Advanced Practitioners can assess, diagnose, order tests and refer; furthermore, the majority can also prescribe. If needed they can consult with your GP. Please download a leaflet on Advanced Nurse Practitioners role (PDF, 542KB).
Angela Fereday
RGN BSc (hons) Nurse Practitioner Primary Care. NMP. Advanced Level Nurse Practitioner (RCN).
- Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years experience in this role. Special interest in women's health and contraception. Contraceptive implant fitter and remover.
Helen Cook – Advanced Nurse Practitioner
RN NMP
- Joined Clarkson in March 2020
Helen Hollern – Specialist Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes
RGN, ENB 928 (diabetes), City & Guild 730 (Teaching)
- Worked as a Diabetic Specialist Nurse (DSN) for 31 years
- Initially as DSN for Luton and Dunstable Hospital (for 10 years).
- Then community DSN for South Peterborough PCT
- 17 years ago developed a team to care for patients with Diabetes in the East Cambridgeshire and Fenland area. She managed this multi-disciplinary team of DSNs, podiatrists, dieticians, administrators and care technicians.
- Retired in March 2018 and joined Clarkson Surgery in March 2018 part time.
- She has been a guest speaker at Diabetes UK in the Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow and the National Primary Care Conference in NEC Birmingham. I also do educational sessions for various pharma companies.
Karen Harpin – Paramedic/Emergency Care Practitioner
- She joined ambulance service in 1991
- Qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician in 1993
- She then qualified as a Paramedic 1995
- Extended her role to an Emergency care practitioner 2006
- She worked at Hinchingbrooke A&E 2014-2016
- Joined Clarkson surgery 2019
Ellen Grove - Paramedic
BSc (Hons), Dip HE EMC
- Joined Clarkson surgery in April 2019 as a Paramedic Practitioner.
- Has worked for the NHS over 18 years, the last 2 years in GP practices.
- Extensive experience as an autonomous practitioner
- Joined the East of England Ambulance service in 2002 and qualified as an emergency Paramedic in 2006.
- Previously appointed as Paramedic Rapid Response Vehicle team leader for a Private Ambulance company for 2 years. She was responsible for staffing and equipping the vehicle fleet, recruiting and training new staff and maintaining clinical operating management.
- Designated as a Paramedic mentor early on in her career guiding students and offering clinical support.
- An experienced Clinical Triage advisor having worked in Emergency Ambulance Dispatch Centre.
- 5 year career as a Custodial Forensic Paramedic for a Police forensic medical service. This was a challenging role leading to an interest in working in Primary Care.
- Special interest in developing the Paramedic role in GP surgeries