Nursing Team

The Nursing Team provide assessment, screening, treatment, care and education to patients from all sections of the community, from infants through to the elderly.  They have a strong focus on health promotion, both planned and opportunistic.

The highly Skilled Nursing Team consists of 2 Practice Nurses and 1 Health Care Assistant who are available via appointment five days a week. They offer a variety of clinics and provide a triage service in minor illness for patients who require same day/urgent medical attention. Currently one Practice Nurse is able to prescribe.

All Practice Nurses have their own specialist interest and run chronic disease management clinics for patients with:

• Asthma
• COPD
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Hypertension

They are fully trained in procedures such as:

• Cervical Cytology
• Ear irrigation
• Immunisation
• Venepuncture

They also offer advice and immunisation to patients travelling abroad, give support to patients wishing to stop smoking and deliver a comprehensive wound management programme.

Practice Nurse

• Mrs Ursulita Sito (RGN)

Health Care Assistant

• Ms Nang Sam Hom

Confidentiality

Practice Staff are bound by the same confidentiality rules as Doctors.  We comply fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have an IT Policy in place and only authorised Staff can gain access to the computer system.

The Surgery has a copy of Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities for you to access.

District Nursing Teams

Our District Nursing Teams are based at:

Featherstone Road Clinic in Southall
Bath Road Clinic in Hounslow

They are responsible for nursing care in the patient’s home.

Data Protection Act 1998

The Practice fully complies with the Data Protection Act 1998.  Under the Act patients have a right to be informed whether personal data about them is being processed and have the right of access to the data. Patients can review the data processed and formal applications for access should be made in writing to the Practice Manager.  A fee may be charged for this.

Health Visiting Team

Our Health Visiting Team are based at the MWH Practice and are responsible for our Child Health Promotion programme. They run a ‘drop in’ baby clinic and are also closely involved in Antenatal and Postnatal Parentcraft.