The Doctors

Dr Charles Perrott MBBS (London 1987) MRCGP DCH FPCert

Dr Lynne Cargill MBChB (Auckland 1990) Bsc DPH DFFP

Dr Rapinder Adekola MBChB (Edinburgh 1993) DFFP

Dr Perrott is the Lead Partner. He joined the practice in 1993 and his clinical interests include Child Health and Emergency Medicine.

Dr Cargill initially joined the practice in 2000 and worked for three years returning to the practice in 2005. She looks after staff issues and her clinical interests are Family Planning and Sexual Health. In addition to being a partner in the practice she works regular sessions for the Northamptonshire Family Planning Service.

Dr Adekola joined the practice in 2005. Her clinical interests are General Practice and Psychiatry.

The team

Practice Manager

Heather Dedman

Practice Nurses

Clare Sheppard RGN - Clare runs the Asthma and COPD clinics as well as offering Smoking Cessation and Weight Reduction programmes. She also undertakes the full range of normal treatment room work including vaccinations.

Andrea Heavisides RGN DipCHD - Andrea runs the Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease clinics as well as providing the full range of treatment room services including vaccinations.

Clare and Andrea also undertake cervical cytology.

Jane Wilkinson RGN - Jane provides general nursing care in the treatment room.

Phlebotomists

Kareen Bagot-Webb, Sam Sullivan do blood tests on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Community Nurses

Hazel Firmin BNurs Msc RGN HVCert GradDipDN
Clare Bramer RGN DipProfStudies

The District Nurses provide nursing care and advice to patients who are unable to attend the surgery. They specialise in wound care, continence care and care of people at the end of their life. They also run a weekly leg ulcer clinic at the Health Centre.

The service operates seven days a week.

During office hours they can be contacted on 01280 705842. At other times they can be contacted via the Out of Hours service.

Health Visitor

Joan Carey BNurs RGN DipHV - Joan provides advice and support from birth to preschool age as well as for the whole family. The Health Visitors take part in community based initiatives for health promotion. They also provide post natal support, advice on immunisation and smoking cessation support.

Joan can be contacted on 01280 709798.

Midwives

Rita Long RGN RM and Debbie Carberry RGN RM provide antenatal care in the practice and organise antenatal classes. They can be contacted through the practice and like to speak to new mums to be early in the pregnancy.

Counsellor

Oriana Johnson offers counselling on the NHS and privately on referral from your doctor.

Receptionists/Secretaries

Our administrative team comprises of our practice manager and nine part time staff - Diane O‘Connell, Sam Sullivan, Kareen Bagot-Webb, Susan Timmis, Judy Redhead, Pam Robbins, Jane Gaskin, Hannah Jones and Elaine Cook.

Other Health Centre Staff

Other teams based in the Health Centre but not directly attached to the practice include Speech Therapy, School Nurses, Family Planning, Podiatry and
Community Dentistry (for patients with special needs). To access these services ring 01280 702391.

Visiting consultants also provide clinics in Paediatrics and Old Age Psychiatry.