MB, CHB, MRCGP, DRCOG (Date of Registration 1984 - Manchester)

Partner, working reduced time in the Practice as also spends some of his week working at Newcastle Gateshead CCG 

Interests: CCG, COPD, Asthma, Minor Surgery, GP Registrar Training.

MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG (Date of Registration 1983 - Newcastle upon Tyne)

Partner, works part time (on sabbatical leave until July 2019)

Interests: Diabetes, GP Registrar Training, Minor Surgery, Audit, Learning Disabilities and IT.

Practice Lead for Clincial Governance, Quality Assurance and Information Technology

BMED SCI, BM, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG (Date of Registration 1989 - Nottingham)

Partner, works part time

Interests: Mental Health, GP Registrar Training & Human Resources. 

Practice Lead for Mental Health, Access and HR

MB, BS, MRCGP, MFSEM, DRCOG, Dip SEM (Date of Registration 1989 - Newcastle upon Tyne)

Partner, working 3 days in the Practice and also spends some of his week working at Musculo-Skeletal Service

Interests: Sports/Musculo-Skeletal Medicine, Minor Surgery, Medical Student Teaching & Practice Finance. 

Practice Lead shared with Practice Manager for Health & Safety, Complaints and Safety Alerts. 

MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP (Date of Registration 1989 - London)

Partner, works full time

Interests: Family Planning (including fitting of implants and coils), Women and Childrens Health, Medical Student Training. 

Practice lead for Safeguarding and Cytology

MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP (Date of Registration 1990 - Newcastle upon Tyne)

Partner, works part time

Interests: Asthma, Family Planning (including fitting of implants and coils), Women's Health, Medical Student Teaching. 

Practice lead for Immunisation Programmes, Women's Health, Medicine Management and Asthma

B.Med Sci, BM, BS, DRCOG, MRCGP (Date of Registration 1990 - Nottingham)

Salaried GP, works part time

Interests: Palliative Care, Antenatal Care, Child Health, Family Planning & Women's Health. 

Practice Lead for Palliative Care

BA (Hons) Cambridge, BM BCh Oxford, MRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG

Salaried GP, works part time

Practice Lead for NICE Guidelines

Salaried GP - works part time.  

GP Registrar - qualified doctor continuing her training at this Practice

GP Registrar - qualified doctor continuing her training at this Practice

Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Manager

MSc, BSc, Dip DN - (date of registration 1988 Edinburgh)

Nurse Prescriber

Interest: Long term conditions including; Asthma, COPD, Coronary Heart Disease, Contraception and Education

Practice Lead:  COPD, Asthma, Infection Control

SRN, BSc (HONS), (Date of Registration 1983)

RCN, BSc(Hons) - (date of registration 1999)

Nurse Prescriber

The Practice has a team of Practice Nurses and Healthcarre Assistants who hold surgeries within our buildings.  Our Nurses do not make house calls but offer a wide range of services including; Health Promotion advice, Travel advice, Cervical Smears, Blood Pressure checks and help the GPs' with chronic disease management eg Asthma, Diabetes, Hear disease; ear syringing, ear care and management of some minor injuries eg cuts, and burns.

You will either be referred to the Practice Nurse/Healthcare Assistant from another member of the Team or you can make an appointment directly through Reception.

Our practice nurses are Ruth and Lorna  

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out a wide range of tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, health checks, influenza vaccinations and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Our Healthcare Assistants are Lisa Clarke and Beth Frankland

Mrs Trudi Harrison - Practice Manager (based at Fawdon)

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 Jo Cameron - Patient Service Manager (based at Fawdon)

Jo manages the smooth running of reception and a range of patient services.  Jo also supports the practice manager and partners by investigating and resolving patient complaints.  She is the first point of contact for any quality issues and has the full support of the practice manager.

Medical receptionists have a wide knowledge and understanding of general practice.  They are trained to a high standard and training is ongoing.  Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries.

They are involved with a large number of daily duties to provide an efficient service to you.  This includes booking appointments, dealing with hospital correspondence and test results, processing repeat prescriptions, entering data onto the computer and general administration,

They endeavour to do their best at all times and if there is a problem, please ask to speak to the reception manager.

Some areas are not within their remit or expertise:

• They cannot add extra appointments to surgeries
• Authorise or alter prescriptions
• They are not clinically trained and cannot give medical advice
• They cannot make decisions on behalf of the doctors or nurses but will ask for you

The majority of our patients treat the receptionists with courtesy and respect the stress and pressure of their job.  Unfortunately, a growing number of patients are abusive towards the receptionists, when they are trying to do their best.  If you are one of those people, please try to appreciate this and treat them with respect.  Failure to do so may result in abusive patients being removed from our practice list.

Our receptionists are Karen, Barbara, Donna, Joanne, Ali, Jackie, Alison, Beth and Sandra

Mrs Maureen Appleton (based at Fawdon)

Maureen manages the secretarial service and supports the practice manager with project management.

Ali Noble (based at Fawdon)

Ali provides secretarial support and is also a data administrator.

The midwife runs antenatal clinics at both surgeries and performs home visits when required and also after the birth of the baby. Whilst she works closely with the GP's, she is based outside of the practice and can be contacted on 0191 282 5119.

If you become pregnant, the first step is to make a routine appointment with your GP. Antenatal clinics: Midwife - Fawdon on Thursday 13:30 - 16:00 and Kingston Park on Wednesday 08:45 - 12:00.

A team of nurses in co-operation with the GPs' and practice staff provide a full range of nursing care and support to patients and carers in their own homes, who are unable to attend surgery.

Apart from the GP practice, referrals are taken from Social Services, hospitals and other health workers. Anyone who wishes to contact them can do so by calling the base on (0191) 2141154

Health visitors have a nursing background, with additional specialised training in child and family health. They work together with the other members of the Primary Health Care Team, Social Services and education, to provide a comprehensive service. They can advise on behaviour management, child health, and child protection.

All patients in any age group registered with the practice can contact the health visitors for advice and support by calling (0191) 2231245. Well Baby Clinics are at the Fawdon surgery, Tuesdays 13:30 - 15:00 and at the Kingston Park surgery - Fridays 13:30 - 15:30.

Physiotherapist - provides treatment mainly for acute (recent) musculo-skeletal problems like back and neck strains.

Primary Care Mental Health Worker - is an experienced Mental Health Practitioner who helps the GPs manage psychiatric problems in the Community. They provide clinics within the surgery, by referral through the GP.

Counsellor - has a weekly session who receives referrals from the GPs' mainly aimed at helping people work through problems of an emotional nature where serious mental illness is not suspected.