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As the Surgery is now using a text service, please can you ensure your contact numbers are up to date by contacting reception.

Doctors

Dr John Byrne

MB BCh DMH MRCGP Registered 2004 (Leicester University)

Dr Stephen Johnston (m)

Dr Aneela Sartaj

Dr Natalie Robinson

Dr Odhran Mulholland (m)

Nurses

A practice nurse is available every day to do dressings, give injections and immunisations, check your blood pressure and is involved in carrying out free medical checks and running other clinics. If you wish to see her please tell the receptionist.

Healthcare Assistants

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.

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

To contact the team call 028 94413902.

Attached Staff

District nurses Crumlin/Antrim 08456 003111. Glenavy/Lisburn 028 92683609

Community Midwives 028 9334 3514

Community services also include occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics, chiropody and care management.