The Firs Branch Surgery - Meet our Nurses

Sister Maggie Digweed	Maggie trained at University College Hospital. She has a special interest in Women’s Health. Diplomas: Diabetics Breast & Cervical Screening Family Planning Triage in primary care
Sister Sue Levett	Sue trained at Brighton Royal Sussex. She has a special interest in Diabetes. Diplomas: Diabetes Women’s Health and Cervical Screening
Sister Lynda Shopland	Lynda trained in Eastbourne. She has a special interest in Wound Care and Health Promotion.
Health care assistant:	Our health care assistant is Jane Rowland. She can offer the following services: Phlebotomy (blood tests) Blood Pressure ECGs 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
Students	Occasionally we train nurses. If they are attending you will be informed before you see the nurse. Obviously, if you do not wish them to be present please inform the receptionist.  In the course of their training, surgeries may need to be videoed.  We will ask your permission before you are involved.
Telephone Time with your Nurse	Many queries can be dealt with by leaving a message for either the doctor or nurse e.g. if you have a query about your medication. The receptionists will take a message, record it for the attention of the nurse at the end of surgery and ask you to call back later in the day for an answer. If you do wish to speak to your nurse over the telephone, please try between noon and 12.30 p.m.  If she is still in surgery then the receptionist will take a message for her to call you back.
Days and times	Our nurses have clinics at the Firs on the following days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 to 12:00 (subject to changes) There is a special Immunisation & Vaccination clinic every second Wednesday of the month from 11:00 to 12:00. Our Healthcare assistant is available on Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:30
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