Palatine Group Practice
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Who are we...?
General Practitioners (GPs)
We have six Doctors, two of whom are female. Sometimes they are
referred to as your “family Doctor” or the Partners. They look
after all of your general health needs, but they may refer you to a
Specialist for further investigation or treatment.
Practice Manager
The Practice Manager, Heather Paisley,
ensures the smooth running of the Practice on behalf of the Partners.
Practice Nurses
There are five Practice Nurses. They
deal with all sorts of health issues, from dressings to ear syringing;
travel vaccinations to minor ailments such as sore throats. They
also run specialist clinics on, for example, asthma checks, blood
pressure monitoring, contraception, osteoporosis checks, smears and
smoking cessation. You can make an appointment to see them during
Surgery hours. When you do ask
for an appointment, we will usually ask what it is for. This is
so we can gauge what length of appointment to give you and also so that
we can fit you in with the right nurse, as they sometimes have
different specialist areas. One of our nurses is also a qualified
midwife, so she can look after your ante and post natal care.
Reception & Admin Staff
We have ten experienced and trained
reception/admin staff who will do their very best to help you with
whatever your query might be. However, please remember that they
can’t do miracles and they can’t “magic up” appointments that aren’t
there! The majority of our patients are wonderful, and they
recognise how difficult it is to juggle the needs of people at the desk
against the ever-ringing telephone, whilst at the same time issuing
prescriptions for the Doctors to sign and carrying out the numerous
admin tasks that are necessary to keep the Surgery going. Please
be patient with them if they can’t immediately provide what you want or
need.
Doctors
DR JOHN KEITH DANIELS |
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MB ChB, MRCGP DRCOG, DCH, DFSRH (Reg. Sheffield 1985) |
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DR JULIE CRETNEY |
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MBChB, BMed Sci (Hons).
DRCOG (Reg. Sheffield 1989) |
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DR COLIN NEIL GARVEY |
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MB, BS, DCH, DFFP (Reg.
London 1991) |
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DR FIONA BAKER |
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MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP
(Reg. Edinburgh 1992) |
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DR PETER GRIFFITHS |
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MBChB, DGM, DRCOG, MRCGP (Reg. Birmingham 1985) |
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DR JUSTINE NEEDHAM |
| MBChB, nMRCGP, DFSRH, DHP(Reg. Liverpool 2003) |