Nurses

• Paula Clark – Lead Practice Nurse
  Paula gained her degree in nursing from the University of Essex. She has worked in a variety of different fields including a high-dependency respiratory ward and in the community as a respiratory specialist nurse. Paula moved to Norfolk in July 2022 and joined the practice shortly after. She spends her spare time with her children and two dogs.
• Sue Revell – Practice Nurse
  Sue qualified as a RGN in 1985 at the West Suffolk Hospital, after which she moved to Norfolk & Norwich Hospital and worked in a variety of fields including general medicine & surgery, gynaecology and family planning before leaving in 1999 to work as a District Nurse; gaining a Diploma in Nurse Practice in 2001 and a Diploma in Diabetes Management in Primary Care in 2006. Sue has worked as a Practice Nurse at Watton for the last 8 years and her special interests include women’s health and diabetes. In her free time Sue loves to dance and spend time in her garden
• Annette Mackenzie – Practice Nurse
  In 2011, Annette (Netty) qualified from the University of East Anglia, after which she went straight to Accident and Emergency as a new qualified Nurse. Whilst there, she progressed to a Deputy Sister. After 11 years in A&E, she left in September 2022 to join Watton Medical Practice. Her health interests include minor injuries and women’s health. She enjoys spending time with her husband, dog, and collective 5 children: as well as pottering in the garden.
• Roxanne Rudd – Practice Nurse
  Roxy completed her nurse training with UEA at the end of 2022. She has a keen interest for diabetes, wound care, and substance misuse. Since working at Watton Medical Practice, she has been studying towards her diploma in diabetic care with the aim of becoming a diabetic specialist nurse. In her spare time she enjoys spending this with family and friends.
• Rachel Hoskins – Trainee Nursing Associate
  Rachel qualified as a Health Care Assistant in 2007 at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital. She worked on a general medical ward assisting with procedures. Part of her role was taking blood pressures, blood sugars and general care to patients. She then moved on to become a maternity care assistant at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital, where she stayed for 8 years, assisting women with breastfeeding support, new-born care and supporting midwives in theatre. She gained her level 3 NVQ in health and social care while she was there, and also qualified in phlebotomy. After having her own children she decided to leave the hospital and joined Watton Medical Practice. Since working at Watton Medical Practice, she has qualified in ECG recording, wound management, suture and clip removal and immunisations such as b12 and flu and health check training. She also assists in minor ops in the Practice and has just started to carry out serious mental illness health checks, blood pressures, hypertension reviews and phlebotomy, as well as attending a university course to gain qualification to be a registered nursing associate.
• Laura Meachen – Health Care Assistant
  Prior to joining Watton Medical Practice, Laura worked in a residential care home specialising in Dementia for 8 years. She spent 3 years as a Care Assistant and 5 years as a Senior Carer. Laura joined the practice in November 2019 as Health Care Assistant to expand her knowledge and work in a General Practice setting. She is trained in Phlebotomy, NHS Health Checks, ECGs, BPs, wound management, immunisations such as B12, pneumonia and shingles, pre-diabetes, HTN reviews, and Sexual Health Checks and assists in minor ops and coil clinics.
• Kelly Barnett – Health Care Assistant
  Kelly qualified as a midwife from King’s College London University in 2004, but later left the profession when she went to start a family. She has spent many years working as a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor, an Activities and Wellbeing Lead in a dementia care home and as a Health Care Assistant at a GP surgery in Buckinghamshire, before relocating to Norfolk in 2021. She carries out a wide range of duties at the surgery, including Phlebotomy, NHS Health Checks, BPs, ECGs, wound care, and immunisations such as B12’s.