Associated Staff
District Nurses
Our District Nurses visit patients in their
own home to provide skilled nursing care and to
give advice and support to relatives and carers.
They may be contacted by ringing the community
clerk on 0117 377 3356.
Midwives
Our Midwives work with the doctors to provide
antenatal and postnatal care for our patients.
It is very important that you contact the
practice as soon as you think you are pregnant
to make a booking appointment with the midwife.
Weekly antenatal clinics are held at the Primary
Care Centre by appointment with the midwife.
Pre-pregnancy information and advice can also be
discussed with the midwife.
The midwives can be contacted by 0117 414
5160.
Community Matron
The community matron and her team specialise
in caring for older people, whether they live in
their own home or a care home. They aim to help
patients manage their health problems and so
prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital. If
patients are admitted they liaise with the
hospital team to ensure a faster, effective
discharge.
Community Link Workers (Social Prescribing)
We have two Community Link Workers, Karen
Pratt & David Martin, who will provide patients
with support to access local services and help
patients find information relating to their
needs. Karen will be here Monday morning and
Wednesday afternoon weekly and David is with us
on alternate Tuesday afternoons.
Social prescribing is a way for local
agencies to refer people to a link worker. Link
workers give people time, focusing on ‘what
matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to
people’s health and wellbeing. They connect
people to community groups and statutory
services for practical and emotional support.
Link workers also support existing community
groups to be accessible and sustainable, and
help people to start new groups, working
collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing works for a wide range of
people, including people:
- with one or more long-term conditions
- who need support with their mental
health
- who are lonely or isolated
- who have complex social needs which
affect their wellbeing.
When social prescribing works well, people
can be easily referred to link workers from a
wide range of local agencies, including general
practice, pharmacies, multi-disciplinary teams,
hospital discharge teams, allied health
professionals, fire service, police, job
centres, social care services, housing
associations and voluntary, community and social
enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Self-referral
is also encouraged. If you would like to speak
to a Link worker please call Karen on 07308
475912.
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