New Advanced Nurse Practitioner joining us



We welcome Rebecca Feeley, who starts in mid July


"I’m so happy to be joining the Willow Tree team and integrating my role as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Independent Nurse Prescriber. 

I have worked in accident and emergency departments for 15 years, beginning as a staff nurse graduating to an advanced emergency nurse practitioner after many years of training.  

During my many years in A&E I specialised in Injuries and minor illness and also have experience in critical care and paediatrics.

My role as an advanced clinical practitioner means that I complete full assessments of patients, including a full medical examination, diagnosis of illness and injuries,  treatment and discharge. I am also a nurse prescriber, which means I can prescribe any medication necessary during my consultation.  

I shall be taking part in the Rapid Access appointments 2.5 days a week, working alongside the Duty Doctor who shall offer support should my patients require their input at any point.  

I have a passion for medicine and also have a special interest in aesthetics and have experience as an aesthetics practitioner.   
 
I recently left my accident and emergency / urgent care centre job after welcoming my little daughter into the world. I'm really looking forward to working within a primary care setting and getting to know my patients."

We welcome Rebecca and are certain she'll make a big contribution to our service and help us to continue offering excellent and speedy medical care.  Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) are highly trained, as you see from Rebecca's introduction and can handle a wide range of minor illness and injuries completely autonomously and safely and they complement the skills of the existing team. They are carefully trained to identify problems outside their area of expertise and to call a doctor and we'll ensure Rebecca always has our full support. 

The composition of the Primary Care Team is changing  to cope with the increased demand and the shortage of doctors and many surgeries are recruiting a wider range clinicians, including more nurses, Advanced Nurse Practiitoners,  Healthcare Assistants, Physicians' Assistants, Clinical Pharmacists (we have our own, Shaina Thakrar, who we'll introduce shortly). The landscape is changing and you can be sure Willow Tree Family Doctors will be near the front and we'll keep you up to date on further developments.

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