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Clinical Staff Doctors Four full-time and one part-time partners, and a Registrar (or two), (a fully qualified hospital doctor training to becoms a General Practictioner). Nurses We have five Practice Nurses who are available to manage many medical problems and for advice. Attached Health Professionals These include the following whom you can access directly for advice and services: Health Visitors And the following whom you can only see if referred by another health professional: State Registered Dietitian Reception and Administration There is a team of receptionists and administrative staff under the direction of our Training and Teaching The practice takes a serious interest in training future doctors and nurses as well as being a recognised training practice for the GPs of tomorrow. Being involved in education hopefully raises the standard of care we offer and benefits patients. You may well find that there is a student sitting in when you come to see your doctor or nurse. They are there to learn how to become better doctors and nurses. If for any reason you would prefer not to have a student present during your consultation then please tell the reception staff who will inform your doctor or nurse. Your medical care will not be prejudiced in any way if you would prefer to be seen alone. As part of assessment and training for the doctors and future doctors in the practice you may be approached for consent to have your consultation audiotaped or videotaped. Again this is not compulsory and if you refuse permission your medical care will not be compromised. As part of the assessment process, persons outside of the primary care team, which provides your care, may inspect your medical records. The purpose of this inspection is strictly limited to a verification process, which is required to ensure practice compliance with educational standards for trainee doctors. The team are all subject to a strict duty of confidentiality as defined in the General Medical Council guide to Good Medical Practice. You may object to the whole, or part, of the inspection of your medical records and this will be respected. Research We participate in various medical research projects. If you are invited to participate you will be fully informed about the nature and purpose of the research. There is no compulsion to participate and you may withdraw from a project at any time. Medical Research Council The Medical Research Council is a government-funded organisation, which supports high quality research with the aim of maintaining and promoting human health. The practice is a member of the Medical Research Council’s General Practice Research Framework - a national group of general practices interested in research on many topics including prevention of heart disease, long term use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), low back pain, asthma, diabetes and assessment of elderly people. If the practice takes part in a study we might like to pass your name, address and age, as recorded on our practice computer, to the Medical Research Council. If we do, the information will remain confidential and be used only to choose a sample of patients whom we would then contact to ask whether they would consider helping with some research. If we contacted you, you would be free to refuse to help without your medical care being affected. To choose the best sample it is important that we are able to pass everyone’s details to the Medical Research Council. However, you are free to refuse permission for us to pass on your details and if you wish to do so please see one of the doctors.
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