Pharmacists
As we are part of a Primary Care Network, we have three clinical pharmacists and a pharmacy technician working with us. Their role within general practice is patient facing to provide clinical medicine leadership both in running pharmacist practice clinics and supporting general practice staff. They aim to:
- Undertake structured medication reviews for patients facing long term conditions to support patients with their medications to ensure they get the best use of their medicines
- Improve medicines optimisation and safety to reduce the risk and harm from poor use of medicines with the aim to reduce unplanned hospital admissions
- Improve antimicrobial stewardship prescribing in line with local and national guidance and recommendations
- Supporting care home residents formulating care plans to improve medicine management
- Manage minor ailments by undertaking differential diagnoses within my scope of practice and develop my diagnostic and clinical assessment skills to become a fully embedded clinician with the surgery
- Provide specialist advice to other pharmacist colleagues in other sectors
Doctors
Dr David McKenzie (m)
 MRCGP BMedSci MBChB
Dr McKenzie initially trained and worked in New Zealand, then came over to the UK to “see the world”. He worked in various locations in the UK to facilitate this, undertook some surgical training and worked for a year in hyperbaric (“diving”) medicine in Plymouth, before moving to complete his GP training in Kent.
Since completing this, he has developed a special interest in diabetes and also performs a variety of minor operations. |
| Dr Douglas McLeod (m) |
Nurses
Healthcare Assistants
Mrs Laura Burdfield (f)
Apprentice Nursing Associate |
| Mrs Nikki Murphy (f) |
Mrs Philippa Puttock (f)
Apprentice Nursing Associate |
Practice Management
Mrs Susan Mckenzie (f)
LLB (Hons), VN Managing Partner (non clinical). Susan originally studied law and trained as a solicitor, then decided to change career and worked as a manager at St George's Hospital in London. She then re-trained again and qualified as a veterinary nurse and worked for several years at an emergency clinic in London. She has worked in GP practice management for nearly 20 years. She is married to David (Senior Partner) and they have one daughter, a dog, a horse and several bikes. She is a qualified BHS accredited coach and teaches horse riding when she can in her spare time. |
Ms Dianne Vander-Cruyssen (f)
Deputy Practice Manager |
Administration
Mrs Hannah Parsons (f)
Hannah is also one of our Care Co-ordinators |
Mrs Claire Feagan-Bowers (f)
Claire is one of our Care Co-ordinators |
Reception
| Mrs Cathryn Grimble (f) |
| Mrs Julie Woodley (f) |
| Mrs Portia Biggs (f) |
| Mrs Lisa Lam (f) |
| Miss Daniella Hogg (f) |
Secretaries
Lisa Nash
Secretary and Admin support |
Lynn Cranham
Secretary and Admin Support |
| Mrs Lorraine Snelgrove (f) |
Dispensers
Nikki Murphy
Dispenser |
| Mrs Deanne Marsh (f) |
| Mrs Rebecca Bacon (f) |
| Mrs Liz Fielden (f) |
| Mrs Jane Thoburn (f) |
| Miss Laura Geary |