressing and removal of stitches
When to see a Nurse instead of a Doctor
- New patients checks e.g. blood pressure/height/ weight
- Asthma checks yearly – if established diabetic diagnosis
- COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) checks yearly – if established diabetic diagnosis
- Diabetes checks –if established diabetic diagnosis
- Wound dressings e.g. ulcers
- Suture removals – as indicated by the hospital e.g. post operations/post A&E injury sutures
- Childhood immunisations (please bring your child’s red book)
- Flu jabs (when correct season)
- Ear syringing – please note the doctors do NOT perform this. You need to see the doctor first who then instruct you to make an appointment with the nurse if syringing is needed
- Travel immunisations – NHS covers only some travel diseases (other disease immunisations will need to be done privately)
- Cervical Smears (check with reception regarding your last smear – usually 3 yearly)
- Vaginal swabs e.g. sexually transmitted diseases
- Repeat contraception e.g. pills/injections if already established on medication
- Psychiatric injection medications – for established patients only.