Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice and blood pressure checks. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes and carry out cervical smears. Our nurses are Caroline, Carmel and Clodagh.

Available by appointment - Monday to Friday 9.00am to 1.30pm and 2.30 to 5.30pm for nursing services, dressings, blood tests, injections, ear syringing, etc. Treatments, tests, etc. may require authorisation from the GP.

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

We have 9 receptionists who provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Community Midwives provide care and advice during pregnancy and the post natal period.

2 District Nursing Sisters are available for home nursing care. They can be contacted by ringing the Health Centre (028 3833 4400) 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. At all other times they can be contacted via Craigavon Area Hospital (028 3833 4444).

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

Arrangements can also be made to contact the following specialised services: Dietician, Chiropodist, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Speech Therapist, Orthoptist, School Health Services, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker.