Dartford East Health Centre

THE PRACTICE TEAM

PRACTICE MANAGER

Mrs Alison Airey

DEPUTY PRACTICE MANAGER

Mrs Jenny Miller

PRACTICE NURSES AND HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS

The nursing staff are available from: 8.00am to 12 noon and 3.30 to 5.45pm daily. Please contact Reception to make an appointment.

Practice nurses are available for minor injuries, dressings and injections. They can also advise on travel immunisations, diet, smoking cessation, lifestyle and carry out health checks. They hold regular clinics in diabetes, asthma, chronic heart disease, family planning and cervical cytology.

SECRETARIES

They deal with a variety of administrative tasks, ranging from hospital admissions to laboratory results, as well as arranging medicals in liaison with a variety of consultants and health institutions.

RECEPTIONISTS

Receptionists are your first point of contact with the practice. They are happy to offer advice, arrange appointments, deal with enquiries and generally facilitate your visit. Please do not hesitate to seek their guidance if you are uncertain about anything.

OTHER STAFF

Health Visitors- give support to families with pre-school children. Provide well baby clinics, pre-toddler groups and parent craft classes.

Midwives- have responsibility for antenatal care and for mother and baby after they leave hospital. In conjunction with health visitors they assist with parent craft classes.

Community Nurses- provide care and treatment for patients in their own homes when required.

Community Psychiatric- nurse will provide a counselling service where appropriate.

CONFIDENTIALITY

All our staff are trained in keeping all information strictly confidential.