Staff

Doctors

  • DR KATH HODKIN

    Female

    GP Partner, Qualified: 1999 Leeds - MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP

    Works on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (morning) and Friday

  • DR JONATHAN HAGAN

    Male

    GP Partner - Qualified 2000 Glasgow MBChB MRCGP MRCS

    Works on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

  • DR MIKE JOBLING

    Male

    GP Partner - Qualified: 2004 Newcastle MBBS, MRCGP, DCH, DFSRH, DRCOG, PCTPC

    Works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning

  • DR CAROLINE BOWEY

    Female

    Salaried GP - Qualified: 2009 Newcastle MBBS, DMS, DRCOG

    Works Monday, Wednesday and Friday

  • DR NICK KHOSHNAW

    Male

    Salaried GP - Qualified: 2018 Keele University MRCGP MBChb

    Works Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mornings

  • DR JAMES WILCOCKSON

    Male

    Salaried GP - Qualified: Sheffield 2017 MBChB, MRCGP

    Works Tuesday, Wednesday(morning), Thursday and Friday

  • DR NICOLA HILL

    Female

    Salaried GP - Qualified: 2020 - Swansea University Medical School MBChB MRCGP

    Works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Nurse Practitioners

  • SUE CARTER

    Female

    Advanced Clinical Practitioner Qualified 1991 - RGN, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, Independent Prescriber, BSc Specialist Practice - District Nursing, BSc Professional Practice Nursing

    Works Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Nurses

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.

  • LINDA HOOP

    Female

    Practice Nurse Team Manager and Prescribing Nurse - Qualified: 1985 - EN, RGN, BSC (hons) Health Studies, Diploma in Family Planning and Sexual Health. Diabetes Diploma. Independent and Supplementary Prescriber. Degree module in Managing Minor Illness. Degree module in Asthma.

    Works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

  • JACKIE DARLISON

    Female

    Prescribing Nurse - Qualified 1985vEN, RGN, Diploma in Diabetes, Diploma in Asthma, Diploma in A&E Nursing, Independent & Supplementary Prescriber, Diploma module in Managing Minor Illness.

    Works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

  • SARAH RICHARDS

    Female

    Qualified in York - RGN, Certificates in Family Planning, Asthma, Diabetes and Independent Prescribing

    Works Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (morning) and Friday

  • LOUISE THOMPSON

    Female

    Qualified in 2010 Birmingham University - RGN, Certificates in Family Planning, Asthma and Independent Prescribing

    Works Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Nurse Associate

  • ANDREA HUNT

    Female

    Works Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Healthcare Assistants

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

  • LESLEY TOWNSLEY

    Female

    Works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Practice Management

  • HELEN LAMB

    Practice Manager

  • LINDSAY EMBLING

    Operations Manager

  • EMILY NELSON

    Patient Support Manager

  • NANCY BUNNEY

    Reception Manager

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your first contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make the most of patient appointments with the GPs and nurses.

Administration

Our administrators work hard providing administrative and clerical support to the practice. Their role encompasses tasks such as scanning, coding & filing documents, maintaining patient records and ensuring data is up to date and accurate.

Pharmacists

  • WASIM AKRAM

    Male

    Practice Pharmacist - Qualified 2011 Nottingham

    Works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Attached Staff

  • BAILEY DOUGLAS

    Male

    Paramedic

    Bailey Douglas is a specialist in primary or urgent care settings, he conducts clinical assessments and develops a clinical impression or diagnosis that will ensure most effective management and referral if needed. Bailey works Wednesday and Thursday.

  • ROB GARBUTT

    Male

    First Contact Physiotherapist

    Rob Garbutt is the first point of contact for all things musculoskeletal. His role is to triage and consult with patients who present with acute MSK problems. A FCP does not provide ongoing physiotherapy sessions; they triage as an initial point of contact and then either treat within the consultation or refer to external services. Rob works all day Tuesday and Thursday morning.

  • VICKY POWELL

    Female

    Mental Health Practitioner (over 18s).

    Works Monday, Tuesday

  • ALAN PRICE

    Male

    Mental Health Practitioner (over 18s)

    Works Wednesday

Page last reviewed: 28 August 2025
Page created: 31 March 2025