The Orchid House Surgery - Doctors and Staff

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Doctors and Staff

The Doctors

Dr Elaine Davenport
MB MS London 1987

Dr Mark Every
BSc BM 1991 Southampton, DFSRH 1997, MRCGP 1999

Dr Fran Graña
LMS (MBBS) Oviedo 1996

Dr Preethi Balachandran
MRCGP 2012, MB BS India 1998

The partners practise together as a non-limited partnership.

Other Doctors

The practice also employs locum doctors on short-term contracts as the need arises.
These doctors will always be fully qualified and accredited to work in general practice.

The Practice Team

Practice Manager
Nikki Long (nikki.long@dorset.nhs.uk)

Operations Manager
Jackie Simpson

Patient and Staff Liaison Officer
Alison Woodley

PA to the Practice Manager
Adam Wakeling

Senior Receptionist
Stevie-Lee Sell
Michelle Allen

Reception Team
Di, Julia, Elaine, Viv, Amanda, Jade

Treatment Room Reception Team
Di, Viv and Vanessa

IT Support Assistant
Lesley Everett

Medical Secretary
Chrissie Pickering

Nurse Practitioner
Liz Seaman RGN BSc (Hons) Nurse Practitioner, ENB 901 Family Planning Certificate, NARTC Diploma in Asthma Care, NRTC Diploma in COPD Care, ENB PN Course, ENB 998 Teaching, Learning and Clinical Supervision, Nurse Independent Prescriber

Clinical Practitioner
Rob Harvey

Senior Practice Nurse
Ali Caller RN

Practice Nurses
Becky Stocks RN

Health Care Assistants
Karen Randell
Andy Long

Phlebotomist
Tracey Turner

Tracker Nurse
Lisa Perrett RN

Paramedic Practitioner
Wendy Woolgar

Physiotherapists
Fiona Robbins
Vanessa Hooker

Counselling
Service available (not in-house)

Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust (DHUFT) also employs community nurses and health visitors who work from within the medical centre.

Community Nursing Team
Combined community nursing service available (patient contact number 01202 861595)

Midwife
Available at Community Clinic (self-referral line 01202 442310)

Health Visitor
Available at Community Clinic (01202 876237)

Community Nursery Nurse
Available at Community Clinic

Receptionists

Our reception team are here to help you and are your link with the rest of the health care team. They may need to ask you further details about your requests when you call the surgery or when you telephone. They are not being intrusive, they are just trying to make sure you see or talk to the most appropriate person. All staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses. Please help them to help you by being co-operative.

Training

From time to time the practice undertakes teaching and training of healthcare professionals or persons intending to become healthcare professionals. They are always closely supervised and will be clearly identified to you as students. You have the right to decline to be treated in the presence of a student; nevertheless your co-operation in enhancing their training would be greatly appreciated.

All members of the practice are involved in ongoing training and attend courses and lectures.