Frithwood Surgery
45, Tanglewood Way, Bussage,
Stroud. GL6 8DE
01453 882868
Dr Bridget Jorro (f)
London 1989 BSc, MB, BS, MRCGP, DCH,
FRSH
Dr Jacqueline Slim (f)
Bristol 1987 MB, ChB, DA, DRCOG, FRSH
Dr Ken Burke (m)
Galway 2002 BSc(Pharm), MB, BCh, BAO,
DCH, MRCGP
Dr William Nattrass (m)
London 2008 BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCGP
Dr Dawn Isaac (f)
London 1987 MBBS, MRCGP, DcH, FRSH
Dr Camilla Darlow (f) MBBS BSc
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Doctor’s Profile
Bridget Jorro
Dr Bridget Jorro, takes up the responsibility
and the reins as the lead practitioner at
Frithwood surgery following the retirement
of Dr Tim Crouch. Not an easy task to follow
two generations of Drs Crouch. However,
there is no better person to undertake this
role than Dr Jorro. Her drive and enthusiasm
for the Frithwood practice is astonishing and
as the baton is passed to her Dr Jorro is
committed to winning the next leg of the
development and services that Frithwood
surgery offers to its patients.
As a measure of Dr Jorro’s suitability for this
role, one can see from her qualifications and
experience that she has all the right assets to
keep forging ahead.
With a physiology degree and a five week old
baby in tow, Dr Jorro, qualified in medicine
from London, Charing Cross in 1989. One
supposes that this is a demonstration that
women can do more than one thing at the
same time.
Once qualified, Dr Jorro did several ‘House
jobs’ in Cheltenham and Gloucester, covering
diabetes, orthopedics and trauma, then
ventured into A&E followed by obstetrician
and gynecology. By this time, Dr Jorro had
three children. Again proving that she can do
more than one thing at a time.
After a great deal of moving about, Dr Jorro,
found a partnership in a Gloucester practice.
The practice turned out to be so busy, that
she could not exercise her skills to the best
effect for her patients. When Dr Jorro was
offered an opportunity to join our Frithwood
practice, she jumped at the chance as this
gave her the opportunity to put all her skills
and experiences into helping and advising
patients within our catchment area. In many
respects, Dr Jorro’s mantra is ‘learn and
practice your learning for the benefit of
others’.
One can see that Dr Jorro’s emphasis is
focused on the procreation and wellbeing of
our practice in more ways than one and she
works closely with Clare Scully who is our
resident nurse for toddlers. (More on Clare
later)
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Sharing best practice is a key element of Dr
Jorro’s approach. Directing patients to one of
her colleagues who has the most appropriate
skills, is another trademark and she is a
strong supporter of ‘child protection’ and
training of others especially in dealing with
the young.
All in all, Dr Jorro is exceptionally qualified
and as a team leader she will take Frithwood
surgery on to the next level.
Doctor Ken Burke
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Dr Burke, studied Pharmacy for four years in
Dublin from 1989 where he achieved his
degree. (BSc Pharm). Dr Burke then travelled
to Calcutta in India to undertake charity work
where he had the great fortune to meet two
of the most wonderful people ever. The first
was his now wife, Kitty and the second
believe it or not, was Mother Theresa.
Dr Burke was obviously very influenced by
one or both of these ladies because on his
return to Ireland he decided to study
medicine at The National University of Ireland
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which has a distinguished record of
achievement in research, in teaching and in
service to the community. After helping a
number of Hospitals in the South West, Dr
Burke finally qualified as a GP in 2007. By
2008, Dr Burke had found his way to
Frithwood when he took the post vacated by
Dr Fielder, and, in his own words, “I have
been happy ever since”.
Over the last few years, Dr Burke has added
to his experiences and qualifications in the
field of Dermatology, the branch of medicine
dealing with the hair, nails and skin and its
diseases. It is a speciality with both medical
and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes
care of diseases, in the widest sense, and
some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp,
hair, and nails. So now you know who to ask
for if you need help in this particular area.
Nurse Clare Scully
usually carried out with vaccinations, hence
the chocolate buttons etc.
Vaccines contain a small part of the
bacterium or virus that causes a disease, or
tiny amounts of the chemicals that the
bacterium produces. Vaccines work by
causing the body’s immune system to make
antibodies. If your child comes into contact
with the infection, the antibodies will
recognise it and be ready to protect. Because
vaccines have been used so successfully in
the UK, diseases such as diphtheria have
almost disappeared from this country.
When should my baby be immunised? Ask
Clare; but as a rule of thumb it is important
that your baby has the immunisations at the
right age – the first ones are given at two
months old. They will be given further doses
of these immunisations when they are three
months old and four months old. Other
immunisations are given at around 12 and 13
months of age, then between three and five
years of age, before your child starts school.
Finally, Clare’s gentle touch is also aimed at
wound care and leg ulcer management.
She must be a poppet.
A Picture Paints 1,000 Words
Nurse Clare “is a poppet”, says Nurse Karen
Winstanley. Well, if poppet means always
smiling, always happy and helpful and ready
to go the extra mile for anyone, then poppet
she is.
Talking of ‘the extra mile’, Clare has the
experience of working as many miles away as
Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.
Clare qualified in 1975 then trained in
Southampton as a Registered General Nurse
and as a State Certified Midwife in her home
town of Oxford before spending six years in
the Continent of South Africa. (We do have
some very well-travelled and experienced
staff working in Frithwood surgery).
Clare’s interests and specialties lie mainly
with the young. Armed with chocolate
buttons and bravery stickers, she runs the
immunization clinics for the preschool
toddlers. No doubt her experiences in South
Africa many years ago made Clare very
conscious of the need for a robust
programme of immunization. This process is
This is the surgery notice board behind
reception on the left hand wall. Why is this
picture published? On the far right can be
seen figures which show that 70 patients did
not keep their appointments last month
without informing the surgery that they could
not make it. This brings the total of
appointments made but not kept by patients
to a staggering 1,012 for last year. This means
that the surgery has lost a complete months’
worth of practice time. Not only that but it
also means that anyone needing an urgent or
earlier appointment would have to wait. It is
very selfish to make and not attend any
appointment as it has ‘knock on’ effects.
Please, please ring the surgery to cancel your
appointment if you are unable to attend.
Patient Access
What is Patient Access?
Patient Access is now available as an app for
your mobile device, so one will be able to
access your Frithwood Surgery services on
the move, as long as you have a connection
to the internet.
What's more, because Patient Access is a 24
hour online service you can do this in your
own time, day or night.
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Make an appointment
Cancel an appointment if you are
unable to attend
Order repeat prescriptions
Change your address details etc.
etc.
The beauty of technology at its best perhaps,
especially for those of us who are
technophiles and life is ruled by the smart
phone, tablet or lap top.
Talking About Apps
An App is a programme that can be
downloaded onto your computer or smart
phone.
Apple iPhone users will soon be able to have
their own blood pressure, temperature and
pulse monitored via their mobile phone. The
results sent directly to their GP.
This system relies on a watch strap device
which monitors vital signs and sends them to
the wearer’s mobile phone. The mobile
phone can be programmed to record the
results and send them directly to the GP as
and when the vital signs reach a pre
prescribed level.
At this rate, we will be soon told when and
what to eat to keep ourselves within
individual set limits. A World ruled by
computers, Apps, smart phones and what
else?
Google has recently launched a car which
drives itself. No steering wheel, brake or
accelerator pedal. It just goes where you tell
it to go???!!!
Well, it sounds like progress in many ways
but at the expense of one’s own cognisance.
PPG Committee
Finally; thanks to those of you who have
expressed an interest in joining the
Frithwood PPG.
We have enlisted the help of Chas Fellows
and Liz Baldwin on a first come first served
appropriate basis and the PPG is now back to
full strength.