Our Staff

GP Partners

DR AVANTI GUNASEKERA

GP Partner - Qualified 2001 Sheffield - MBChB, DFFP, MRCGP, DRCOG

DR JENNIFER REBORA

GP Partner - Qualified 2006 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - MRCGP, MBBS

DR L STRETTLE

GP Partner - Qualified 2007 – Newcastle - MBBS, MRCP (2011), DSFRH, MRCGP

DR JENNIFER COLQUITT

GP Partner - Qualified 2012 Sheffield - MBChB, DFSRH, DRCOG, MRCGP (2019)

Salaried Doctors

DR THOMAS O'BRIEN

Salaried GP - Qualified 2013 Sheffield - MBChB, MRCGP (2018)

DR SARAH BURNS-WALLER

Salaried GP - Qualified 2008 Sheffield -MBChB

Nurse Practitioners

DANIELLE ROGERS

Danielle is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. She is also a qualified prescriber. Danielle also has an interest in COPD and other respiratory conditions.

Nurses

RACHEL DAINTY

Along with all the routine Practice Nursing procedures, Rachel runs our Diabetes clinic and is also the Lead Nurse for the nursing team.

LEANNE PYM

Along with all the routine Practice Nursing procedures, Leanne is involved in the Diabetes care of our Practice population.

KELLY DAWSON

Along with all the routine Practice Nursing procedures, Kelly has an interest in Asthma and other respiratory conditions.

RACHEL KAY

Along with all the routine Practice Nursing procedures, Rachel assists in the care of patients with multiple long-term conditions.

RACHEL TURTLE

Along with all the routine Practice Nursing procedures, Rachel assists in the care of patients with multiple long-term conditions.

Healthcare Assistants

TRACY BYERS

Tracy carries out a wide range of routine Healthcare Assistant procedures.

Nurse Associate

LUCIE JOHNSON

Nurse Associate

A Nurse Associate is a member of the nursing team that helps to bridge the gap between health care assistants and registered nurses. They work with people of all ages, in a variety of settings in health and social care. Their role contributes to the core work of nursing, freeing up registered nurses to focus on more complex clinical care. Along with carrying out routine Healthcare Assistant procedures, Lucie leads on the new NHS Health Checks for patients between 40-74 years.

Practice Management

REBECCA LINAKER

Practice Manager

Becky is responsible for all non-clinical management of the Practice.

KATIE BROWN

Assistant Practice Manager

Katie assists Becky in the management of the non-clinical areas of the Practice.

JOANNE HOWARD

Reception Manager

Jo managers our Care Navigator team and is the first point of contact for patient enquiries.

Administration

ROBERT ROWBOTHAM

Prescription Clerk and iGPR Administrator

YVONNE SCOTTHORNE

Financial Administrator

Reception

DEBBIE SCHOFIELD

Care Navigator

MICHELLE WISSON

Care Navigator

SARAH HALL

Care Navigator

COLLETTE O'MARA

Care Navigator

HAYLEY SOOKI

Care Navigator

TRACY ALDRED

Phlebotomist, Care Navigator & Care Co-ordinator

Care co-ordinators help to coordinate and navigate care across the health and care system, helping people to make the right connections with the right teams at the right time.

Secretaries

DEBORAH EVANS

Medical Secretary

Pharmacists

Clinical pharmacists work in primary care as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. Many will also be prescribers. They work with and alongside the general practice team, taking responsibility for patients with chronic diseases and undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex prescriptions, especially for the elderly, people in care homes and those with multiple medical conditions.

LUKE DOWNS

In-House Clinical Pharmacist

HUMZAH MUNIR

In-house Clinical Pharmacist

Drug & Alcohol Support Worker

PHIL SYKES

Attached Staff

In addition to the staff listed below the Practice has access to the District Nursing Team, Midwife, Physiotherapist, Health Visitor, School Nurse , Counsellor, Mental Health Practitioner and Graduate Mental Health Worker.

ASHA AHMED

Social Prescriber

Social Prescribing Link Workers give people time and focus on what matters to the person as identified in their care and support plan. They connect people to community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support and offer a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, hence the name ‘social prescribing’. Link workers typically work with people over 6-12 contacts (including phone calls and face to face meetings) over a three-month period with a typical caseload of up to 250 people, depending on the complexity of people’s needs.

CARRIE ROCHE

GP Assistant

The role of a GP Assistant is very new to Primary Care. It has been created to deliver clinical and non-clinical duties supporting GP’s in their day-to-day management of patients, specifically aimed at reducing the administrative burden

ADAM PRICE

Paramedic

The role of the Paramedic in General Practice is to carry out clinical assessments and treatment on all patients over the age of 1. They assist with the urgent same-day appointment request workloads, but also have pre-bookable appointments for minor conditions.

LISA PEPPER

Mental Health Practitioner

These Practitioners are able to offer advice, support and treatment to patients with a wide range of common mental health conditions within the Primary Care setting, benefitting individuals, families, communities and the wider health and social care system.

JOANNE BOREA

Admiral Nurse

This is a specialist nurse role who work with patients and families affected by dementia. They provide consultancy and support to health and social care colleagues to improve the delivery of evidenced based dementia care.

LAUREN DARKIN

Physiotherapist

The role of the physiotherapist is to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment or referral for musculoskeletal (MSK) problems on a patient's first contact with their GP Practice.

SAMANTHA ELSWORTH

GP Assistant

The role of a GP Assistant is very new to Primary Care. It has been created to deliver clinical and non-clinical duties supporting GP’s in their day-to-day management of patients, specifically aimed at reducing the administrative burden