Partners

M.BChB, DTM&H, MRCGP

Dr James is our lead GP. He works every day except a Wednesday. As a qualified trainer for our GP Registrar scheme he enjoys teaching and participating in learning. Dr James performs minor surgery and joint injections.

MBBS.Lond, MRCGP, DCH, Dip Obs (SA), DFFP

Dr Dalrymple works every day other than a Friday. He has a specialist interest in substance misuse and GU medicine. He also performs minor surgery and joint injections.

MBBch, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

Dr Davies works every day other than a Wednesday. He is our prescribing lead and an Honorary Clinical Teacher. He also performs joint injections.

MBChB DipPallMed MRCGP

Dr Parsons works every day except a Wednesday. As a qualified trainer for our GP Registrar scheme she enjoys teaching and participating in learning.

BMBCh MA MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

Dr Phelps three day a week. She has an interest in geriatric medicine. She is also a trainer for foundation doctors and medical students.

MBBS, MRCS, FRCS

Salaried Doctors

MBBCH MRCGP

Our nurse practitioner works alongside our doctors. She is a qualified nurse practitioner and prescriber.

Our nurses continue to develop our nurse-led services. They take a lead role in managing chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease & warfarin therapy.

Minor illness and treatment room clinics (e.g. dressings, ear-syringing etc.) are run daily by the nurses.

Well Woman and Travel clinics are run weekly.

The Practice nurses also offer health education to help maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Phlebotomy Clinics are held everyday in New Tredegar and Tuesday in Deri. These clinics are held from 9.00am—12.00pm in both surgeries.

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.  

Deputy Practice Manager assists the practice manager and is based at the New Tredegar practice.

Our dedicated administration and secretarial staff are here to support the smooth running and organisation of the Health Centre. A tremendous amount of work goes on behind the scenes keeping your records up to date and summarised, organising sufficient appointments to meet demand, arranging your hospital appointments and managing staff and finances.

When you arrive, a member of our Patient Services team will be there to welcome you and to find out how we can help you. Apart from meeting you personally, they also receive your telephone calls, make your appointments, arrange repeat prescriptions, and generally try to make your visit go as smoothly as possible. They may need to ask you further details when you telephone or visit the surgery. This is to ensure that we assist you as speedily as possible. They are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses.

Our District nurses are able to visit you at home if you are housebound.

They are able to provide care that includes support for patients and their carers during periods of illness, wound care including post-operative care, assessment on continence and catheterisation. They also offer ‘flu/pneumonia’ injections to all housebound patients.

The District nursing team can be contacted on 01685 846847 (answer phone available to take messages).

If you are expecting a baby, please see the reception team who will refer you on to a team of midwives. You need to see the midwives, preferably, before you are 10 weeks pregnant.

Our Health Visitors are Jackie Swithenbank and Sarah Liverick. They are based at New Tredegar and can be contacted on 01443 878326. They are able to discuss child and family health issues at home or in the Medical Centre. Well Baby clinic is held every Tuesday between 2.00pm—4.00pm for advice, weighing and immunisations.

Regular child Health clinics are held where issues such as sleep, behaviour, nutrition and toilet training can be discussed. Health visitors provide support to families, including emotional support, following the birth of a baby. They also work outside the practice in family centres and communities supporting public health initiatives. This work includes health promotion, such as healthy eating, smoking cessation and promoting breast feeding to a wider community.

Your mental health is as important to us as your physical health. Many people feel that they are "wasting the doctor's time" if they talk about how they feel. We believe that nothing could be further from the truth. Not only are all of the doctors, nurses and health visitors happy to listen to you, we also have a counsellor to give more in depth help. Please see your GP if you feel you would benefit from this help.

Citizens Advice Bureau

We also have Mr Vjay Mardania from the Citizens Advice Bureau who attends on a fortnightly basis.

Substance misuse

There is a substance misuse clinic held at the surgery run by GSSMS. The practice works closely with the service that aims to provide patients with substance misuse overcome their addiction. Dr James, Dr Dalrymple and Dr Williams have qualifications in this area.

Dental Department

Mr K P Hughes (Senior Community dentist)

Mrs M Burge (Dental nurse)

The dental department has two separate roles in New Tredegar. On Tuesday and Friday we have the Community dentist that treats Adults and Children with Special Needs; provide domiciliary care for those unable to get to a clinic due to medical/physical problems; and children of school age.

We also provide emergency treatment for those unable to access a dentist. On Wednesday and Thursdays we have a personal dental service (PDS), which provides emergency treatment for adults unable to access dental care. This service can be accessed by telephoning the Dental Helpline on  01495 765100 between 9.00am—4.30pm.

Out of Hours emergencies may call 08456 020252 for advice.

For enquiries regarding appointments with community Dental dept please telephone 01443 878324.