Patient Participation Group Meeting

MBBS, DFFP, MRGP

Qualified in medicine at St Bartholomew's & The Royal London Medical School in 1997 and did her GP training in Southampton & the New Forest. Her interests include Family Planning & General Medicine.

MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG

Qualified in 2003 from St. Bartholomew's and The Royal London Medical School and spent her first year as a doctor in Essex. She moved to Bath to complete her training in General practice. She then worked in Bradford on Avon as a GP before moving to South Wales with her young family. She enjoys all aspects of general practice but has an interest in woman's health.

BEng MBBS MRCGP DCH  DOccMed

Qualified from St Bartholomew's & The Royal London Medical School in 2007. He completed his hospital and GP training in Bristol and Swindon. He has particular interests in Paediatrics, Occupational Medicine and Medical IT. 

MBBS/BSc MRCGP DRCOG

Qualified in 2008 from Imperial College, University of London. Worked initially in High Wycombe and Oxford before completing General practice training in North London. She has also completed post graduate training in  Women's Health.

MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG

Qualified in medicine at Bristol University in 1988 and completed her GP vocational training in Bristol and Exeter. Her special interests include Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Paediatrics.

MBBS, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP

Qualified in medicine from University of Lagos in 1994. She has attained postgraduate qualifications in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and also family planning. She completed GP vocational training in Shropshire and has special interests in family planning and sexual health.

MD RCGP

Qualified in medicine from the university of The Andes.  She completed hospital jobs in Essex, then moved to Bristol to complete GP vocational training in Swindon.  She currently enjoys all aspects of general practice.  She can speak Spanish.

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

She qualified as a nurse in 1998 and has been practice nursing since 2000.  She has training in asthma and respiratory conditions, diabetes, minor illnesses, travel health, childhood immunisations, cytology and treatment room duties.  She has nursed in practices across the UK, in Germany, and as far afield as Borneo.  She has worked extensively in military practices, and has a particular interest in the care received by Armed Forces Veterans.

Physician Associates

Chris Gentry (m)

Joanne Cheeseman (f)

Katy Brackston (f)

Paramedic

Laura Picton (f)

Minor Illness Nurse

Jackie Garde-Evans (f)

Kath MacConnachie - Practice Manager

Mirinda Rowell - Operations Manager

Sharon Parker - Finance Manager

Vicki Parsons - QOF/Call & Recall Co-ordinator

Practice Management is involved in managing all aspects of the business to ensure that the most appropriate systems, resources and procedures are in place for the Practice to provide high-quality care to all patients.  The scope of their duties includes strategic management, financial management, policy, patient services, human resources, health & safety, resourcing, infrastructure, equipment and information technology.  They support Practice teams, comprising GPs, Nurses, Admin and Reception, in the planning, development and delivery of all Practice services.

Stephanie Pearce - Team leader

Alice Freeman

Jyothi Landa

Janice Whiting

The admin team provide full secretarial support to all the doctors and data entry in an efficient and confidential manner.

Gill Snook -  Patient Co-ordinator Supervisor

Michelle Sparks - Senior Patient Co-ordinator

Laura Blumire

Sam Nicholls

Keren Hewitt

Rachael Deasy

Julie Perrett

Clare Barrington

Miranda Redmond

Amy Warren

Joanne Hyde

Hazel Jones

Samantha Lee

Penny Cox

Vishakha Sonkamble

Johanna Hollands

Patient Co-ordinators provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They deal with your enquiries and requests as efficiently as possible whilst respecting your confidentiality.  They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Patient co-ordinators make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. Please respect the privacy of other patients by standing well back from the reception desk until your turn.  The patient co-ordinators also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries.

MPharm

Rav is our Practice Pharmacist; he qualified from The University of Portsmouth in 2007 and obtained the Independent Prescribing qualification from Bath University in 2012. Rav has an extensive background working in Community Pharmacy as well as in Primary Care including the CCG. He has a wide range of roles within the practice including; repeat medication, medication reviews, medicines management and helping our patients with all aspects relating to medication. "

MPHARM

Tania is our PCN Pharmacist.  She qualified from the University of Lisbon in 2004 and has worked in the UK since 2006, mainly in Community Pharmacy.  She joined the Pharmacy Team in Bradley Stoke Surgery in 2020 and deals with repeat medication, medication reviews, medicines management and helping our patients with all aspects relating to medication.

The midwives will provide care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. They offer an integrated style of care, working closely with the maternity unit at Southmead Hospital. Tel 01454 550759.

Our team of district nurses are responsible for the assessment of nursing needs and delivery of nursing care for patients confined to home. Contact them at Sirona Tel 0300 125 6789.

The team comprises of health visitors, health visitor assistants and clerks who are available Monday to Friday for advice and development checks. The health visiting team also runs a variety of groups for mums and toddlers. Tel 01454 863261.