Our Doctors
Dr Diana James
Qualifications: MB ChB (Liverpool 1984)
GP Partner.
Joined the Practice 1994.
GMC Number: 3002706
Areas of interest: Dermatology, Women’s Health, Minor Surgery, joint GP with Dr Hirst for Moorleigh Nursing Home.
Dr Clare Hirst
Qualifications: MB ChB (Edinburgh 1997) MRCGP DRCOG
GP Partner.
Joined the practice 2004.
GMC Number: 4444424
Areas of Interest: COPD/Asthma, Minor surgery, Joint GP for Moorleigh Nursing Home with Dr James, dispensing, research, practice development, Lead GP for local Primary Care Network, lead GP for Practice.
Dr Clare JM Smith
Qualifications: BMedSci, BM BS (Nottingham 1994), MRCP (1998), MRCGO (2007)
GP Partner.
Joined the practice 2006.
GMC Number: 4095095
Areas of Interest: Diabetes, Cancer, Prescribing, End of life and Palliative Care, General Medicine, Lead GP Tutor for teaching medical students.
Dr Rachel Grainger
Qualifications: MB ChB (Liverpool 1994), MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DFSRH
GP Partner.
Joined the practice 2015
GMC Number: 4128432
Areas of Interest: Fits coils and implants, Women’s Health, Safeguarding and learning disabilities.
Dr Rebecca Skipp
Qualifications: MB ChB (Leeds 2004), MRCOG (2010), MRCGP (2016), DFSRH
GP Partner
Joined the practice 2017
Areas of Interest: Fits coils, Gynaecology, Joint Injections and GP Training
Dr Henry Luff
Qualifications: MB ChB (Liverpool 2013), MRCGP
GP Partner
Joined the practice 2020
GMC Number: 7409664
Areas of Interest: Currently undertaking the Diploma of Dermatology with Cardiff University on a part time basis.
Dr Jennifer Calvert
Qualifications: MB ChB (Sheffield 2002), MRCGP, DRCOG
Salaried GP
Joined the practice 2013
GMC Number: 6056852
Areas of Interest: Substance misuse and baby checks
Dr Fiona Thake-Smith
Qualifications: BSc (Hons), Radiotherapy, MB ChB (Leeds 2009), MRCGP
Salaried GP
Joined the practice 2017
GMC Number: 7039665
Areas of Interest: Paediatrics, Postnatal Checks and Asthma / COPD.
Dr Laura Kapolyo
Qualifications: MB ChB (Leeds 010), MRCGP, DFSRH
Salaried GP
Joined the Practice 2015
GMC Number: 7079840
Areas of Interest: Sexual health and Postnatal checks
Dr Ffion Wells
Qualifications: MB ChB (hons) (Leeds 2005) , MRCGP, PGCME 2020
Salaried GP
Joined the practice 2017
GMC Number: 6128347
Areas of Interest: GP education
Our Nursing Team
Lisa Tindall
Lead Nurse
Bernie Almond
Practice Nurse
Matthew McSara
Practice Nurse
Annemarie Shackleton
Practice Nurse
Kelly Laurie
Practice Nurse
Trish Foster
Healthcare Assistant
Leighanne Thompson
Healthcare Assistant
Sarah Sendall
Healthcare Assistant
Angela Sheppard
Phlebotomist
Our Practice Team
Gill Collins
Practice Manager
The administrative management of the practice is handled by our Practice Manager, Mrs Gill Collins, who is based at Gibson Lane Practice.
Rachel Matthews
Business Supervisor
Catherine Fox
Office Supervisor
Administration
We have a team of two data input operatives, three secretaries and three administrators who are based at Gibson Lane Practice.
Donna
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Lynne
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Cassie
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Sue
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Katie
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Amy
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Shania
Admin/Data/Secretaries
Reception
We have a team of 12 full-time and part-time receptionists and four receptionist/dispensers who make appointments and give general advice on the services we offer.
Michaela
Admin/ Reception Team
Jane
Admin/ Reception Team
Donna
Admin/ Reception Team
Nicola
Admin/ Reception Team
Pam
Admin/ Reception Team
Linda
Admin/ Reception Team
Cassie
Admin/ Reception Team
Wendy
Admin/ Reception Team
Colleen
Admin/ Reception Team
Angela
Admin/ Reception Team
Anthea
Admin/ Reception Team
Our Attached Team
Alison
Dispenser
Catherine
Dispenser
Bethany
Apprentice
Holly
Apprentice
Trainee GPs (FY2 and GP Registrars)
These are qualified clinicians who may be interested in a career in Primary Care. They will undertake normal GP sessions within the surgery.
GP Retainers
The practice supports the NHS Retainer GP system and from time to time the partners welcome Retainer GPs to work in the practice with them.