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

Park Medical Centre
Shavington Avenue
Newton Lane
Chester, CH2 3RD
Tel: 01244 324136

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Health Charities

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Health Protection Agency

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England

There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 10.00 on Friday and 10.00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Doctors

Dr Robert C Stewart (m)
BSc MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG
FP Cert (1979 St Andrews/Manchester)

Dr Gillian E Holley (f)
MA MB BChir MRCGP DRCOG
DFFP (1984 Cambridge)

Dr Christopher R Lewis (m)
MB ChB DRCOG
FP Cert (1986 Manchester)

Dr Neil S Blacklock (m)
BSc MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG
FP Cert (1984 St Andrews/Manchester )

Dr Claire E Schofield (f)
MBChB, MRCP, DFFP, MRCGP
(Manchester 1997)

General Practice Registrars

We are an accredited training practice and regularly have GP Registrars working in the surgery (qualified doctors who are here to gain experience in General Practice).

As with other doctors in the Practice, the GP Registrar holds surgeries and carries out home visits. Occasionally, you may be asked for your permission for the Registrar to video any consultation with you. Video recordings, once made, are used as part of the assessment procedure for the Royal College of General Practitioner examinations and for end-point assessment of General Practice training.

Please be aware that ANY video recording is carried out according to VERY strict guidelines issued by the General Medical Council. Videos:

> Are ONLY of you and the doctor talking together. Intimate examinations will not be recorded and the camera will be switched off at any time you wish.

> May only be seen by people directly involved in the examination or assessment and are used to assess the doctor whom you are consulting. Occasionally, and only after obtaining the express consent of the patient, video recordings may be used for research, learning and teaching purposes.

> Any recording will be securely stored and subject to the same degree of confidentiality as your medical records. The tape will be erased as soon as practicable and in any event within oneyear.

Nurses

Sister Jackie Heins (f)
RMN RGN FP Cert, Specialist Practitioner in General Practice Nursing
Nurse Team Leader

Sister Joy Harrison (f)
RGN

Nurse Lynsey Jones (f)
RN

Practice Management

Mrs Trish Harrison (f)
Dip Practice Management, NVQ4 Management Studies, Advanced Certificate in Management (UCLAN 2009)

Our Reception Team
Our reception team do a fantastic job, taking all telephone calls to the surgery, dealing with counter callers and, additionally organising prescriptions, patient registrations and general queries. The phones and reception desk can be very busy so if you have to wait we would welcome your patience.

Administration

Our Office Staff
Our office staff ensure that the day to day running of the surgery progresses with the minimum of problems. They’re involved in ensuring the computers run properly, ordering supplies and services, downloading test results and letters from hospitals, typing referral letters and operating the surgery side of the Choose and Book System.

Further Information

Patient Group

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