Staff Roles PRACTICE NURSE Nurses can advise on many minor illnesses and may prescribe some medication where necessary in-conjunction with a doctor: Blood Pressure, Monitoring, Chronic Heart Disease (CHD), Cervical Smears, Contraception / Family Planning, Children's Immunisations, Diabetes Monitoring, Diet / Lifestyle Advice, General Health Advice, Ear Syringing Head Lice, Repeat Medication & Reviews, Travel Vaccinations and Advice, Removal of Stitches. TRIAGE NURSE Abdominal pain, Back Pain, Bruised Ribs, Cuts and Grazes, Burns, Common Colds & Flu, Chest Infections, Cold Sores, Sore Throats, Constipation and Diarrhoea, Earache, Eye Infection, Eye Injuries, Hayfever, Asthma, Headaches, Head Injuries, Insect Bites, Rashes, Urine Infection, Vomiting. PHLEBOTOMIST       Blood Tests  HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT (HCA) New Patient Health Checks, Smoking Cessation Advice and Support, Removal of Stitches, Blood Pressure Checks, Dressings, ECG's, Diet and Life Style Advice, General Health Advice. RECEPTIONIST Booking Appointments, Repeat medication requests, Holiday cancellations, Pre-Assessment, Sickness certificates, Blue Badges etc. SECRETARIES  Insurance Forms, Referral letters, Medicals, Hospital Transport. GP's Chronic illness , Minor Surgery, Urgent Medical Problems, Referrals, Change of Medication, New Patient repeat Medication.