Doctors

Dr Karen Lesley Haworth
MBBS
Dr Haworth qualified from St George's Hospital University of London in 1986. She trained in General Practice on the Medway Vocational Training Scheme which included Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency and Geriatrics. Dr Haworth joined the practice in 1990. Her special interests are paediatrics and asthma. She is married with two children.

Dr Pritpal Nanra (m)

Dr Rebecca Jones (f)

Nurses

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.

Mrs Kate Goode (f)

RGN

Nurse Nicki Hough (f)

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.

Miss Hayley Wire (f)

Practice Management

Mrs Anne Webb (f)

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.

Miss Rachel Taylor (f)

Assistant Practice Manager

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.

Community Nurses

The district nurses are based at Rainham Healthy Living Centre. Tel: 337600 (main reception).

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 Health Visitors please telephone 01634 337712 or 337698

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