Partners

MA BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG

Qualified 1985, Oxford. Dr Leach is qualified to provide guidance to GP Registrars. Registrars are fully-trained Doctors who already have much experience in all branches of medicine, who may be attached to the Practice for up to eighteen months to gain experience and final qualification in General Practice.

MB BCh BAO MRCGP

Family Planning Certificate. Qualified 1988, Belfast.

MB BS BSc DRCOG MRCGP

Qualified 2001, London.  Dr Ware is qualified to provide guidance to GP Registrars. Registrars are fully-trained Doctors who already have much experience in all branches of medicine, who may be attached to the Practice for up to eighteen months to gain experience and final qualification in General Practice.

BM MRCGP DFRSH DCH, Qualified 2001, Southampton.

BM BS MRCGP, Qualified 2007, Nottingham.

MB, ChB, Qualified 2011, Edinburgh

Other Practice Doctors

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Pracitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

SRN

RN

RN

The Practice Nurses provide general nursing services and run a number of Clinics.  Please see our Clinics and Services section for full details.

Alison Ingham is the Practice Manager and is a Non-Clinical Partner.

The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the Practice such as ensuring the right systems are in place to provide high quality patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises, equipment and information technology. You can contact the Practice Manager by phone (01249 812141) or email: alison.ingham@nhs.net

The Practice Manager is supported by an Administration Manager.  Together they work with the Doctors and other healthcare professionals to monitor and deliver patient services and develop pathways to enhance patient care.

Our Practice Secretaries deal with correspondence and referrals to hospitals.  In their role as PAs (Personal Assistants) to the Doctors, they form an important link between Doctors and patients and other healthcare professionals/organisations.

Midwives are based at the Greenways Unit  at Chippenham Community Hospital where you can contact them on 01249-456434.When you see your doctor for the first time in a pregnancy you will automatically be put in touch with the midwives.

District nurses are based at the Health Centre in Broken Cross, where you can contact them on 01249-810370. You can also leave messages for them at the surgery, and your doctor will contact them if he or she wants them to visit you.

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.

To contact the Health Visitors please telephone 0300 247 0090. If you have just had a baby the Health Visitor will automatically visit you soon after you come home with your baby.

Podiatrists

A podiatrist is based at the Health Centre in Broken Cross. You can contact them via 01249-456635. If you need to visit the podiatrist, ask for a form from the Health Centre, or from Northlands reception. Fill in the form and hand it in. There is no need to see your Doctor and your Doctor does not have to sign the form unless you are requesting a home visit from the Chiropodist. If you are over sixty, pregnant, diabetic, registered disabled or still at school you will get priority.

Community Psychiatric Nurses

Community Psychiatric Nurses are based at Rowden Hill House in Chippenham. where. Your Doctor will put you in touch with them if you need their help.

IAPT

You can self-refer to IAPT on 01380 731335 or a pack is available from Northlands reception.

Dieticians

Dieticians are available to Northlands Surgery and the Health Centre. Your Doctor will arrange an appointment if you need help with a special diet e.g. for diabetes, to lose weight, etc.

Family Planning

An evening Family Planning Clinic is held every Tuesday at the Health Centre in Broken Cross. You can book an appointment there on 01722 425120.Family Planning Clinics are also held in nearby towns.

Physiotherapists

Physiotherapists regularly visit the Health Centre in Broken Cross.  If you need physiotherapy treatment your Doctor will refer you.

Specialist Nurses

Specialist Nurses are fully-trained Nurses who have extra training to help with the special nursing problems that can happen with Cancer, Asthma, Eczema, Diabetes, problems with continence, etc. MacMillan Nurses are Specialist Nurses who help patients and their families with serious illnesses like cancer. They are based at Dorothy House in Winsley.You can contact them on 01225 722988. Your Doctor, Consultant, Practice Nurse or District Nurse will request them to contact you if they can help.