Our Team
Doctors
Dr Roger Dykins
MBBS (Newcastle 1991) MRCGP, DRCOG
Full-time partner
Male
Roger is a full-time partner with special interests in dermatology and mental health. He is the practice lead for finance and education. He represents the practice on the board of … [continue] Dr Roger Dykins
Dr Sally Parkin
MBBS (Newcastle 2002) MRCGP
Part-time Partner and GP Trainer
Female
Sally is a part-time Partner and GP Trainer working 3 and a half days a week with interests in palliative care and minor surgery. Sally is the practice lead for … [continue] Dr Sally Parkin
Dr Ashleigh Willins
MBBS(Newcastle 2002) MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DCH
Part-time GP Partner
Female
Ashleigh is a part-time GP Partner and GP Trainer working 3 days a week. She has special interest in child health and women’s health. She registered to fit contraceptive coils … [continue] Dr Ashleigh Willins
Dr Neil Stanley
MBBS(Newcastle 2004) MRCGP, MRCP
Full time GP Partner
Male
Neil is a full time GP Partner with interests in musculoskeletal disease, adult medicine and chronic disease management. He is trained to undertake joint and soft tissue injections. Neil is … [continue] Dr Neil Stanley
Dr Robert Barker
MBBS (Newcastle 2007), MRCGP
Part-time GP partner
Male
Rob became a part-time GP partner in August 2017, after having worked as a GP Registrar at Corbridge for two years. He also works as a researcher at Newcastle University … [continue] Dr Robert Barker
Dr Stella McGarry
BSc, MBChB (Edinburgh 2005) MRCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Stella joined our team as a part-time Salaried GP in April 2023. She works on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Dr Faye McEwan
BSc, MBBS (Newcastle 2007), RCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Faye Joined our team in June 2023 as a Salaried GP. She works 3 days a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Dr Kate Foster
MBBS (Newcastle 2016), MRCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Kate is a salaried GP who joined our team in September 2023. She will be working in the practice Tuesday to Friday.
Dr Harry Musson
GP Registrar
Male
Harry is a GP Registrar who is currently undertaking his GP vocational training with the practice. He will be working with us 3 days a week until August 2024.
Dr Rebecca Holdsworth
GP Registrar
Female
Rebecca is a GP Registrar working as part of her vocational training. She will be working with us 2 days a week until February 2025.
Dr Shumaila Kashif
GP Registrar
Female
Shumaila is a GP Registrar working with us as part of her vocational training. She will be working on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays until August 2024.
PCN Staff
Tania Amos
Mental Health Practitioner
Female
Tania is a Mental Health Practitioner who is now available in the practice to see patients with mental health problems following a referral from one of our GPs. Tania is … [continue] Tania Amos
Dilal Khalil
PCN Clinical Pharmacist
Female
Clinical Pharmacist – Dilal is working with the practice on Mondays and Tuesdays to provide pharmacy support. Her post is funded through our Primary Care Network and she will be … [continue] Dilal Khalil
Morgan Lloyd
First Contact Physiotherapist
Male
Morgan is a First Contact Physiotherapist who is working with the practice to assess musculoskeletal problems on behalf of our GPs. Patients should book appointments directly with Morgan via Reception … [continue] Morgan Lloyd
Paramedics
Community Paramedics
We have a team of community paramedics who are employed through our PCN and who will come out to visit patients who are unwell at home. They provide a great … [continue] Paramedics
Practice nurses
Sister Karen Jose
RGN Dip HS
Practice Nurse
Female
Karen is our nurse lead for Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension and Stroke. She also provides cervical screening tests, coil checks and pill checks.
Sister Janet Drinkwater
RGN
Practice Nurse
Female
Janet is our nurse lead for Asthma and COPD. She also provides cervical cytology screening, weight monitoring and childhood immunisations.
Sister Anne Maddison
RGN
Practice Nurse
Female
Anne provides annual monitoring reviews for Asthma, CHD and Hypertension. She is our Lead Nurse for patients with Learning Disabilities and is also able to do Cervical Screening, ECG recording, … [continue] Sister Anne Maddison
Sister Amy Lamb
RGN
Female
Amy is a Practice Nurse who works Monday-Wednesday. She provides annual review appointments for patients with Asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease, stroke and hypertension. She also provides cervical cytology tests, immunisations … [continue] Sister Amy Lamb
Belinda Newton
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Belinda is a Healthcare Assistant and provides a full phlebotomy service (i.e. blood testing) for the practice, BP checks, ECGs, B12 injections and NHS Healthchecks as well as doing the … [continue] Belinda Newton
Louise Leonard
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Louise is a Healthcare Assistant who is trained to provide a full phlebotomy service (i.e. blood testing) for the practice, BP checks, ECGs, B12 injections and NHS Healthchecks as well … [continue] Louise Leonard
Additional heathcare staff
Paediatric Speech and Language Team
Paediatric Speech and Language Team
Tel: (01434) 636940
Community Nursing Team
Community Nursing Team
Tel: (01434) 633997
Charlie Pinkney
Midwife
Female
Alison Traill
Podiatry
Tel: (01661) 832872
Female
Katy Murphy
Dietician
Female
Practice Management
Julie Johnston
BSc(Hons) Dip EM
Practice Manager
Female
Julie is responsible for the management of the practice which involves the finances, personnel, IT systems, communication with patients as well as the liaison with neighbouring practices, our Primary Care … [continue] Julie Johnston
Nicola Lamb
Admin Manager
Female
Nicola is responsible for the management of the admin team, she also manages the appointments system, ensuring that we have adequate cover when clinicians are on leave etc. and she … [continue] Nicola Lamb
Joyce Dickinson
Practice Administrator
Female
Joyce is responsible for much of the financial support required by the practice, generating invoices, administering the payroll and keeping the practice accounts updated and reconciled. She is also the … [continue] Joyce Dickinson
Practice staff
Clare Westall
Senior Receptionist and Care Co-ordinator
Female
Clare is our Senior Receptionist and has recently taken on the role of Care Co-ordinator for patients in Care Homes, the housebound patients and those with long term conditions. She … [continue] Clare Westall
Lorraine Makepeace
Medical Secretary and Care Co-ordinator
Female
Lorraine is our Medical Secretary and Care Co-ordinator. She provides secretarial support for the GPs, she liaises between the practice and the many hospital departments and she is also one … [continue] Lorraine Makepeace
Shauna Hardy
Clinical Administrator and Care Co-ordinator
Female
Shauna is our Clinical Administrator, Care Co-ordinator and Digital Champion. She provides admin support for the GPs, childhood immunisation recalls, she provides appointments for patients who require help with online … [continue] Shauna Hardy
Sarah Robson
Practice Medicines Manager
Female
Sarah is responsible for ensuring that we adhere to local protocols and guidelines where prescribing is concerned – she monitors our prescribing data through regular audits and data analysis. She … [continue] Sarah Robson
Julie Harrison
Admin Assistant
Female
Julie is responsible for some of our recall systems and also the clinical coding of medical records for new patients. She identifies patients who may need bloods taken or those … [continue] Julie Harrison
Lauren Smith
Admin Assistant
Female
Lauren deals with incoming clinical correspondence on behalf of the practice. She scans and files letters onto patient records and also codes data from those letters onto our computer system. … [continue] Lauren Smith
Vanessa
Dispenser
Gillian
Dispenser
Natasha
Receptionist/Dispenser
Jill
Receptionist/Dispenser
Female
Vanessa
Receptionist
Tracy
Receptionist
Female
Abi
Apprentice Receptionist