Doctors

Dr Simon Dineen

M.B., B.S., 1975 (Eng)

Dr Jane Midforth

B.MED.SCI., B.M., B.S., 1983 (Eng) D.R.C.O.G., D.CH., M.R.C.G.P.

Dr Siddappa Gada

MBBS (1995), MRCP, MRCGP, DFFP

Dr Sudhir Wawdhane

MBBS (2000), MRCGP, DFSRH, Dip Diabetes, PG cert (Medical & Clinical Education)

Dr Jonathan D'Souza

BSc (Hons), MB ChB (1998), MRCGP, DRCOG, CIDC, PGCert (Medical Education)

Dr Julia Lewis

(Salaried GP)

Nurses

Sarah

Anne

Mary

Maggie

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 such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Healthcare Assistants

Cathy

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.

Phlebotomist

Janet

Practice Management

Julia Smith

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.

Administration

Jan Knight

Practice Admin and IT Manager

Sue C

Finance Administrator

Admin team

Chris

Cathy

Jen

Reception

Kim M and Claire F

(Lead Receptionists)

Jane

Barbara N

Maria

Anne

Claire S

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 and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Secretaries

Kim C

Karen

Community Staff

Midwife

Jessica Rowland

District Nurses

The District Nursing Team for Holbrook and Shotley Surgeries offer nursing care to housebound patients 365 days of the year, between the hours of 8.00am and 17.00pm.

They can be contacted through the surgery or via the district nurse answer phone on 0300 123 2425.

Linda
Lorna
Sharon

Health Visitors

Sarah Edwards

The Health Visitor is a qualified nurse who has undertaken additional training in child and adult health and development.

The Health Visitor sees children under five and their families, either at home or in baby clinics held at both surgeries:

Holbrook 1st Wednesday of the month 14:00 – 15:00
Shotley 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 14:00 – 15:00

The Health Visitor also visits regularly some of the local Parent/Baby/Toddler groups. There is an Early Years Advisor who works with the Health Visitor and who will provide information on baby weaning and behaviour management.

Contact the Health Visitor on 01473 820147.

Attached Staff

Linkworker

Sarah

All referrals should go to https://www.wellbeingnands.co.uk/ or ring 0300 123 1781

Dispensers

Julie Haffenden

Dispensary Manager

Lorna

Senior Dispenser

Justine

Senior Dispenser

Paula

Claire F

Zowie

Barbara M

Angie

Val

Maria

Ellen

Sharon

Delivery drivers

Richard and Michael

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