Practice nurse
Alison Farrow
Alison has been a Registered General Nurse for many years qualifying in Newcastle upon Tyne. Initially working as a hospital nurse in Orthopaedics and qualifying as a midwife, she then specialised as a General Practice Nurse (GPN) and continues to bring commitment and dedication to this role at Beauchief Medical Practice. She joined the team in 2024.
She offers the following services as listed below:
- Childhood and adult vaccinations
- Health promotion and healthy lifestyle advice
- Asthma review
- New diabetic reviews
- Wound check and dressings
- Cervical smears
- Overseas travel advice and vaccinations
- Contraception injections / reviews
- Ring Pessaries
- Coil thread checks
- Long term health condition injections
Healthcare assistants
We have 3 HCAs
. Maleehah Hussain
. Helen Marples
. Kelly Horner
Appointments are available for a range of treatments and support, including:
- Blood tests
- Long-term condition birthday month review
- Blood pressure checks
- Flu, pneumonia and shingles vaccinations
- B12 injections
- Wound check and dressings
- Stitch removal
- Diabetes review
- Warfarin Monitoring
Attached staff
The practice has access to a pool of qualified professionals including:
- District nurses
- Health visitors
- Link workers
- Physiotherapist
- Psychological therapists
- Midwives