Hastings Medical Centre - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr David Garwood

MB BS (London CXWMS) 1987 M.Phil Medical Law MRCGP DCH DRCOG FP Cert

GMC No 3260001

Dr Sam Koshy

MB BS (Bangalore) 1997 MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

GMC No 4759274

Dr Ibrar Khan

MB BS (Peshwar) 2002 MRCGP MRCP (UK) MRCP (London)

GMC No 6098763

Dr Thadsha Sivaneswaran

MBBS, MRCGP, BSc, DRCOG

GMC No 7151625

Nurse Practitioners

Carol Naylor

BSc Healthcare Practice (Nurse Practitioner) RGN, Dip NP (RCN) Independent Nurse Prescriber ENB A33, NNEB

The nurse practitioner is a highly qualified member of the clinical team and can treat many problems which are traditionally seen by doctors. She is an independent prescriber and can diagnose, treat and refer patients.

Practice Management

Mrs Fiona Savage

Practice Manager

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Reception

Joanne Blanshard

Jacqui Carter

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Community Nurses

The district nursing teams come into the Practice most days and liaise closely with the doctor, when problems are discussed and treatment plans worked out.

Health Visitors

Your health visitors are able to advise on general health matters. They are particularly concerned with children below the age of 5 years. They are also available for "crisis" visits. The health visitors are now based at the Calvert Health Care Centre, Calvert Lane, Hull.