St George’s Medical Centre, 2a Parsons Lane, Littleport, Cambs, CAPCCG.stgeorgesmedicalcentre@nhs.net, CB6 1JUTel: 01353 864100
Staff Training Dates for 2016:
The Surgery and Dispensary will close each month for staff training between 2pm and 4pm. Cover for EMERGENCIES ONLY will be provided by the Out of Hours service.
Thursday 16th June Tuesday 19th July Wednesday 17th August Thursday 22nd September Wednesday 19th October Thursday 17th November Tuesday 20th December
MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG
Dr Baker is originally from Cheshire and qualified as a doctor from the University of Birmingham in 2011. Dr Baker carried out her General Practice training in the West Midlands and has recently moved to Cambridge.
Dr Baker enjoys anything in the great outdoors and playing the saxophone.
Dr Baker joined St Georges in 2016.
MB ChB MRCGP DFFP CIDC
Dr Bolina was born in London from North Indian descent and qualified as a doctor from Leeds University in 2003. He is especially interested in Diabetes Care and Care of the Elderly and is the Lead GP for Learning Disability. When not at work, Dr Bolina loves to spend time with his family, is a keen football supporter and enjoys a game of pool.
MA MB BChir MRCGP DFSRH
Dr Diston moved from Cardiff to read medicine at Trinity College Cambridge. She did her clinical studies at Addenbrooke's Hospital and qualified in 1986. She stayed in Cambridge to complete her GP training and was subsequently a partner in Cottenham for five years. Following a two year sabbatical in Boston, USA Dr Diston returned to the Cambridge area as a Locum before joining St George's in 2011. She works three days a week and is the clinical lead for Gynaecology and currently sees all the patients requesting contraceptive coils and implants. When not in work, Dr Diston walks with a local group and has rekindled her patchwork skills.
MB BS MRCGP
Dr Farrukh Haque trained in India and then worked as a hospital doctor for 10yrs. Dr Haque then completed 3.5yrs GP training in Kings Lynn, before joining SGMC in 2013. Dr Haque also oversees the warfarin clinic and has special interest in cardiology.
MB ChB MRCGP DFSRH, PGCTPC
Dr Zoe Hutchinson trained in North London, completing her GP training in 2013. Dr Hutchinson has interests in functional medicine and also women's health. Dr Hutchinson joined SGMC in 2014.
MB ChB MRCGP
Dr Stephens qualified from the Leicester School of Medicine in 1994. He then worked for five years in emergency and hospital medicine before training in General Practice. Dr Stephens joined St George's in 2004 and is particularly interested in children's and elderly medicine.
Description of Medical Qualifications
BA - Bachelor of Arts BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery BAO - Bachelor of Art of Obstetrics BCh/ChB/BS/BChir - Bachelor of Surgery BSc - Bachelor of ScienceCIDC - Certificate in Diabetes Care DCH - Diploma in Child Health DGM - Diploma in Geriatric MedicineDMBA (Health Executive) - Diploma in Master of Business Administration (Health Executive)DME - Diploma in Medicine for the Elderly DFFP - Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning DFSRH - Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual Health and Reproductive Healthcare DRCOG - Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists FPC - Family Planning CertificateFRACGP - Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General PractitionersFRCPath - Fellow of the Royal Colledge of Pathologists LLM - Master of Law LRCP - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians MA - Master of Arts MB - Bachelor of Medicine MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of SurgeryMRCGP - Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners MRCP - Member of the Royal College of Physicians MRCS - Member of the Royal Colledge of Surgeons
Publication of Earnings 2016/17
All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (eg average) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice. The average pay for GPs working at St George's Medical Centre in the last financial year before tax and national insurance is £69,099. This is for 2 full time GPs and 4 part time GP and 1 part time locums who worked in the practice for more than 6 months. It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.
Nurse Practitioners have completed specialist training in order for them to be able to deal with telephone triaging, assessing and treating minor illnesses & chronic diseases.
Sisters Dower, Harness, Norman, and Williams-Millar have also completed further training to allow them to independently prescribe.
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 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 are responsible for the taking of blood samples from patients, labelling them correctly and sending them off for analysis and testing.
The management team are involved in the day-to-day running of the surgery. They also support the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services, and help to develop and introduce new services to enhance patient care. The practice team are happy to hear your views on the surgery or help deal with any complaints or queries.
Poppy Knowles Assistant Practice Manager
Gary Shepherd Finance Manager
Simon Randall B.Sc (Hons) Practice Manager simon.randall@nhs.net
Simon qualified as a physiotherapist from Sheffield Hallam University in 1993; his primary clinical area being paediatric respiratory care. Simon has been a full-time manager in the NHS since 2006, specialising in services for adults who have learning disability. Simon joined St Georges in 2016.
Pam is a District Nurse by background, and joined us in October 2016 to be our Clinical Documents Manager. Pam uses her clinical background to summarise patients' historical medical notes for our electronic system (SystmOne), and ensures the correct clinical codes are attached to patient records.
Debbie Peacock (Senior Receptionist)
Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. Apart from making appointments, they also perform other important tasks such as dealing with financial claims, providing basic information on services and results and they can direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. They may also act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.
Sharon Tuck (Senior Secretary)
The secretaries deal with the many letters and communications to and from hospitals and other local services. They are also the ladies you will deal with when arranging "Choose and Book" appointments.
Gail McLaughlin (01353 725560)
A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.
Our team of Dispensing staff deal with your repeat prescription requests and run the Dispensary.