| Health Visitors | Telephone: 020 7530 6524/ 6541
The health visitors are nurses who are specially trained in child, family and public health. All families with children under 5 can contact the health visitors for advice and support either in the surgery or by telephone. They are able to visit families at home by appointment. They work on weekdays from 9am- 5pm but the best times to telephone are between 9 -10am and 4 - 5pm.
Please ask the health visitors about the baby massage and breast feeding sessions they run. |
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| Children and families advice team | Telephone: 020 7530 6524/ 6541
The team currently consists of a social worker, family support workers and health visitors. This is a new service to offer one-to-one advice, support and help for parents and/or children experiencing difficulties or worries.
The team runs a clinic on Thursday mornings between 10 and 11.30am. Appointments can be made at reception or by contacting the team directly.
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| District Nurses | Telephone: 020 7530 6520
The district nurses provide nursing care for people who are housebound. They can also give advice and help if you are looking after a friend or relative including loaning nursing equipment if necessary. They usually visit between 8.30 am and 4pm. A reduced service is available at evenings and weekends. |
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| Community Midwives | Along with the doctors and health visitors, the community midwives offer a full antenatal service including antenatal classes, shared care with the hospital, midwife-led deliveries in the hospital and at home. Midwife appointments are available on a Friday morning for women booked for pregnancy care and delivery at UCLH. |
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| Smoking Cessation Advisor (m) | Simon Galton is our smoking cessation advisor. Smoking cessation appointments can be booked via the receptionist. No referral from your GP is required. These appointments usually take place on a Wednesday afternoon. Alternatively there are a range of smoking cessation clinics available in the community. Please ask our receptionists for further information. |
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| Clinical Psychologist | Dr Louise Crocker is our clinical psychologist. Appointments with Dr Crocker are arranged via referral from your own General Practitioner |
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| Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist | Appointments with Mr Raymond Lobo who runs our outreach ophthalmology clinic are made by consultation with your GP |
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| Visiting Consultant Gynaecologist | Appointments with Mr. Anthony Silverstone, our visiting consultant gynaecologist can be made by arrangement with your GP. |
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| Visiting Consultant Rheumatologist | Appointments with Dr Halina Fitz-Clarence our visiting consultant rheumatologist can be made by arrangement with your GP. |
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| Interpreting and Advocacy | We have regular Bengali and Somali speaking health advocacy available within the practice. Interpreting and advocacy can be provided in many other different languages upon request |
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| Substance Misuse Clinic | We run a twice weekly clinic offering help to those with substance misuse problems registered with the practice. We would encourage you to talk with your GP if you have a drug or alcohol problem as help is available. |
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| Ms Libby Matheson (f) | Alcohol Advisor. Patients are able to self refer to Libby Matheson who can provide advise on safe drinking limits and brief interventions to assist patients to minimise harmful use of alcohol. Onward referral to more specialist services can also be arranged |
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| Ms Rona Stanway (f) | Advice regarding diet, healthy lifestyle and general health and well being. You are able to self refer to Rona who runs a regular clinic at The Caversham Practice |
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| Ms Barbara Clarke (f) | Tomorrows People Employment and benefits advisor. Barbara can provide impartial advice about returning to work and/or benefits claims. She is independant of the DWP and is available to help anyone who has been out of work for 6 months or longer. www.tomorrows-people.co.uk |
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