Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Practitioners are specialist nurses who have undertaken additional education and training in order to provide advanced nursing care. They can assess patients, order tests, make diagnosis, prescribe and refer on to a specialist if needed.

Nurse Practitioners can provide treatment and advice for many problems for which you may have seen a doctor for in the past. Their main areas of expertise are in the management of common illnesses and long term conditions. Below are examples of conditions nurse practtioners would typically manage.

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Sinusitis
Sore Throat
Colds/Flu Like Illnesses
Joint injuries and sprains
Back pain
Skin Rashes
Shingles
Eczema
Emergency Contraception
Hay Fever
Impetigo/Skin Infections
Scabies

Raised Temperature
Insect bites
Fever/Flu like illness
Insect bites
Boils
Scabies
Hand, Foot and Mouth
Scarlet Fever
Mole checks
Vaginal symptoms
Mastitis
Anxiety

Neck pain
Abdominal pain
Post Natal check
Feeling Unwell
Red/Sore Eyes
Discharging Eyes
Vomiting/Diarrhoea
Urinary Tract Infections
Cystitis
Tonsillitis
Cough
Swollen Glands

Threadworms
Chicken Pox
Blocked Ears
Mouth Ulcers
Earache
Itchy Discharging Ears
Acute Chest Infection
Ring worm
Athletes foot
Nail infections
Allergic reactions
Constipation

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Jenny Ferguson

Jenny joinined the practice in April 2015. Jenny is an experienced primary care nurse who has undertaken extra training to see patients with undiagnosed problems. She primarily sees patients requesting ‘same day’ appointments and after an initial assessment she can make treatment decisions, prescribe most medications and arrange further tests. Sometimes this will involve referrals to other services or reviews with the patients own GP.

Most acute and chronic health conditions can be managed but to ensure continuity of care, any ongoing complicated problems should be seen by the patients usual GP.

Jenny is unable to prescribe for any health conditions relating to pregnancy

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