Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Antoni Pomian

MBBS MRCGP BSc

Male

Dr Nathan Goldrick

MBChB MRCGP(2007) DPD PGCert GPEd

Male

Dr Arefa Isat-Badat

Female

Dr Farzana Raja

Female

Dr Adam Hancock

Male

Dr Seemeen Sakharkar

GP Registrar

Female

Dr Haitham Darwich

GP Registrar

Male

Non-urgent advice:

We have two GP Registrars. GP Registrars are qualified doctors who have worked in the hospital for some time and are working in general practice to get further experience.

Nursing Team

Sister Julia Bartholomew

Nurse

DPSN RNA (Diploma in Professional studies in nursing – Registered Nurse Adult Branch)

Female

Sister Helen Bridge

Nurse

Female

Miss Liz Marsh

Health Care Assistant

Female

Mr Samuel Heywood

Phlebotomist

Male

Practice Team

Mrs Linda Heywood

Practice Manager

Female
The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Mrs Suzanne Ruck

Assistant Practice Manager

Female
Suzanne has recently been promoted to Assistant Practice Manager.  She helps Linda to organise and run the practice.  She also has to ensure that the staff rota is organised and that there are enough staff in the office in order to deliver a good level of service for our patients.  

Mrs Julie Ritchie

Administrator

Female
Julie puts all your information onto the computer from your medical records when you are new to the practice.  She also keeps your records updated when you visit the hospital or other clinics.  Julie is also a Phlebotomist, which means if the doctor or nurse request that you have a blood test she will be one of two people who will take the blood from you.

Miss Chloe-Leigh Ritchie

Administrator

Female

Mrs Pamela Hardie

Administrator

Female

Ms Debbra Greenacre

Administrator

Female

Mrs Ursula Warburton

Reception

Female

Mrs Karen Mullineux (f)

Reception

Female

Mrs Andrea Stephens

Reception

Female

Mrs Emily Philburn

Reception

Female

Miss Sophie Nurowski

Reception

Female

Mrs Karen Holt

Secretary

Female
Karen deals with all the referrals the doctors make to the specialists at the hospital.  She types the letters and sends all the referral information via an electronic service named “Choose and Book”.

Additional Staff

Miss Coralleigh Ward

Mental Health Nurse

Female
Coralleigh is a new member to our team in February 2024.  She is a mental health nurse.  She is here to see any patients with mental health problems, these include anxiety, depression, or any mood related disorder.  Appointments can be made through our reception staff.

Mr Peter Harris

Position

Mr Paul Sanderson

Male

Mrs Rafah Abdorab

Female

Miss Sameera Mank

Female
Sameera is a pharmacist.  She will speak to patients when they need a review of their medication.  She will ensure that they are taking their medication as and when it should be and she will also ensure they are aware of why they are taking it.  If there are any issues with this, she will always refer to a GP.

Mrs Janette Pritchard

Female

Mrs Debbie Leyden

Female