Support Staff

Practice Manager

Mr Mark Hughes

Office Manager

Mrs Angela Langford/Jane Thomason

Clinical Audit Administrator

Abbey Cruden\Lynette Gatland

Prescriptions Clerks

Receptionists

Amanda Bates, Lindsay McDonald 

Senior Receptionist  – Jane Thomason

Paula Perrett, Tina Lake, Karen James, Angela Godwin, Lyn Bullman, Lee Bryant,  Lucinda Green, Ellie Humphries, Sharon Banks, Shona Vernon, , Lyn Gatland, Lindsay McDonald,  Amanda Bates, Ann Warriner,  Abbey Cruden.                Jennie Caton.Jaime Oaks-O’Connor

Practice Secretaries

Lyn Bullman, Jacqui Grey, Diane Watt

Maintenance Engineer

Alan West

Chaperones

It is practice policy that intimate examinations should be carried out, if possible, with a chaperone present. This will normally be a nurse or another member of staff depending on availability. In cases where a chaperone is not available, a new appointment might have to be arranged

Health Visitors

Everyone with a new baby or child under 5 years old are able to use the service. You can contact the service direct or you can be referred by a GP or healthcare professional. Our Heath visitors are located at Westcliffe House, Westcliffe Gardens, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1FH Tel: 01303 858922

District Nurses

A team of District Nurses provides nursing care for practice patients who are confined to their homes. They also offer advice and support to their carers.

Midwife

The Community Midwife is the lead professional for women with normal pregnancies. She will provide support and care to all women from pre-conception to 28 days after the baby is born.

To register with the midwife the referral system is now done electronically through East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust website. Once we have received your referral a midwife will contact you within 2 weeks to arrange an initial pre – booking appointment at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Please self-refer via: www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/pregnancy 

There is a section highlighted ‘self referral’ Please fill in as requested. Your referral will be dealt with during office hours Monday – Friday, a reply acknowledged which in turn will give you access to our MOMA app. My Own Maternity App. This will have details and information relating to your pregnancy.

If you have any questions please contact the maternity team on:              01227 864152

Medical Students

From time to time student doctors come to the practice to learn about this area of medicine. However, if you would prefer to see the doctor without a student present please inform the receptionist.