Our Team

Doctors

  • DR DARRAGH O'DRISCOLL

    Senior Partner, MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG (1993 Cork)

  • DR TOM HEATH

    Partner, MBChB BSc MSc (2010 Warwick)

  • DR CHRISTINE GIBSON

    MBChB MRCGP Dip Derm DFF (1995 Birmingham)

  • DR JULIA VYAS

    MBBS MRCGP (2018 Eberhard Karls, Germany)

  • DR ROB MUNDY

    MBChB BSc MRCGP (2010 Bristol)

  • DR ROBIN KENDLE

    MB ChB (2011 Leicester)

  • DR MARTINE MORGAN

    MBChB MRCGP (2005 Sheffield)

  • DR ANDREW TAIT

    MBBS BSc (2020 Hull York Medical School)

  • DR GUNAY CRYER

    MBBS MRCS MSc PhD (2006 Azerbaijan Medical University)

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions including asthma and diabetes, minor ailment clinics, immunisation clinics as well as carrying out cervical smears.

  • SARAH RUMSBY

  • CATHY THOMAS

  • SARAH ROBINSON

GP Assistant

A General Practice Assistant supports the running of clinics by performing clinical and administrative tasks on behalf of the GP, freeing up their time to focus on the patient. This improves patient access and releases highly qualified staff to treat and manage patients with more complex conditions.

  • ROWENA THORPE

Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistants support Practice Nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, patient health checks, ECGs and diabetic foot checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

  • AMY CHALK

Physician Associates

Physician Associates (PAs) are a relatively new type of healthcare professional. They are not doctors but they support doctors and the wider clinical team. PAs have completed an intense two-year postgraduate degree, having trained using the medical model, and are supervised by senior doctors.

  • DAMIAN JAY

Phlebotomist

Phlebotomists are specifically trained to take blood.

  • NAOMI DAVIS

Practice Management

The Practice Management Team

  • SUE VICKERS

    Practice Manager

  • JO BRIDGEMAN-DAW

    Assistant Practice Manager

  • LISA SANDFORD

    Reception Supervisor

Receptionists

Our team of Receptionists, led by Lisa, are available to help with booking appointments, answering queries and signposting patients to the most appropriate care pathway. They also process prescription requests and deal with a wide range of administrative tasks on behalf of patients.

Care Co-ordinator

Hayley, our Care Co-Ordinator provides a valuable bridge between the doctors, social care and the voluntary sector. She is able to spend time with patients and carers and is able to direct them towards where their needs are best met. If you feel she can help you please contact the surgery and we will arrange for her to contact you.

  • HAYLEY-ANNE WYLIE

Living Well Team

The team offers support by signposting to local groups and community activities, promoting personal independence, mental health awareness, benefits and financial liaison support as well as reducing social isolation and managing daily routines. Patients can self refer by calling the team 01249-462775 and choosing option 3.

Community Midwives

Midwives look after women during pregnancy, labour and birth and care for the newborn baby. They can be contacted directly on 01249 456434.

Community Nurses

We have a team of attached district nurses caring for those who cannot attend the surgery. If you need to contact a district nurse, please ring the surgery and we will arrange for the nurses to contact you.

Counsellors

A counsellor attends the surgery on a regular basis. Self-referral is not possible and an initial consultation with one of the doctors is required.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. They can be contacted directly on 01249 456459.