Our Team

Doctors

Dr Spofforth

MB ChB 1988

GP Partner
Male

Dr Jakka

MB BS 2002

GP Partner
Male

Dr Joyce

MRCGP 1996, DFFP

Salaried GP
Female

Advanced nurse practitioners

Advanced Nurse Practitioners are highly qualified and experienced nurses who have undertaken further education to be able to assess, diagnose, treat (including Prescribing) as appropriate and refer to both primary and secondary care colleagues. They work independently alongside the GP's at the Practice.

Ruth McKenzie

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Ruth Hodgson

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical pharmacists

Clinical pharmacists are increasingly working as part of general practice teams. They are highly qualified experts in medicines and can help people in a range of ways. This includes carrying out structured medication reviews for patients with ongoing health problems and improving patient safety, outcomes and value through a person-centred approach.

Samantha Barltrop

Clinical Pharmacist

Practice nurses

Practice nurses provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients. The practice nurses assist the doctors in the management chronic illness e.g. diabetes, asthma and cardiovascular disease. They are responsible for the running of the practice clinics including blood pressure, cervical smear, diabetes, asthma, travel immunisation etc. They also review patients on contraception and hormone replacement. Please make an advance appointment to see a nurse.

Abbey Holland

Nurse Manager

Janet Jackson

Practice Nurse

Tina Goult

Practice Nurse

Sophie Green

Healthcare Assistant

Jenny Pugh

Healthcare Assistant

Rachel Kirwin

Healthcare Assistant

Sue Clarke

Phlebotomist

Practice management

Helen Lattaway

Practice manager

Helen is involved in the managing of all aspects of the business to make sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care. … [continue] Helen Lattaway

Prescription clerks

If you have a query about your prescription which cannot be sorted out by the pharmacist, please speak to one of our Prescription Clerks.

Karen Bird

Prescription Clerk

Samantha Cutler

Prescription Clerk

Care navigators

Our Care Navigators receive, assist and direct patients in accessing the appropriate service or healthcare professional in a courteous, efficient and effective way. Provide general assistance to the practice team and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.

Donna Robertson

Lead Receptionist / Care Navigator

Shelby Powell

Care Navigator

Karen Hughes

Care Navigator

Katie Chisholm

Care Navigator

Anna Daniel

Care Navigator

Secretaries

The secretaries liaise with hospitals on behalf of you and your doctor. They can help book your appointment at hospital through the Choose and Book Service

Additional healthcare staff

Other attached staff include: Paramedics, Social Prescriber, Dietitian and Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Community Psychiatric Nurse.

Owen Paddock

Paramedic

Sarah Naylor

Paramedic

Natalie Rayner

Social Prescriber

Rick Player

Paramedic