Karen Brammer Is The New Care Coordinator At Stamford

 

Karen Brammer is very experienced in care of the elderly, a skill she uses to great advantage in her role as Care Coordinator for Four Counties Primary Care Network.

She began her career in a GP surgery with links to three nursing homes. Over the years she has worked in all aspects of care home and domiciliary work and has lots of additional qualifications. She has also worked in other sectors, notably owning the Stamford Cheese and Wine Cellar for ten years with her husband.

It is the care sector that she has a real passion for and so and so she decided to hang up her cheesemonger’s apron and go back, firstly as a care coordinator with two care companies in the town and now working with the PCN team working with patients from Stamford Surgery and The Hereward Practice. She said: ‘I love Stamford so much and I just want to give back to my community.  The only way I know how to do that is through care of older people. I am a big advocate for person-centred care and they have all got a story.’

Karen works predominantly at St Mary’s but also goes to Sheepmarket and Bourne sites. The majority of her role is visiting patients in care homes, making sure they get the care and assessment they need, and calling on clinical colleagues if necessary:

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‘We go once a week, particularly if there are new patients and so we do an initial review. Their notes are reviewed by the GP and Pharmacy and they may also get a visit from the frailty nurse. It is about looking at their history and risk factors. I am lucky there is a good team around me  that I can ask.

‘I also work with people in their own homes in the community. We also do dementia reviews, speaking to the patients and their families. From that you may need to refer them to other people such as the social prescriber, nurse or GP. It is all about listening and asking the right questions.

‘I like working together with a fabulous team and it is very inclusive. I am now seeing patients in care homes that I was looking after in my domiciliary work. It is nice to see their journey and that we make them as comfortable as possible, surrounded by people who care about them.’

Published: Feb 3, 2026