NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICE

What is a Nurse Practitioner? A Nurse Practitioner is a highly skilled nurse who has undergone training and education usually at degree or master level.

What can she do?

• Undertake assessment and clinical management of patients with health problems or illness;

• Take a health history;

• Perform clinical examinations;

• Diagnose and treat many illnesses and conditions;

• Arrange blood tests, xrays and referral to hospital doctors;

• Give advice and guidance on other health related issues.

If she is unable to help you she will arrange for one of our doctors to see you.

About our Nurse Practitioner... Lisa Kitson

Lisa has been nursing for 14 years.  She qualified as a registered nurse in 1994  at St James Hospital in Leeds. Since this time she has worked in and around the West  Yorkshire area. She has spent the majority of her career working in primary care, initially as a Community Nurse before spending a number of years in Practice Nursing.  She is an experienced nurse and has worked as a Nurse Practitioner for 6 years.

Lisa holds a first degree in Community Health Care Nursing and a Masters Degree in Advanced Practice.  She has also been a Nurse Prescriber since 2003.

Her clinical interests include Respiratory Disease, Dermatology and Sexual health. Lisa has a keen interest in teaching and has done a lot of work over the past year improving services for patients with respiratory disease.

Making an Appointment

Appointments to see Lisa can be made online and at Reception in the usual ways. Her regular surgery times will be:

Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Mornings: 8.30-11.30 am
Afternoons: 1pm – 4 pm

Thursdays

Mornings: 8.30-11.30 am
Afternoons: 1pm – 6 pm

Lisa will also be holding Clinics for patients with Asthma, COPD and Hypertension and will be available for telephone advice.