Our Staff

Doctors

DR ELIZABETH ALLSOPP

MB ChB (1989 Sheffield), MRCGP

DR HELEN BRIDDON

MB ChB (1991 Sheffield), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

DR ALICIA O'ROURKE

MB ChB (2000 Sheffield), MRCGP, DFFP, Cert Med Ed

DR KIERAN BROWN

MBChB (2009 Manchester), MRCGP

DR MUNIRIH SHAH

DR ELIZABETH DUNNINGHAM

Physician Associate

Physician Associates (PAs) are healthcare professionals with a generalist healthcare education who work alongside Doctors providing medical care as part of the multidisciplinary team. PAs work under the supervision of a Doctor at the practice.

ILIR OSMANI

Nurses

Practice Nurses are very experienced registered Nurses. Their role is varied and includes management of some long-term conditions including hypertension, asthma, COPD and diabetes. They also offer help with other health issues including travel health, family planning, taking cervical smears, children and adult vaccinations, ear irrigation, injections and wound management.

CHARLOTTE DAVIS

RGN

NUALA LEAKE

BSC Hon Adult Nursing

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

JANINE HILL

Practice Management

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

DEIRDRE MALESA

Practice Business Manager - BA Hons, IGPM

(based at Hanover Medical Centre)

SARAH DENTON

Assistant Manager - LLB (Hons)

(based at Devonshire Green)

Administration

SUSAN WASTENEY

Patient Services Manager

JACKIE THISELTON

Data & IT Lead - BSc

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records. The practice has 1 senior receptionist and 9 receptionists / administrative staff.

Pharmacists

The practice pharmacist supports the practice with medicines management. This includes reviews of prescribed medications to ensure patients receive the most appropriate, up to date and cost effective treatments.

MARILYN ADAMS

Clinical Pharmacist - BPharm (Hons), MRPharmS, Clinical Diploma

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.