Clark Avenue Surgery is a GP training practice. GP registrars spend either 6 or 12 months at the surgery.

The doctors who come to the surgery are fully qualified doctors with experience in hospital medicine and they are training to become GPs.

Whilst on placement at Clark Avenue Surgery, the Registrars work and train under the supervision of an approved GP trainer.

The practice nurses are registered general nurses and specialist practitioners in general practice nursing.

They can help with general health, dietary, stop smoking and lifestyle advice, blood pressure checks, cervical smears, ear syringing, asthma, menopause, wound care and vaccinations for home and abroad.

Our Practice Based Pharmacist is able to assist with medication queries and is a key member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy, which means drawing blood, blood pressure measurement and new patient checks.

They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

The Practice Manager and Assistant Practice Manager are both assisted by a team of receptionists, the practice administrator, the prescribing clerk and the secretary.

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries.

They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.

Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, financial claims, patient records, searches and practice audits.