Modern general practice is delivered by a mixed portfolio of healthcare professionals supporting the doctors. With the development of Primary Care Networks the team will further expand to clinicians such as Mental health Practitioners and Physiotherapists in the future.
GP Partners
Our dedicated team includes Dr Ravi Dhulipala(Clinical Partner) and Ms Deepa Busam (Management Partner).
We have 3 long term locum GPs, ANP and Nurse Prescriber. Practice is further supported by the network clinical staff including physiotherapists, pharmacists, mental health practitioners, paramedics and administration staff. Our longest standing member of the team has been with us for over 15 years and our average length of service is 8 years. We sometimes use locum clinicians to cover absence to ensure appointment available isn't affected.
Practice Nurses
Our Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Nurse Prescriber provide comprehensive nursing care and support to our patients. As part of the medical team, Nurse and the doctors work closely together.
Clinical Nursing Practice
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and high quality care.
- Carries out clinical nursing practice at an advanced level using expert clinical skills, critical judgements & knowledge to deliver appropriate and safe care.
- Delivery of care in line with NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care
- Triage and treat patients, performing specialist assessment of their needs and make referrals as necessary to other members of the primary and secondary health care teams as appropriate.
- Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
- Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
ANP / Nurse services also include:
- Health Checks
- New Patient Health Check/Review
- Elderly Health Assessments
- Travel advice and immunisations
- Advice Regarding Health Screening
- Cervical smears
- Sexual Health/Chlamydia Checks
- Family planning advice
- Morning After Pill
- Long-term Medical Conditions: Education
- Reviews, Health Advice
- Lifestyle Advice /Health Promotion
- Smoking Advice and Smoking Cessation
- Alcohol advice and management
- Diet/Weight Advice, Monitoring and Management
- Minor Illness and Injuries
- Urine and Blood Tests
Physicians Associate
Physician associates (PAs) are healthcare professionals with a generalist medical education who work alongside doctors providing medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. PAs are trained to work within a defined scope of practice and limits of competence to perform the following duties:
- taking medical histories from patients
- carrying out physical examinations
- seeing patients with undifferentiated diagnoses
- seeing patients with long-term chronic conditions
- formulating differential diagnoses and management plans
- carrying out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- developing and delivering appropriate treatment and management plans
- requesting and interpreting diagnostic studies
- providing health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients.
Independent Prescribing Pharmacist
Clinical pharmacists work as part of the general practice team to improve value and outcomes from medicines and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines and better access to health checks. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and ensuring patient safety.
Having clinical pharmacists in GP practices means that GPs can focus their skills where they are most needed, for example on diagnosing and treating patients with more complex conditions. This helps GPs to manage the demands on their time.
Junior Doctors /Trainee Doctors
Medical graduates enter the medical workforce as ‘junior doctors’ on a two year work based training
programme. This is known as the ‘foundation programme’ and is the first level of clinical training for qualified doctors that bridges the gap between medical school and specialty training.
The foundation programme is carried out in hospitals and the two years are often referred to as ‘FY1’ (foundation year one) or ‘FY2’ (foundation year two) by medical staff, and as such, junior doctors on the foundation programme may introduce themselves to patients as an ‘FY1’ or ‘FY2’ doctor. Foundation Stage 2 Doctors complete a four-month rotation in General Practice and work under the supervision of our experienced GPs.
Completion of FY1 allows junior doctors to gain full registration with the GMC and completion of FY2 allows them to apply for further study and training in a specialised area of medicine such as general practice.
Typically the speciality trainee (ST) doctors that work at the surgery and are in the third and final year of their qualification to be a GP and are known as ST3 doctors and also, sometimes, as Registrars.
Community Matrons
Co-ordinator:
The district nurses and community matrons work closely with doctors to provide nursing
care and advice to the housebound patients with chronic illnesses and those recently
discharged from hospital.
Treatment Room Nurses
The treatment room nurse deal with wounds and dressings, suture removal, ear syringing and injections. There is also a daily morning service to take blood for blood tests. These services are available by referral from the practice nurse or GP.
Phlebotomy (Blood Tests)
Provided in the Picton Neighbourhood Building
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 noon (Excluding Bank Holidays)
Health Visitor Team 0151 295 3317
Co-Ordinator
Health visitors are qualified in nursing and midwifery and has been specially trained to give health advice on matters relating to family and child health. and children's development. They administer immunisations for children under five and run our weekly baby clinics. In special circumstances, the health visitor may request to visit you in your house. Health visitors can also link you to services within the surgery such as parenthood classes, our postnatal support group, and breastfeeding support. Please enquire at reception.
Midwife Team
Co-Ordinator: Liverpool Womens' Hospital
A midwife is attached to the practice to assist with the provision of antenatal and postnatal care to patients.
Macmillan Nurses
Our Macmillan Team provide home visits and care for patients with cancer.
Social Services
Patients can directly access Care Line, who are able to provide advice, emergency help and links to Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Home-Help Services. Please contact reception for more details.