Smithfield Medical Centre

Dr P A E Brown MB ChB (Liverpool 1989) MRCGP DRCOG
Dr J D Simpson MB (Belfast 1965) FRCGP

Practice Manager

Mrs Roisin Lemon

Senior Receptionist

Mrs Irene Thompson

Receptionists

Miss Ruth Fleming
Mrs Amanda Clail

Practice Nurse

Mrs Wilma Dickey

Health Visitor

Mrs Tracey Kerr

Treatment Room Nurse

Mrs Brenda Crilly

Health Visitor

Mrs Karen Cundell

Midwife

Mrs Helen Bell

Rolls Of The Health Care Team

Treatment Room Nurse

The treatment room nurse runs clinics on Tuesday and Friday mornings and Thursday afternoons. Blood tests, dressings, immunisations, etc are carried out at these sessions.

Practice Nurse

The following clinics are run by the practice nurse - Hypertension, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetic, Smoking Cessation, Obesity, Heart Disease and Cervical Smear Clinics. The practice nurse is primarily concerned with promoting healthy living and preventing diseases. Patients are invited by letter to ring and make an appointment to attend the appropriate clinic. If you cannot attend you're appointment with the practice nurse please give us enough notice to enable you're appointment to be given to another patient.

Community Midwife

The Community Midwife will share you're antenatal care with the doctor and arrange parentcraft classes and visit you post-natally. The midwife attends the medical centre on Thursday afternoons. Please ask a reception for details.

Health Visitor

The health visitor is available to help with health matters relating to the under fives, eg feeding difficulties, immunisations, hearing problems, etc.

Community Nurses

Community nurses are available, in special circumstances, to visit you in your own home and give help with the following:

1. Dressings, injections and removal of stitches.

2. Advice and care of the acutely and chronically sick and the terminally ill.

3. Advice on incontinence and supplying pads and other aids.

You can contact them on 0845 600 3111 between 9.00am and 5.00pm on Weekdays.
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The reception staff assists in the efficient day-to-day running of the practice and support of all services provided. They are bound by the same code of confidentiality as medical staff.