Doctor's assistant

The assistant is the first person to speak to you when you call the practice. She makes appointments for consultations, home visits and telephone consultations. You can also call her for urine or blood test results and repeat prescriptions. The assistant can provide independent medical advice for common problems such as fever, sore throat or diarrhoea.

You can contact the assistant for:

• Wound advice
• Spraying out ears
• Advice/treatment warts
• Bandaging
• STD test
• Removal of skintags (not on eye)
• Removal of sutures
• Spiral removal
• Actinic keratosis (after assessment by GP)

You can make an appointment with the doctor's assistant by contact the practice.