Dr Sobia Khan - Acorn Surgery

Dr Sobia Khan

Languages: Spanish, Swedish, Urdu

Staff

Doctors

Dr Mary M Simpson

General Practitioner

Graduated from St Bartholomew's London in 1999.

Surgery hours

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Special interests

Senior Partner. GP Trainer. Clinical interests include minor surgery, child and teenage health, and GP training and safeguarding children & young people.

GMC General Medical Council number

4600600

Qualifications

DCH Diploma in Child Health

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Damian Schembri

General Practitioner

Surgery hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Special interests

Psychiatry, children's health, minor surgery, clinical commissioning.

GMC General Medical Council number

6164429

Qualifications

BSc Bachelor of Science

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Other languages

Spanish

Dr Sobia Khan

General Practitioner

Surgery hours

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday & Friday mornings.

GMC General Medical Council number

1234567

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Other languages

Urdu

Practice nursing team

Mrs Beverley Thwaites

Assistant Practitioner

Spirometry, health checks, smoking cessation,  patient reviews, clinical administration and supporting other members of the clinical team.

Surgery hours

Tuesday - Friday

Mrs Lynne Burrows

Specialist Nurse Practitioner

Lynne is a very experienced general practice nurse with specialist skills in respiratory conditions and women's health, as well as sexual health issues.

Surgery hours

Wednesdays and Thursdays

Miss Bobbie Greer

Assistant Practitioner

Bobbie is currently undertaking her Registered Nursing DegreeTraining at Anglia Rusking University alongside her full time role as a health care assistant.  Bobbie carries out long term condition reviews, blood tests, simple dressings, spirometry and a range of other treatment room duties.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Anastasia Phelan

Practice Nurse Locum

Surgery hours

Fridays

Leni Read

Healthcare Assistant

Surgery hours

Monday, Tues, Weds, Friday

Other languages

Swedish

Fiona Stanley

Practice Nurse

Surgery hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Reception & administration staff

Mrs Vicki Pilkington

Deputy Practice Manager

Responsible for day to day supervision and organisation of the Reception and Admin team and is deputy to the Practice Manager. Vicki handles patient queries and general issues and is responsible for the support processes for vulnerable patients and coordinates the multi-disciplinary health and care team. Provides a key role in systems training, IT and reporting functions for the Practice.

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Mrs Sue Hughes

Receptionist / Administrator

Provides a range of reception duties as part of the reception and admin team, liaising with patients and outside organisations, handles patient queries and requests.  Is the Practice's Carers Champion ensuring vital support is accessed by patients who are Carers.

Surgery hours

Wednesday to Friday

Miss Lorna North

Trainee Admin Assistant (Apprentice)_

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Other staff

Miss Joanne Clarke

Secretary

Surgery hours

Tuesday to Friday

Services

Patients who have asthma are invited to an annual check up. If their symptoms are more troublesome, they are monitored at more regular intervals. Our practice nurses work closely with the GPs in the management of these patients, though members of our Nursing Team have specialist qualifications, knowledge, skills and expertise in respiratory conditions.

This Health Visitor-led service is run on the community room at the Oak Tree Centre on Thursday mornings from 9 - 11. Your baby's growth can be assessed and you can discuss your baby's development directly with the Health Visitor. For details of other local baby clinics, please contact the health visiting team directly on 0300 029 50 50 option 3.

Routine child development checks are performed by the GPs at 6 weeks and 8 months of age. A further assessment is made at 2.5 years by the health visiting team.
If you have any concerns about your child's development the health visitors and GPs are of course happy to discuss this during other appointments.
Routine audiology (hearing) tests are performed at birth at the Maternity Unit.

Childhood immunisations are performed by our Practice Nurse. You will receive a letter from the Child Health Department automatically when your child is due a vaccination
If you are unsure about the national vaccination programme, more details can be given by your health visitor or contact the Child Health Department on 01480 483612 or 418610.
The newly-developed HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer are delivered by the school nursing team.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We work closely with Drug & Alcohol Counsellors at the Inclusion Service.
Please speak to a member of staff about these services.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We offer an annual health check to all our patients who have a learning disability to ensure their health is maintained. For some patients, these are carried out at their place of residence. We work closely with the Learning Disability Team and undergo training to ensure our staff have the necessary skills in place to deliver the best service to these patients.

Several of our clinicians are trained in minor surgery techniques including injection of joints or tendons. You must see a GP before you can be referred. We are only commissioned to deal with certain procedures on the NHS.

This service requires a referral by your GP

For our patient's convenience, we offer a blood taking (phlebotomy) service from the Practice. One of our doctors or nurses must organise the blood tests for you. Please check with reception about the timing of your blood test, as in some cases a fasting sample is required.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We are fortunate to have a dedicated Nurse at the Practice who specialises in mental heatlh. Patients can be referred by one of our clinicians to see the PRISM nurse here at the Surgery. Patients can be supported with anxiety, depression, emotional support and other mental health related issues.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We appreciate that giving up cigarettes can be very difficult and, along with the CAMQUIT team are committed to helping you stop. We are able to prescribe nicotine replacement (patches, inhalators, chewing gum etc) if it is felt to be appropriate. Please speak to a member of staff for more information about how to contact CAMQUIT stop smoking service. Sessions are held at the Oak Tree Centre.

We are no longer a YELLOW FEVER CLINIC. Please speak to receptionist about your travel destination as soon as possible. It may take several weeks to complete a full course of vaccinations. Therefore we strongly recommend booking your appointment AT LEAST 8 weeks before travel. However, we appreciate that some journeys are made at short notice, and and if we are not able to accommodate your urgent request we advise you contact the local Travel Clinic on 01223 367362

Please note that you may need to pay for some of your vaccinations.

This is held in the Oak Tree Centre (the same building as the Acorn Surgery).
Please telephone 418548 for more information.

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Signing service available (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Baby changing facility (yes)
• Children's play area (yes)
• Parent and baby room (yes)
• Pram park (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)