N O R T HL A N D S S U R G E R Y
HEALTH MATTERS
MARCH 2015
North Street
Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 0HH
Tel: 01249 812141
www.northlands-surgery.co.uk
Opening Times:
Introducing our Advanced
Nurse Practitioner...
Visit the Surgery Monday to Friday:
8.30am - 6.00pm
Or telephone between:
8.30am - 5.30pm
Surgery Times (by appointment):
...Wendy Mant
Wendy’s main role is to support Duty Doctor on a daily basis
and thus improve accessibility to appointments as well as
offering “on the day” appointments for short term acute
illness. Wendy is also a specialist Respiratory Nurse.
A little about Wendy’s background: following foundation in
Hospital, Wendy worked as a District Nurse, before moving on
to become South West Nutritional Nurse Specialist for two
private companies, specialising in caring for terminally ill
patients. Returning to NHS and Primary Care, Wendy worked
for two years at Swindon Walk-In Centre, before moving into
GP surgery nursing.
Advancing clinical skills and clinical decision making, Wendy
completed modules at Masters level at London South Bank
University, as well as specialising in Respiratory illness. Wendy
holds a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, which gives her
the authority to issue and sign her own prescriptions.
As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner operating in primary care,
Wendy has a wide range of skills, a broad knowledge base and
the ability to deliver specific aspects of care. Where
appropriate, these skills are supplemented by specialist health
care professionals in both primary and secondary care, and
include the use of a range of diagnostic and screening services.
We warmly welcome Wendy to the Northlands team.
Alison Ingham
Practice Manager
Monday and Wednesday
8.30am - 12.25pm
2.30pm - 5.40pm
6.30pm - 8.00pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
8.30am - 11.30am
2.30pm - 5.40pm
Out of Hours Service: 111
Our Doctors:
Dr R Leach MA BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG
Dr E Tully MB BCh BAO DFRSH MRCGP
Dr N Ware MB BS BSc DRCOG MRCGP
Dr J Dalton BM MRCGP DFRSH DCH
Dr E Simons MB ChB MRCGP DFFP
Dr N Abel BM BS MRCGP
Dr C Paget MB BCh MRCGP DFSRH
Trainees:
Dr J Buckler MA (Oxon) BMBCh
Our Advanced Nurse
Practitioner:
Wendy Mant
There were 155
appointment slots
DNAd by 143
patients, wasting
34.5 hours of
appointment time
during February
2015.
If you are unable to
attend your
appointment,
please let us know
as soon as possible
so we may use the
appointment for
another patient.
Thank
you!
When you have finished reading the Newsletter, please leave it in the Waiting Room for others to read. Thank you.
N O R T HL A N D S S U R G E R Y
Are you sitting comfortably?
At the suggestion of our Patient Participation Group, we have bought
risers for some of our chairs with arms. The risers have been
screwed on to the chair legs so that they are safe and secure.
Please use these chairs if the extra couple of inches helps you with
sitting and standing.
Our Travel Clinic
If you are making travel plans, it is worth preparing for your trip well
in advance as you may need travel vaccines. You can read the
latest health advice for the country you will be visiting using
NATHNAC's interactive world map
If you think you need travel vaccinations, please complete and return
our travel questionnaire form available from Reception (this is also
available to download from our website). You will be offered a
telephone appointment with one of our Nurses to discuss any
vaccination needs and to book an appointment for you, if required.
Please allow up to three months as a course of vaccinations may be
required.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER VACCINATIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE
MONTH’S NOTICE. However, the specialist MASTA travel clinic (nearest one in Chippenham) may
be able to help - http://www.masta-travel-health.com/
Comprehensive advice from the NHS on all aspects of health and safety while travelling abroad can
be found via the following link: http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/travelhealth/Pages/
Ovarian cancer is a disease that can disrupt the normal function of the
ovaries. If it’s left unchecked, it can affect other parts of the body too.
Ovarian cancer occurs when abnormal cells within the ovary start to multiply,
creating a tumour. But it’s important to note that not all tumours are
cancerous. Non-cancerous tumours are called benign tumours. This means
they don’t usually spread to other parts of the body. They may need
treatment but they’re rarely life threatening. Malignant ovarian tumours are
cancerous and can be life threatening. It’s important to catch cancers early
because they can grow large enough to engulf most of the ovary and spread
to other parts of the body too.
When you have finished reading the Newsletter, please leave it in the Waiting Room for others to read. Thank you.