Doctors

Dr J S Breeden
GP Partner
BSc MbChB
Female

Dr S K Veedu
GP Partner
MBBS, DFFP,Dip Occu Med, DRCOG,DPD, PG Cert(CPME),MRCGP
Male

Dr M A O’Connor
GP Partner
MBChB
Male

Dr F Kassim
GP Partner
MD, MSc (hons), DFSRH, PGCert, MRCGP
Female

Dr J Ryan
Salaried GP
MBBS, MRCGP
Female

Dr C Duffy
Salaried GP
MbChB
Female

Dr L Gibson
Salaried GP
MBCHB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH
Female

Dr J Howard
Salaried GP
MBChB (Hons) PG Cert (Medical Leadership) MRCGP
Female

Dr A Ahmed
Salaried GP
TBC
Male

Non-urgent advice: GP Training Practice
As a training practice we regularly have GP registrars working over 6 month intervals.
Nursing Team

Barbara Callaghan
ANP

Sarah Woods
ANP

Christina Carman
Senior Practice Nurse

Amy Darkins
Practice Nurse

Kate Jacobs
Practice Nurse

Rachael Tobin
Practice Nurse

Deborah Maclachlan
Health Care Assistant

Linzi Courtney
Health Care Assistant
Practice Team

Ashlie Murphy
Practice Manager

Emily Melbourne
Deputy Practice Manager

Angela Harrop
Office Manager

Denise
Patient Liaison Officer
More Information
Denise is the practices Patient Liaison officer. Denise supports the Practice Manager in any complaints and is the first point of call if patients have any issues or complaints with the practice.
Non-urgent advice: Receptionist / Care Navigators
The team of 12 receptionists / care navigators 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 GP’s, nurses and HCA’s. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with patient records and other documentation.
Non-urgent advice: Prescription Clerks
The three prescription clerks process all incoming prescription requests sending them to the GP’s to issue and sign.
Non-urgent advice: Medical Secretaries
The two medical secretaries deal with referrals to hospital consultants as well as calling patients into the practice if in need of specialised clinic appointments. They also deal will all the incoming documentation and ensure it is processed promptly and correctly. They will be happy to assist you with any queries you may have on these matters.
Non-urgent advice: Data Clerks
The team of 5 data clerks process all the incoming documentation. They ensure this is all recorded in patients records and then forward to the GP’s for them to action as necessary. They will also document on patients records any information which the GP’s highlight as important.
Health Care Team

Christine Collins
Practice Pharmacist

Julia Halim
Practice Pharmacist

Toni Jackson
GP Assistant
Non-urgent advice: Respiratory Physicians
We a Respiratory Physician at the practice named Nana Sefa-Sarpong. Nana carries out patients Asthma and COPD reviews.
Non-urgent advice: Community Matron
The practice has a Community Matron attached to the practice who helps to provide care for our most vulnerable patients.
Non-urgent advice: District Nurses
District Nursing Team work with us within the community. They can be contacted on 0151 511 5651.
Non-urgent advice: Health Improvement Team
The Health Improvement Team come to the practice once a week and perform health checks for our eligible patients.
Non-urgent advice: Wellbeing
The practice has a Wellbeing team that attend the surgery to provide mental health support and reviews for our patients.
Non-urgent advice: Age UK
Age UK are attend the surgery to support our elderly patients with a variety of needs. She can help with financial difficulties, housing difficulties, mental support and much more. Please contact the practice for more information or see the below link.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/