Cowfold Medical Group - Staff details

Cowfold Surgery
Tel: 01403 864204

Oakleigh Surgery
Tel: 01403 864204

Blood, Urine and X-ray Results
Your doctor will normally advise you how long it takes for test results to arrive back in the practice. Please call after 11:30 a.m. for any results of tests performed by your doctor.

Appointments
Please call at the reception or telephone during office hours only. For ROUTINE appointments or queries about results, please avoid telephoning between 8.30 a.m. and 10.30 am. It is usually much easier to telephone the surgery in the afternoon

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

Health Charities

01 Dec - 28 Feb
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

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YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

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Campaign to cut smoking in cars

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'A little too much drink' warning

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Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

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Health bodies reject NHS reforms

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Health Protection Agency

Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England

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Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

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Cornish radon hotspot targeted

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New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

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Whooping cough cases increase

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HPA publishes second migrant health report

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Levels of norovirus within seasonal norms

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HPA warns winter sun seekers to seek protection from malaria

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Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Dispensers

Doctors

Dr John F Darcy
MB, BS, DRCOG, DipIMC RCS (Ed) Qualified 1982. Dr Darcy is based at Cowfold Surgery. He is part of the international search and rescue team and occasionally disappears at very short notice!

Dr Meera E Smethurst
BM, BCh, DRCOG, PGDipPCR Qualified 1985. Dr Smethurst works part time at Cowfold Surgery. She is a GP with a special interest in Rheumatology.

Dr Jeremy M Stupple
MB, BS, DCH, DRCOG, FRCGP Qualified 1983. Dr Stupple runs surgeries at both Cowfold and Partridge Green. He is one of a small band of GPs who examines other GPs.

Nurses

In recent years, the role of nurses in general practice has expanded, and the illnesses and conditions that they can deal with has increased. Our Practice Nurses undertake consultations for all immunisations including childhood, travel, flu and tetanus; cervical screening; family planning/health promotion, smoking cessation and education; removal of stitches, dressings; blood tests, ECGs (electrocardiograms); blood pressure tests; ear syringing; elderly health and new patient checks. They also carry out follow-up reviews for asthma, spirometry, high blood pressure, epilepsy, diabetes and coronary heart disease. If you are unsure whether you need to see a nurse or doctor, ask a receptionist who will make an appropriate appointment for you.

Annette Livings
RGN, BSc, Family Planning Cert. Annette is based mainly at Cowfold Surgery and is the Practice COPD and Asthma specialist Nurse.

Jane Francis
RGN RSCN DN. Jane runs surgeries at both Partridge Green and Cowfold. Jane is the Practice Diabetes Specialist Nurse.

Pamela Broughton
RGN DN Cert. Pam runs surgeries at both Cowfold and Partridge Green. She has a special interest in venous ulcers and doppler studies.

Healthcare Assistants

Erica Dunmall
Erica works at both Cowfold and Partridge Green Surgeries where she takes routine bloods and checks blood pressure for patients

Practice Management

Mrs Janice Case
As Practice Manager Jan has responsibility for the day to day running of the Practice. She is happy to discuss with patients any aspect of the service provided by the Practice and welcomes suggestions for improvements. Her office is at Cowfold Surgery but she makes sure there is a desk available for her at Partridge Green as well!

Administration

The practice administrators are responsible for making sure your medical records are accurate and up to date.

They ensure that patients requiring regular checks are called in at the appropriate time and that invitations for immunisations or other health initiatives are sent out.

They also monitor the progress of administrative requests from outside agencies and ensure that any such requests comply with the Data Protection Act.

They assist the Practice Manager in the smooth running of the adminstrative side of the surgeries.

Donna Buckingham
Donna is one of the Practice Administrators. Amongst her many tasks is responsibility for monitoring recalls for cervical smears and she has special responsibility for making sure that any patient requests for form completion outside of NHS work is completed as smoohtly and efficiently as possible.

Jenna Gray
Jenna is one of the Practice Administrators. She tries to make sure all our Asthma and COPD patients have their annual recall in a timely fashion, and the babies are immunised on schedule. She also looks after requests for information from Insurance Companies on behalf of the patients.

Reception

Reception staff are available at all times when the surgery is open to make appointments and deal with your enquiries. When telephoning for medical attention the Receptionist will ask you for an indication of the problem so that we can help you in the most appropriate way. Our receptionists are trained and bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses.

Carole Whiting
Carole is one of our receptionists based both at Partridge Green Surgery and Cowfold Surgery

Caroline Mulley
Caroline is based at Partridge Green but occasionally provides cover at Cowfold.

Hillary Reid
Hillary is based at Cowfold but also occasionally provides cover at Partridge Green.

Sandy Sawyer
Sandy is one of the team based at Cowfold but also occasionally provides cover at Partridge Green.

Michelle Moon

Michelle is mainly based in Cowfold but she will also be seen in Partridge Green when help is needed

Liz Pavlovic (f)

Liz is a member of our reception team

based at Cowfold Surgery she will happily help out at Partridge Green as required.

Secretaries

Daphne Packman
Daphne is based at Cowfold and is our medical secretary.

Community Midwives

The midwife provides shared care and advice during the antenatal and postnatal periods. She may be contacted at the Maternity Office, Horsham Hospital 01403 227000 ext 7134. An antenatal clinic is held on Monday afternoons alternating between both surgeries. Contact her or the receptionist at the relevant surgery for an appointment.

Community Nurses

District Nurses
The district nurses are based at Henfield Surgery and provide nursing treatment and advice to our housebound patients and those recently discharged from hospital. They may be contacted via the Henfield surgery on 01273 492327 and any messages or requests for visits will be passed onto them.

Community Psychiatric Nurse
We also have a community psychiatric nurse who is attached to the practice. In addition to the follow-up of hospital in and out patients they are available to provide support and counselling for emotional, psychological and stress related problems of the individual and/or family. Your doctor can arrange for you to be seen by the CPN.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are registered nurses who have gained further specialised training in health visiting. They visit all children under the age of five years old, carry out developmental checks and should be your first contact for routine enquiries about your child’s health and development.

"Drop-in" baby clinics are held on a regular basis at both surgeries in Cowfold and Partridge Green. We have two Health Visitors attached to the practice - Trisha Robinson and Allie Wood - and they can be contacted on 01273 493488.

If your child is ill, however, please contact the doctor or nurse.

Counsellors

Cowfold Medical Group has its own carer support worker (Angela Brown) who visits Cowfold Surgery on the first Wednesday of each month. She offers support, information and guidance to carers who are registered at the practice. She can be contacted on 01293 543373.

Dispensers

Mrs Desiree Booth
Dizzie is the Dispensary Manager for the Practice and oversees the operation of our dispensaries both at Cowfold and Partridge Green, she also assists the Practice Manager with the day to day running of the Practice.

Jean Smith
Jean is one of our senior dispensers based at Cowfold but occasionally provides cover at Partridge Green.

Katharine Horwood
Katharine is one of our senior dispensers and is based at Partridge Green but occasionally provides cover at Cowfold.

Uma Rasarathnam
Uma is based at Cowfold but can occasionally provide cover at Partridge Green.

Paula Bailey
Paula works in both Cowfold and Partridge Green dispensaries.

Further Information

Patients

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