Pulborough Medical Group - Practice Staff

The Doctors

:: Dr Stafford

:: Registrar GP- Miliam Nela

Other practice staff

Practice Executive Manager
Liz Coulthard AHCPA Dip. - Joined the practice in 2001, and is responsible for the strategic management of the practice. Liz is also the Complaints Manager relating to all non-clinical matters and is the Pulborough Patient Link Liaison Officer. Her special interests are finance, administration and personnel management.

Patient Services Manager
Katherine Ripsher is responsible for the day to day running of the medical reception team and all enquiries regarding appointments.

A full range of staff are employed to support the doctors and patients:

medical receptionists, dispensers, medical secretaries, computer and administrative staff.Their jobs are demanding with telephone and face to face enquiries dealing with every aspect of medical practice duties, occasionally they work under difficult circumstances, so please be patient and help them to help you.

Practice Nursing Team:
Practice Nurses - Pippa Keatley, Tracey Rydon, Trish McKinlay, Karen Jones. Temp HCA's - Janine Barnes and Wendy Costello

Phlebotomist-Carole Santillo

They see patients for a variety of conditions and hold Diabetic, Heart Disease, Respiratory, Family Planning, Cervical Smears, Baby vaccination and immunization, Travel and Leg Ulcer Clinics.

Health Care Assistants:

Petula Mitchell and Jenni Elliott -support the nursing team by carrying out blood tests, spirometry, blood pressure checks, new patient health checks, ECGs and Infection control.

Attached medical staff

Health Visitors:

Shani Torp and Jane De Luzy supported by a nursery nurse and Sue Attfield- administrator aim to promote health in families and in young children. They work closely with the doctors and are involved in running development screening and baby clinics. In addition they run antenatal clinics, a post natal group and are involved in parenting classes.

District Nurses/Community Nurses:
Jan Ryan, District Nurse, leads a team of community nurses who visit people in their own homes, across the whole age range, offering advice and support to promote independent living and specialized nursing care when required which would include life limiting illnesses, wound management and chronic disease management.

Community Midwives:
A team of midwives come from both St Richards Hospital, Chichester and Worthing and Southlands Hospital to undertake weekly clinics in the surgeries. They work closely with our doctors to care for mothers before and after delivery of their babies.

Mental Health Team:
A range of services to help and support patients are offered in the surgeries and the following team members undertake sessional work.
Counsellor Diana Keeley

Sussex Alcohol & Substance Services:
Psychologist Dr L Harrison
Consultant Psychiatrists Dr K Allen and Dr H Leegood
Community Psychiatric Nurses Rob Ainslie and Paul White

Social Services
A Horsham based team can help with your housing and financial queries. They can be contacted at Talbot House, 20 East Street, Horsham, West Sussex. telephone number 01403 213100.

Cordens Chemist
Pharmacists: Dave Roberts, Ruth Snelson and Sue Oliver - offering expert advice on medication, minor illness and well being.