Station Road Surgery

THE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

Dr David Whittaker MB, BS
Qualified in 1983 from the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, University of London. (Male)

Dr Monica Carter MB, ChB, DRCOG
Qualified in 1972 from University of Bristol. (Female) (Part-time)

Dr Vijay Purwar MB, ChB, MRCGP, DCH
Qualified in 1985 from University of Bristol. (Male)

Dr Susan A Hill MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG
Qualified in 1981 from University College Hospital, University of London. (Female) (Part-time)

Dr Ranjit K Srinivas BSc, MB, ChB, DRCOG, MRCGP
Qualified in 1986 from Universities of Manchester and St. Andrews. (Male)

Dr Tania Venison MB, BS, DRCOG, MRCGP Qualified in 1996 from Royal London Hospital Medical College. (Female) (Part-time)

Dr Arabella S C Staniforth BSc, MB, BS, DRCOG, DFFP Qualified in 1994 from St Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London. (Female) (Part-time)

Your Registered Doctor

Patients are registered with the practice, not an individual GP. For administrative reasons your medical card will be issued in the name of one of the doctors. You can express a preference for a particular doctor for either all of your medical needs or on a case-by-case basis. This preference will be recorded in your medical notes and we will do our best to respect your choice. However, not all doctors provide all services and specific doctors may not be immediately available.

Medical Students

We hope that you will co-operate with us and help out students learn about general practice. You will be informed of their presence and if you do not want them to be present at a consultation your wishes will be respected. This will not affect your treatment in any way.

Chaperones

Chaperones may be requested by the patient or the doctor. If you think you will need an intimate examination please inform us when booking your appointment.

Interpreter

An Interpreter can be arranged. However, if you are able to attend your appointment with a responsible adult, releative or friend, who is able to translate, this would save time.

PRACTICE STAFF

Our reception staff are trained to help you with making appointments, dealing with requests for repeat prescriptions, giving results and answering other queries. Their job is a difficult one. They may on occasions need to ask questions in order to help them to help you.

They are not meant to be a barrier between you and the doctors!

NURSING STAFF

Nurse Practitioner

Bernadette Strange - RGN, BSc(Hons), Asthma diploma, CHD diploma, Diabetes diploma.

Her duties include running a coronary heart disease clinic by appointment, and acute care.

Practice Nurses

Ruth Adams - RGN, Asthma diploma, Diabetes diploma, Health Education diploma

Clare Allitt - RGN

Mary Gross - RGN

These experienced practice nurses are able to complement the work of the general practitioners. Their duties include childhood immunisation, holiday vaccinations, dressings, family planning advice, removing stitches and ear syringing. They also take cervical smears and run asthma, diabetic and COPD clinics.

An appointment is needed to see the practice nurse. They have clinics in the morning and afternoon. The nurses can be contacted on the main surgery line on 020 8777 8245.

Health Care Assistant

Vivienne Green

The HCA sees patients for blood pressure checks, smoking cessation advice and the monitoring of medical conditions at the remit of a GP or practice nurse. An appointment is needed. She also does NHS health checks for patients in the age group 40-74 years, who have no history of heart disease, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease and are not taking any heart medication. If you fall into any of these categories and wish to have a health check, please request an appointment.

ATTACHED STAFF

We also have district nurses, midwives, a stoma nurse and a counsellor who are employed by the local NHS Trusts but are attached to our practice. They work closely with the doctors to help us with patient care. Counselling is also available at Bromley Community Counselling Service and Bromley Y. It is possible to self-refer to these places without a letter from your doctor.

The direct contact numbers for these nurses are: