Meet The Practice Team

Doctors

Professor Christopher Harrison

MB ChB PhD FRCGP

Dr Harrison joined the practice in 2004, having previously worked at a practice in Didsbury for 9 years. He enjoys all aspects of general practice.

He is also a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education.

He works at the surgery Mondays & Fridays.

Dr David Walshe

MB BS MRCGP

Dr Walshe is a salaried GP who joined the practice in 2019 and works at the practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

He is also employed by GoToDoc out of hours service.

Dr Heather Caulfield

MB BS MRCGP

Dr Caulfield is a salaried GP who joined the practice in 2007.

Her special interests include: women’s health, including family planning, postnatal care; child health, including Wednesday morning baby clinic.

She currently works Wednesday mornings (family planning services and baby clinic) and Thursday mornings.

Dr Rebecca Farrington

MB ChB MRCGP DTM&H,
PGCert in Higher Education 2016, SFHEA 2016

Dr Farrington qualified from the University of Dundee in 1990.

Dr Farrington is a salaried GP at the practice covering Friday afternoon surgery.

Dr Richard Jellyman

MB BS MRCGP

Dr Jellyman is a salaried GP who works at the practice on Mondays and Thursdays

Dr Rebecca Cassin

Dr Cassin is a salaried GP who works at the practice on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Dr Amy Tompkins

Dr Tompkins is a salaried GP who works at the surgery on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Dr Emma Ryan

Dr Tompkins is a salaried GP who works at the practice on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Nursing Team

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Alice So

Alice has extensive experience and can examine and diagnose most common illnesses and long-term conditions. She can also prescribe medication, refer you to a specialist and issue sick notes.

Alice works on Mondays, Tuesday and Fridays.

Practice Nurses

Adele Whittaker

Adele works on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Fiona McGeechan

Fiona works on Wednesdays and Fridays

Health Care Assistant

Sally Longson

Sally works Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Practice Management

Practice Manager

Geraldine Jackson

Geraldine is our full time Practice Manager who oversees the practice finances and helps patients with any administrative or non-medical aspects of their health and treatment.

Meetings can be arranged with Geraldine and are by appointment only.

Reception Supervisor

Claire Marsh

Claire is our full time supervisor, responsible for the smooth running of the practice and staff, IT problems and updates, the organisation of GP Clinics, rotas, annual leave, MDT Meetings and helps triaging online consults.

Reception Team

Janet Devenport, Paula Edwards , Wendy Goodwin, Corin Barlow, Jenny Allport, Claire Shujah, Saira Ayaz

Our dedicated reception team are responsible for making appointments, dealing with requests for repeat medication and general enquiries.

Their aim is to help in the smooth running of the practice.

They have a busy and difficult job and act on the instructions of the doctors, so please be a ‘Patient Patient’.

All information given to them is treated in confidence and they are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses.

Care Co-Ordinator

Vickie Gresty

Our Care Coordinator Vickie plays an important role in making sure you receive organised care. She can help connect you to services by working with various healthcare professionals such as GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses and Health and Wellbeing.

Summariser

Karen McNulty

Karen summarises medical notes and letters. This provides healthcare professionals with an accurate, easily accessible electronic summary of a patient’s medical history. This could be crucial information in an emergency situation.

Medical Secretaries

Marie Simpson, Ethan Marsh and Tracey Doherty

Our Medical Secretaries work Monday to Friday, they deal with referrals/letters via dictation, email or tasks sent to them, organising baby clinics, emails from consultants and outside agencies. They are also responsible for coroners reports, insurance requests and DWP forms. They also respond to requests from solicitors and patients for medical records (Subject access requests (SARS).

First Contact Physiotherapists

Our First Contact Physiotherapists work the same way as any other physiotherapists in a face-to-face setting. They can diagnose and treat a wide range of  muscle, joint and bone problems, aches and pains, assess your problem nd give expert advice on how best to manage your conditions and refer onto specialist services if necessary. They can also refer for x-rays

Tom works at the practice on Thursdays

Gary works at the practice on Fridays

Mental Health Practitioner

Mani is our Mental Health Practitioners and works at the practice on Tuesdays.

She is a registered mental health nurses and are able to assess and provide advice for a wide range of mental health conditions from anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD and serious mental illness such as psychosis, Bipolar and Schizophrenia and can

Provide self-help advice and management for conditions

Complete assessments for specialist referrals

Refer you to appropriate services

Provide short interim support for those waiting for secondary care providers

Support those in mental health crisis