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

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Did you know as Rushcliffe patients you can access routine appointments in the evenings and weekends. These appointments are best suited for things that will not need ongoing review by your usual practice.

You can book through the practice reception during opening hours for appointments between 6.30pm and 8pm in the evening on weekdays and between 8.30am and 12.30pm at weekends. If you request one of these appointments, which are outside of usual working hours you will be offered a slot with a Rushcliffe GP, Nurse or Healthcare Assistant at one of three locations across the borough. The location will depend on the day of your appointment.

The additional evening and weekend appointments are available at:

East Bridgford Medical Centre
Castle Healthcare Practice in West Bridgford
Keyworth Medical Practice

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL EXTENDED HOURS APPOINTMENTS ARE PREBOOKABLE ONLY BY CONTACTING YOUR OWN PRACTICE

THERE IS NO WALK IN SERVICE OFFERED. IF YOU REQUIRE URGENT ASSISTANCE BEFORE 8AM OR AFTER 6.30PM, PLEASE CALL 111

Doctors

Dr Libby Smith (f)

BMedSci, BMBS (Nottm 1986), MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, DFSRH

Dr Gavin Derbyshire (m)

BMedSci, BMBS (Nottm 1988), MRCGP, DRCOG, DTM&H, DFSRH

Dr Richard Barnsley (m)

BMedSci, MBChB (Sheffield 1989), DFFP, MRCGP

Dr Nicola Turner (f)

BScHons, BScPharm, MPharmS, MBChB, MRCGP

Dr John Prestage (m)

BMBS (Brighton 2009), MRCGP

Dr Laura Turnbull (f)

GP Registrar

Nurse Practitioners

Val Highfield

RGN, Registered Midwife, Independent Prescriber

Nurses

Helen Sowter

SRN, SCM

Shelley Herbert

BSC (Hons) RGN

Sharon McKay

RGN, Dip.H.Ed (Nursing)

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Sheryll Wagstaff

Sara Pick

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Christine Jones

Practice Manager

Reception

Andrea (senior receptionist)

Sandra

Debbie

Hilary

Sara

Caroline

Diane

Ceri

Amanda

The reception is staffed throughout the opening hours of the surgery from 08:00 to 18:30 Monday to Friday.

The receptionists are there to help you. They receive special training in reception work. They are able to book appointments and give you messages about results. They also answer the telephone and deal with many different queries. They carry out one of the most difficult jobs in the practice, often trying to do more than one job at a time, so please be patient when waiting at the desk. They are not medically qualified and should not be asked to diagnose skin rashes or give medical advice. Please remember that they are only acting on our instructions so don't shout at them if we are running late or you haven't received your hospital appointment yet!

If you have any problems or difficulties please speak to the senior receptionist or practice manager.

Secretaries

Angie

Ines

Attached Staff

District Nurses, Health Visitors, Community Midwife, Chiropody, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers.

These services, including Mary Proverbs, our Community Midwife, are based at the West Bridgford Health Centre at 97 Musters Road. They can be contacted on 945 5066.