Community
District nurses
District nurses play a crucial role within our primary healthcare team. They visit patients in their own homes or in residential care homes, providing increasingly complex care for them as well as supporting family members.
The practice has a monthly multidisciplinary team meeting with the District nurses and offer clinical support to staff.
The district nurses may be contacted by telephoning their office on 0161 217 4124.
Health visitor
Our external health visitors monitor infant development, assessments, care of the under fives and their families as well as providing health education for all ages.
They can be contacted on 0161 443 0610.
Macmillan nurses
The Macmillan nurses provide advice and support for cancer patients and their families. They can be contacted through your doctor or by telephoning 0161 217 3355.
Mental health practitioner
Trained experts from local NHS trusts will offer people with severe mental health problems such as bipolar, psychosis or eating disorders, a consultation, treatment, peer support, or a referral to hospital teams without needing a GP appointment.
Charlotte Curran MH Practitioner
Physiotherapy FCP
A First Contact Practitioner Physiotherapist (FCP) is a highly skilled Musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioner. Patients presenting to the surgery with a MSK problem can see a FCP for their first appointment, speeding up their MSK assessment, management plan and (if appropriate) investigations and referral onwards.
Liz Wallis FCP Physiotherapist
Community midwives
The community midwives care for our patients during the antenatal period and for two to four weeks after the birth of the baby. They can be contacted with the below details:
- 0161 291 2942 (Wythenshawe Hospital)
- 0161 217 3082 (Withington Community Hospital)
- 0161 276 6246 (St Mary’s Hospital)
- community.clerks@mft.nhs.uk – Self-referral email (Withington Community Hospital)
- mft.nhs.uk/saint-marys/services/maternity-services-obstetrics Self-referral form (St Mary’s Hospital)