NURSING TEAM
Nurse Practitioners
Our Nurse Practioners work alongside the doctors treating minor ailments, prescribing medications and making secondary care referrals where appropriate. The type of ailments they can treat include: Earache, Sinusitis, Hayfever, Tonsillitis, Sore Throat, Flu symptoms, Chesty Cough, Asthma, Laryngitis, Conjunctivitis, Diarrhoea, Vomiting, Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Rashes, Stings, Abscess, Athletes Foot, Eczema, Shingles/Chicken Pox, Emergency Contraception, Cystitis, Vaginal discharge, Back pain, Stiff Neck, Pulled Muscles, Frozen Shoulder.
Garstang Medical Practice's Nurse Practioners are:
Mandy Guthrie – RGN, TNCC, BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner, Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribe, Diploma in Family Planning and Sexual Health.
Catherine Hutchings – RGN, Diploma Critical Care, BSC (Hons) Nurse practitioner, Independent & supplementary non-medical prescriber, Diploma in Asthma, Family planning Qualification, RCGP in Dermatology.
Gayle Billington - B Med Sci (Hons) Nursing Studies, Advanced Certificate in General Intensive Care, PG Diploma in Community Specialist Practice, Advanced Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing, Certificate in Preparation of Mentors, PG Certificate in Enhanced Clinical Practice.
Ruth Beal - RGN, Higher Advanced Diploma in Respiratory Disease. Certificate in Mentoring and Teaching. Advanced Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing. Master of Science in Advanced Clinical Practice.
Paula Vernon - RGN, Master of Science in Advanced Practice, Master of Science in Professional Practice, Advanced Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing, PG Certificate in Pain Management.
Joanne Kerr - Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - RN Adult (DipHE), Community Specialist Practitioner (BSc Honours), (Working towards MSc Advanced Clinical Practice).
Donna Corrigan - Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - RGN, BSC (Hons) Adult nursing. Non-Medical Prescriber, Certificate in Mentorship.
Nursing Staff
We have an excellent team of nurses, with a wealth of individual specialisms and expertise.
Eileen Sumner RGN - Nursing Services Manager - Nurse Prescriber, Chronic Disease Management Specialist Nurse - Diabetes, Respiratory, CKD, CHD, Cervical Cytology
Charlotte Kelsall RGN - Practice Nurse - Chronic Disease Management Nurse - Respiratory, Chronic Disease Health Checks, Cervical Cytology, Wound care, Injections, Pill checks, Baby clinic
Emma Butler RGN - Practice Nurse - Cervical Cytology, Baby clinic, Hypertension, Health checks, Pill checks, Wound care, Injections
Kay Chadwick RGN - Practice Nurse - Wound care, Injections, Pill check, Pessary changes, Baby clinic, ECG s and Chronic Disease Health Checks.
Joanne Musik RGN - Practice Nurse - Chronic Disease Management Nurse - Diabetes, Chronic Disease Health Checks, Cervical Cytology, ECGs, Wound care, Injections, Pill checks, Wound care, Baby clinic
Rebecca Richardson RGN - Practice Nurse - Chronic Disease Management Nurse - Diabetes, Respiratory, Hypertension, Cervical Cytology,
Samantha Readyhough RGN - Practice Nurse - Cervical Cytology, Baby clinic, Chronic Disease Health checks, Pill checks, Wound care, Injections.
Angela Dever – Health Care Assistant - Chronic Disease Health Checks, ECGs, Wound care, Blood Pressure
Susan Evans - Health Care Assistant - Chronic Disease Health Checks, ECGs, Injections, Blood Pressure
Amanda Jack - Trainee Nurse Associate
Kath Walmsley - Phlebotomist - Blood tests, ECGs
