Meet the Team

A general practitioner (GP) is a medical doctor who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education to patients. GPs deal with a whole range of health problems.

Registrars and F2s

A GP registrar or GP trainee is a qualified doctor who is training to become a GP through a period of working in a practice. They will usually have spent at least two years working in a hospital before you see them in a practice and are closely supervised by a senior GP or trainer. Registrars are with the surgery for a maximum of one year.

An ‘F2’, or Foundation Year 2 Doctor, is a fully qualified medical practitioner who is completing the compulsory two year postgraduate programme between degree and choosing a speciality or commencing the GP training programme. They spend four months in general practice.

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.

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.

Phlebotomists

Practice Management

Administration

Patient Coordinators

Patient coordinators 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. Patient coordinators 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.

Secretaries

Care Coordinators

Care coordinators play a crucial role in general practice. They help co-ordinate and navigate care across the health system, ensuring people connect with the right teams at the right time. These skilled professionals assess changing needs, particularly for those with long-term conditions or at risk of frailty. They’re effective in bringing multidisciplinary teams together to support complex health and care needs