Primary Healthcare Team
District Nurses
We have a team of district nurses who are responsible for giving nursing care, support and advice to housebound patients suffering acute, long-term and terminal illnesses, both in their own homes and within residential care. If you are under their care they can be contacted on 01371 874034 or via the surgery.
Community Matron
Specialises in caring for older people in their own home. They try and help patients manage their health problems to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital. If patients are admitted they liaise with hospital team to ensure a faster, effective discharge.
Health Visitors
The role of the health visitor is to improve public health by working with individuals, families and communities. Our health visitors' work is focused mainly on families with children from birth to five years and expectant mothers. There is a clinic at Stansted Clinic every Tuesday between 9.30 - 11.30am.
Community Midwives
The community midwives are involved with expectant mothers and they visit mother and baby in the early days after delivery.
Dietician
We have a dietician who visits the surgery on a Tuesday afternoon. A referral is required from the doctor in order to attend the clinic.
School Nurse
The school nurse works from Stansted Clinic:
Tel: (01279) 814805
Fax: (01279) 817364
Counsellors
We have a counsellor who offers a service to our patients at the surgery. A referral is required from your GP.
Community Psychiatric Nurse
The community psychiatric nurse can help patients in the community with psychiatric problems.