Lilliput Surgery

PARTNERS

Dr Susan Thomas MBBS (London 1981), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP
Dr Thomas is an enthusiastic general practitioner with particular interests in children’s health and development, family planning and women’s health. She is a qualified trainer in general practice.

Dr Andrew Rutland MA (Oxon), MBBS (London 1988), MRCGP
Dr Rutland has a particular interest in sports and exercise medicine and respiratory medicine. He also trains Registrars in general practice.

Dr Tanya Smith BM (Southampton 1986), MRCGP, Dip. Pall. Med, DFFP
Dr Smith joined us after gaining a lot of experience in another local general practice and knows the area well. She is married with two children and is also a qualified trainer in the practice.

Dr Karen Bayley BM (Southampton 1998), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP
Dr Bayley joined us in October 2003 as a partner, already familiar with the practice and many of our patients, having trained here as a Registrar. Her interests are general medicine and women's health.

Dr Jonathan Snell MBChB (Birmingham 2000) MRCP, MRCGP
Dr Snell joined us in November 2009 as a partner, having worked as a hospital doctor initially, spending a year in Australia then several years in Bath attaining his post-graduate physician's qualification. He qualified as a GP in February 2008 after training at Lilliput Surgery and is looking forward to becoming a trainer himself. His interest lies in general medicine.

Other Doctors

The practice also employs locums and assistants on short term contract as the need arises. These doctors will always be fully qualified and accredited to work in general practice. In addition there is usually a longer term GP registrar attached. The Registrars are qualified doctors who are gaining experience in general practice prior to applying for their own partnership.

Practice Management

We have several members of staff who are responsible for different aspects of practice administration and the efficient and smooth running of the surgery. If you have any suggestions regarding the service provided, write to Dr S Thomas who will pass on your letter to the appropriate member of staff. Alternatively, place your written suggestion in our suggestions box in the waiting room.

WHO ELSE MAKES UP THE PRACTICE TEAM AND WHAT DO THEY DO?

The Primary Care Nursing Team

The practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors aim to provide an integrated seamless nursing service serving the health needs of the practice. There will be considerable overlap of the roles/tasks performed by members of each nursing discipline.

Practice Nurses

Pam Preston RGN DPSN
Amanda Simpson RGN Dip HE
Morag Day RGN

The practice nurses are primarily responsible for:

Travel immunisation advice/injections, cervical smears, wound dressing, removal of sutures, routine injections, blood tests, general treatment of minor injuries, ECG tests, flu vaccinations (Oct/Nov), ear syringing, blood pressure checks and asthma and diabetic clinics.

Health Care Assistants/Phlebotomists

Julie Price
Shirley Bagg

The health care assistants/phlebotomists are primarily responsible for:

Blood tests, ECG, blood pressure checks, new patient checks and smoke stop clinic.

Community Nursing Team

The community nurses provide home nursing care for housebound patients such as the elderly, chronically ill or patients recovering from a recent operation. If contact is required, telephone 01202 743337. You will need to leave a message on the answerphone if no one is available to take your call.

Attached Health Visitor

Mrs Carolyn Boyd SRN, RSCN, HVDip ENB298

Carolyn is based at the surgery and can offer advice on health care for all age groups, but in particular expectant mothers and children. She also offers weight monitoring and advice on smoking cessation.

She may be contacted on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by telephoning and leaving a message on: 01202 732928.

Community Midwife

The community midwife provides antenatal care to all expectant mothers. She has an antenatal clinic each Tuesday morning. After delivery she will provide postnatal care at your home.

Practice Staff

Practice Manager - Mrs Julie Williams
Finance Manager - Mrs Linda Young
We have a team of receptionists, two secretaries and an administrative assistant to help run the practice smoothly.

TRAINING

GP Registrars, senior medical students, nursing students and health visitor students are often attached to the practice. They are always closely supervised and will be clearly identified to you as students. You have the right to decline to be treated in the presence of a student; nevertheless your co-operation in enhancing their medical training would be greatly appreciated. The practice is committed to improving medical education at all levels. Drs Rutland, Thomas, Smith and Bayley are all qualified Trainers.