Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr Clare Hirst

Qualifications: MB ChB (Edinburgh 1997) MRCGP DRCOG

GP Partner.

Joined the practice 2004. 

GMC Number: 4444424

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday (nonclinical session), Wednesday, Friday

Areas of Interest: COPD/Asthma, Minor surgery, GP for Moorleigh Nursing Home, 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

Usual Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

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

Usual Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

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

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

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

Usual Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Areas of Interest: Currently undertaking the Diploma of Dermatology with Cardiff University on a part time basis.
 

Dr Laura Kapolyo

Qualifications: MB ChB (Leeds 010), MRCGP, DFSRH

Salaried GP

Joined the Practice 2015

GMC Number: 7079840

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Areas of Interest: Sexual health and Postnatal checks

Dr Fiona Thake-Smith

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), Radiotherapy, MB ChB (Leeds 2009), MRCGP

Salaried GP

Joined the practice 2017

GMC Number: 7039665

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Areas of Interest: Paediatrics, Postnatal Checks and Asthma / COPD.

Dr Ffion Wells

Qualifications: MB ChB (hons) (Leeds 2005) , MRCGP, PGCME 2020

Salaried GP

Joined the practice 2017

GMC Number: 6128347

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Areas of Interest: GP education

Dr Samantha Robinson

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Psychology (Manchester 2001), MbChB Medicine (Manchester 2006)

Salaried GP

Joined the practice 2022

GMC Number: 6145592

Usual Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Areas of Interest: Women’s Health and Menopause

Practice Pharmacist

Tiklesh Ramen


Our Nursing Team

Lisa Tindall 

Lead Nurse

Bernie Almond

Practice Nurse

Annemarie Shackleton

Practice Nurse

Samantha Mwayera

Practice Nurse

Leighanne Thompson

Healthcare Assistant

Trish Foster 

Healthcare Assistant


Our Practice Team

Gill Collins

Strategic Planning Manager

Rachel Matthews

Business Manager

Annemarie Shackleton

Operations Manager

Catherine Fox

Patient Services Manager

The administrative management of the practice is handled by our Patients Services Manager

Linda Gummerson

Office Supervisor

Administration

We have a team of two data input operatives and two secretaries who are based at Gibson Lane Practice.

Cassie

Admin/Data

Sally

Admin/Data

Holly

Admin/Secretaries

Amy

Secretaries

Reception

We have a team of 9 full-time and part-time receptionists and 2 receptionist/dispensers who make appointments and give general advice on the services we offer.

Michaela

Mentor/Reception Team

Jane

Mentor/ Reception Team

Donna

Admin/Reception Team

Vicki

Admin/ Reception Team

Sheryl

Admin/ Reception Team

Joanne

Admin/ Reception Team

Alyssia

Apprentice Receptionist

Ella

Apprentice Receptionist

Anglea

Admin/ Reception Team


Our Attached Team

Alison

Receptionist/Dispenser

Catherine

Receptionist/Dispenser

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.