Healthcare assistants
Vicki
Tess
Laura
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.
Dispensers
Rebecca Gibbons
Rebecca is the dispensary manager, and she leads a team of experienced dispensers:
Julie
Tracey
Nicola
Community midwives
The midwife can be contacted on 01726 291 228. This is an answerphone.
Community nurses
The nurses provide care to patients in their own homes. Your doctor will arrange for a nurse to visit you if it is appropriate. The Clay area nurses can be contacted by phone on 01726 891 998 (answerphone).
Additional staff
Brannel Surgery have additional staff working at the practice, including:
- Paramedic, Jo Scammell. Jo helps with triaging phone calls, sees patients in the surgery with minor ailments e.g. persistent cough or sore throat, and also helps out with home visits
- Clinical Pharmacist, Carla Pacy and Jo Williams. Carla and Jo can help with medication queries and managing medication reviews
- Social prescriber, Jo Megginson. This role can help our patients with non-medical problems e.g. connect people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing
- Mental health practitioner, Elizabeth Douglas
- First contact physiotherapist, Rachel Willmott
All of these can be accessed via our online forms form or by contacting reception, you do not necessarily have to see or speak to a doctor first.