Our Staff
Doctors
DR NICOLA DUMPHY
MBChB nMRCGP DFSRH - GP Partner
Dr Dumphy joined the practice in October 2011. She qualified at the University of Leeds in 2005. Her special interests are sexual health and contraception (family planning). Dr Dumphy provides full family planning services including fitting contraceptive implants and IUDs (‘coils’) here in the surgery.
DR ALASDAIR GALLAGHER
MBChB DRCOG MRCGP - GP Partner
Dr Gallagher joined the practice in July 2012. He qualified at the University of Leeds in 2003. His special interest is steroid injections for a variety of musculoskeletal problems
Nurses
All our nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They are actively involved in all clinical areas of the Practice and can help with the management of long term conditions, general health checks, Promoting healthy lifestyles, child imminusations, cervical smears, blood pressure monitoring, contraceptive pill checks, ear syringing, minor cuts, sprains and dressings, smoking cessation, blood testing and screening such as chronic obstructive airways disease (COPD).
KAREN ALKER
RGN BSc
NADINE PADGETT
ANP
Healthcare Assistants
ALISON HATFIELD
HCA
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.
BUNTY THOMPSON
Practice Manager
ABIGAIL THOMPSON
Assistant Practice Manager
Administration
The Administration Team 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. They 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 patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.
LYNNE HOGGARD
Data Quality
GINA BARNES
Receptionist
DEBRA PARKER
Receptionist
JANICE POWELL
Administrator
ELLIE GAWEDA
Receptionist
Pharmacists
MOHAMMED SUHAIL KHAN
Attached Staff
Our team are supported by a number of attached staff including: Community Mental Health Nurses, MacMillan Nurses, Cardiac and Respiratory Nurses and Social Prescribers.
Community Nurses
The Beeston Neighbourhood Team care for our housebound and infirm patients at times of need.
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.