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SPECIALIST Practitioner
Karen Williams (RGN, BSc (Hons))
Karen has been a Nurse Practitioner for several years. She specialises in Diabetes, COPD and Asthma, and is also qualified to assess people with undiagnosed illnesses who would be traditionally seen by a doctor, to examine, prescribe, order investigations and refer to consultants as required.
NURSE Practitioner
 Pauline Royer (RGN, BSc)
Pauline has specialist training to deal with minor illness that traditionally only the doctor has been able to deal with. She is able to assess you and provide a range of treatment options including prescribing medications, to referral to specialists. Pauline works closely with the doctors to achieve this role.Please do not hesitate to contact her by phone if you are unsure about whether she can help you.
Practice sisters
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Jane Kerrigan
In the past Jane has worked at Charing Cross Hospital and Benenden Hospital as a theatre sister. She has also worked at East Sutton Female Open Prison. Her professional interests include all aspects of health promotion especially smoking cessation.
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Jackie Hehir
Jackie trained at Guy's Hospital in 1983 and worked on various wards there until 1992. she then moved to Maidstone and worked at Maidstone Hospital on the Elective Orthopaedic Ward and was then promoted to Sister in 1999 and moved to Trauma Orthopaedics. She joined the team at Len Valley Practice in July 2005 and loves her new role. Her special interest is wound care and management.
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Jane and Jackie can give travel advice, contraceptive advice, undertake all dressing reviews and wound care, diabetic checks, asthma checks, weight monitoring, blood pressures checks, medication reviews, ear syringing, ECGs, Spirometry, to name only a handful of their abilities.
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
Debbie Presland
Debbie has worked at the surgery since February 2009. During her time here she has built up her skills and is now able to offer a large variety of services. These include phlebotomy, Blood pressure checks, routine urinalysis, weight monitoring, ECG's, B12 injections, flu clinics, minor dressings, audiology, new patient checks and assist with minor surgery. She is also responsible for ordering stock for the efficient running of the surgery.
PHLEBOTOMIST
Lindsey Deacon
Routine blood test appointments can be made with our phlebotomist via reception, quite well in advance if needed. Please note that blood test appointments are available between 8.30am to 10.30am most days. Hospital transport comes to pick up samples daily at 10.30am and so we are unable to offer any testing after this time.
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