CANNINGTON HEALTH
CENTRE
HOW CAN YOU HELP
US TO HELP YOU
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Be willing to accept a same day
appointment with a nurse
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When booking an appointment,
please be as specific as possible
about your needs so that
receptionists can book the right
length of time with the right
nurse
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Wear clothing that makes
procedures easy – e.g. short or
loose sleeves if you are having a
blood test or your blood pressure
taken
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If possible, take off some of your
outer clothing in the waiting room
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Let us know, with as much notice
as possible, if you are unable to
keep your appointment
CANNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE
MILL LANE
CANNINGTON
BRIDGWATER
TA5 2HB
01278 652335
V5 December 2015
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PRACTICE
NURSING TEAM
THE TEAM
 Denise Sharratt
Nurse practitioner and prescriber
Lead nurse
Nurse practitioner is an advanced nurse
qualification and allows Denise to practise
independently managing minor illness as
well as more complex conditions. She can
prescribe medication and is also our lead
nurse for respiratory disease.
 Amanda Jordan
Practice nurses
& Jane Tippetts
Amanda & Jane are qualified nurses. They
can offer the full range of practice nurse
procedures and are developing other
areas of expertise such as management
of long term conditions.
 Laura Manley
Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Laura is qualified as a Health Care
Assistant, not a nurse, but is trained to
carry out a range of procedures.
WHAT CAN WE DO
FOR YOU?
Health Care Assistant
 blood tests
 BP checks
 Some dressings & wound care
 support to stop smoking
 ECGs
 Spirometry
 ear syringing
 some injections
Practice nurses
As above plus
 cervical smears
 childhood immunisation
 contraception & sexual health
advice
 Warfarin monitoring
 Travel health advice and
immunisation
Nurse practitioner
As above plus
 Most problems
 Management of long term
conditions such as diabetes and
respiratory disease
WHAT PROBLEMS
CAN A NURSE
PRACTITIONER
DEAL WITH?
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Coughs and colds
Sore throats and earache
Sore eyes
Aches and pains including
backache, headache and period
pain
Rashes and skin conditions
Hayfever
Sickness and diarrhoea
Bladder problems
Respiratory disease, diabetes
and other long term conditions
This list is not exhaustive but gives you
an idea of scope. In fact our nurse
practitioner can deal with most
problems and if she cannot confidently
deal with your problem she will take
further advice from a doctor.
We prefer babies and very young
children to see the doctor rather than
a nurse.