The Oaklands Practice - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Yateley Medical Centre
Oaklands
Yateley
Hampshire, GU46 7LS
Tel: 01252 872333

Health Charities

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

01 Dec - 28 Feb
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

Time link to sudden cardiac death

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.

Male extinction theory challenged

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

Heart symptoms 'differ in women'

Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.

Nurses 'should sign Dignity Code'

Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a group of politicians and charities.

Baby P duo made 'serious errors'

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.

US record kidney donor chain ends

The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.

Diabetes patients miss key tests

More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC learns.

Fatal fungal probe awarded £5.1m

Aberdeen researchers are awarded £5.1m to lead an investigation into fungal infections which cause death.

Government 'not trusted on NHS'

Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.

Health Protection Agency

Update on measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital. This compares to just one confirmed case on Merseyside in the first six weeks of 2011 and one in the corresponding period of 2010.

Measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

10 February 2012, 1400hrs. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has this week been alerted by the Spanish public health authorities about a further case of Legionnaires’ Disease in a UK resident who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca, as well as two French cases. This brings the total number of UK residents associated with this cluster to 12, with three deaths.

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Doctors

Dr Ravinder Aulakh (f)
BM 1979 Southampton University MRCGP Registered 1980
Dr Aulakh joined the practice in 1993 and offers the full range of general practice care to her patients. Trainer for Medical Students & Foundation Doctors.

Dr Neil Bhatia (m)
MB BS(Hons) 1992 St. Georges Hospital London MRCGP DRCOG Registered 1993
Dr Bhatia joined the practice in 1997 and offers the full range of general practice care to his patients.
Caldicott Guardian, interests: joint injections, minor surgery

Dr Gareth Robinson (m)
MB BS 1993 St Georges Hospital London DRCOG MRCGP Registered 1994
Dr Robinson joined the practice in 1997 and offers the full range of general practice care to his patients. He represents the practice at Clinical Commissioning meetings and has a special interest in diabetes. Trainer for Medical Students & Foundation Doctors

Dr Sophie Hulme (f)
MBChB 1996 Birmingham University DFFP DRCOG Registered 1997
Dr Hulme joined the practice in 2002 and offers the full range of general practice care to her patients. She offers appointments on three and a half days a week and is the Practice Prescribing Lead with a special interest in women’s health.

Dr Annabel Love (f)
BSc(Hons) BMedSci(Hons)BM BS 2000 Nottingham University MRCGP Registered 2002
Joined the practice in 2009 and offers the full range of general practice care to her patients. Interests: Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine

Dr Victoria Peck (f)

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG Glasgow University 1999

Joined the practice in 2011 and is available to see Dr Bhatia’s patients on Tuesdays and Thursdays when he is not at the practice. She offers the full range of general practice care to her patients.

Dr James Hambly (m)
Dr Hambly is an FY2 Doctor who will be at the practice from December 2011 to March 2012 to expand his knowledge of General Practice.

Nurses

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

Sister Gill Cooper (f)
As a qualified Nurse Practitioner, Sister Cooper can examine patients at an advanced level, diagnose and treat as appropriate, including issuing prescriptions. She has a particular interest in Diabetes.

Sister Elizabeth Dearden
As a qualified Nurse Practitioner, Sister Dearden can examine patients at an advanced level, diagnose and treat as appropriate, including issuing prescriptions. She has an interest in Family Planning and is able to fit coils.

Sister Mary Jeffries
Practice Nurse

Sister Sylvia Lepperd (f)
Practice Nurse Special interest on the Management of asthma and COPD

Healthcare Assistants

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.

Mandy Smith
Mandy is an important and popular member of the nursing team. She does blood tests, checks blood pressure, urine tests, audiograms, ECG’s, diabetes checks, heart disease monitoring, some injections and undertakes simple dressings and removal of sutures.

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Jennie Taylor
Practice Manager
BSc(Hons) Mgt Science CIM Dip

Tania Ludlow
Deputy Practice Manager

Administration

Sue Farrell
Medical Secretary

Debra Close
Medical Secretary

Reception

Receptionists 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 Nurses

The District Nurses provide nursing care for acutely ill, terminally ill and chronically sick people in their own home. District Nurses also provide professional advice and support to patients, their families and their carers to help promote their independence and healthy living. Anyone can refer a patient to the District Nurses with the patient’s permission. The District Nurses can be contacted at the Medical Centre.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are all registered nurses with additional qualifications and specialist training in Health Promotion and Child Development. In addition to their core service to the 0 – 5 age group of monitoring child health and development, they can also be consulted for advice on other child-rearing matters, e.g. behavioural management, nutritional and parenting factors.

They also offer support during stressful times, such as relationship breakdown, social problems, bereavement or post-natal depression. The Health Visitors can be contacted on 1252 870483

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