GMC No: 6073939

Dr Tarar works at the practice 5 days per week (Monday to Friday).  He is our Safeguarding Lead Clinician and also looks after all of our vulnerable palliative and care home patients.  Dr Tarar will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.  Dr Tarar also undertakes home visits as necessary.

GMC No: 6098797

Dr Asim works at the practice 2 days per week (Monday and Tuesday).  Dr Asim will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.  If any patient prefers to see a female GP then Dr Asim will be happy to see you.  Dr Asim also undertakes home visits as necessary.

GMC No: 6038049

Dr Abbasi works at the practice 1 day per week (Friday).   Dr Abbasi will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.  Dr Abbasi also undertakes home visits as necessary.

Claire is an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner.  She works 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday).  She has a vast knowledge with most conditions and has a specialist interest in the Menopause and Peri-menopause.  Claire also sees children of any age.  Claire is an independent prescriber.  Claire will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

Ricci is an experienced Nurse Practitioner who supports the practice in seeing patients with minor illness.  She also sees children over 2 years of age.  Ricci works 5 days per week (Monday to Friday).  Ricci will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

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.

They also offer comprehensive travel advice in our private travel clinics, as well as NHS childhood immunisation clinics.

Louise is also an Independent Nurse Prescriber.  She is our Learning Disability Lead Nurse and understands the needs of the vulnerable group of patients.  Louise works 5 days per week (Monday to Friday).  Louise will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

Melanie has a specialist interest in women’s health and has a breadth of knowledge with regards to contraception services.  Melanie will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) can offer different appointments with various healthcare professionals at the practice. You can often make these appointments without seeing your GP first. The video below explains this in further detail:

Appointments can be made to see a Physio, a Social Prescriber, a Clinical Pharmacist, a Care Coordinator and a Paramedic. Please see the videos below for further details on what each healthcare professional can do. 

Physio

Social Prescriber

Clinical Pharmacist

Care Coordinator

Paramedic

Mandi has joined our team as a Social Prescribing Link Worker.

What is Social Prescribing?

Social Prescribing is a means of GP's and other Healthcare Professionals to refer people into local, non-clinical services via a Social Prescriber.

A Social Prescribing Link Worker is available to work with anyone over the age of 18 within the local community through your PCN.

Your Social Prescribing Link Worker

Is someone who will listen, support, and explore 'what matters to you' and work with you to create a personal plan highlighting your needs based on aspects impacting on your health and wellbeing such as debt, poor housing, physical inactivity, or other lifestyle issues.

Your Social Prescribing Link Worker can provide support, information, and signposting within the local community by linking in with voluntary, community sector organisations and other agencies.

They will help you to find support that works for you.

Social Prescribing helps people.

• To Adjust your lifestyle. i.e., Weight loss/stop smoking/more exercise. 
• Manage your symptoms, i.e., finding support groups. 
• Find work/volunteering.
• Support with debt/finances.
• Issues with accommodation due to changing needs. 
• Gain new networks and friends, befriending, leisure activities and groups.
• Feel positive about your life. 

It can help you improve your overall wellbeing.

To access social prescribing

For further information, speak to your GP or other Healthcare Professional, who can complete a referral to the Social Prescribing Link Worker.

You will be contacted to arrange a convenient time to discuss this further.

Your Link Worker, Victoria works alongside GP's and other staff in your Doctors Surgery.

Our healthcare assistants assist our clinical team taking tests and observations as well as seeing patients for health checks and clinical reviews. Our healthcare assistants can also do wound checks and remove sutures/staples. 

Donna is very experienced at blood taking in anyone 16 years of age and above.   She also undertakes holistic review annual health checks for our most vulnerable patients and visits them at home to determine if they need any further help or support.  Donna works 4 days per week (Tuesday – Friday).  Donna will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

Kayleigh is also experienced at blood taking in anyone 16 years of age and above.  She also supports the rest of the team with any tests and health checks for adult patients.  Kayleigh works 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday & Friday).  Kayleigh will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.

Catrina manages the practice and the team of staff to ensure that a high quality service is offered to our patients.  Catrina is generally available Monday to Friday between 8:00 am – 4:00 pm to help with any administration or non-medical aspects of your health treatment.  She would also be happy to help with any suggestions or complaints you may have. 

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for appointments, prescriptions or general enquiries.  They are all trained in active signposting/care navigation and will ensure that you are seen by the most appropriate clinician as quickly as possible.  As well as this our receptionists perform other important tasks such as actioning prescription requests/enquiries, dealing with other patient record information and actioning the various tasks and enquiries that they receive each day.

Our team includes:

The Team has a Senior Administrator, Dianne Green, who manages the day to day running of the practice to ensure that we adequately staffed each day, the telephones are manned and answered promptly and when patients arrive in practice, they are seen as quickly as possible.  Dianne also processes all of the onward referrals into secondary care or other community services and manages any forms which need to be completed i.e. PIP claims, DVLA forms etc. 

Receptionists:

Susan Hurt

Beth Cooper

Caroline Martin

Jacqueline Smith

Alex Aplin

Sophie Pomelli

Sophie Jones

Cleaning

Emma Smith is our Cleaner and worked hard each day to ensure that the practice is clean, tidy and ready to open at 8.00 am.  Emma also ensures that the practice complies with all of our health and safety standards around waste management and storage. 

Alyson is an experienced Advanced Clinical Pharmacist having worked within the community and general practice.  She has a breadth of knowledge about any matter associated with medicines and also sees patients for minor illness consultations.   Alyson works 4 days per week (Monday - Thursday).  Alyson will be happy to see you in practice, or if you prefer via a telephone/video consultation.