Doctors

Dr John Loudonsack (m)

MCChB MRCGP MSc DCH DRCOG DFSRH

Graduated from London St Mary’s in 1977. Worked A & E, orthopaedics, one year obstetrics & gynaecology.

Special interest in sports medicine, family planning and arts.

SNR GP PARTNER

Dr Dawn Edge (f)

MB ChB DCH DRCOG DFFP MRCGP

Graduated from Liverpool in 1989. Special interests in obstetrics, gynaecology, family planning and post-cardiac rehabilitation.

BUSINESS GP PARTNER

Dr Teresa Cepeda-Lucas (f)

MBBS MD Spec (Obs & Gynae) DFFP DRCOG MRCGP

Graduated from Córdoba (Spain) in 1991. Special interests in obstetrics, gynaecology, family planning and paediatrics.

GP PARTNER

Dr Clinton Farndell (m)

Graduated from Hull & York Medical School in 2008

MBBS MRCGP

GP Partner

Dr Raza Ansari (m)

Graduated from Karachi 1996. Specialist interest in neurology, headaches

MBBS (Karachi) MRCP DRCOG MRCGP (UK)

GP Partner

Dr Claire Carradus (f)

MB ChB 2004 BSc DRCOG DFSRH DCH University of Leeds

Special interest in family planning and paediatrics

GP Partner

Dr Maria Ellis (f)

MBChB1990 DRCOG

Graduated from Leeds Medical School 1990 - Special interests in obstetrics and gynae and opthalmology

Salaried GP

Dr Caroline Williams (f)

MB ChB MRCP MRCGP DFFP

Graduated from Sheffield University in 2000

Special interest in family planning

Salaried GP

Dr Basavaraju Sujatha (f)

MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

Graduated from India

Salaried GP

Practice Management

Sara Heywood (f)

Practice Business Manager

Sara runs the surgery in conjunction with the GP Partners on a day to day basis. 

Sara has worked within NHS Primary Care and managing clinical research for 28 years in a range of roles and this experience helps provide high quality patient care, human resources, patient safety, premises, equipment and information technology. 

Sara is supported in her role by a Deputy Manager, Duty Manager, Reception Manager and full Reception, Administration, Data Quality, Medicines Management and Secretarial team. 

Sara inputs into the smooth running of the clinical team and the training of medical students and GPs.

Sara assists with Data Protection Regulation, Information Governance, Health and Safety and Infection Control, is currently the non-clinical Deputy Safeguarding Lead and Training Lead Manager.

Sharon Byrne (f)

Deputy Manager

Sharon assists Sara with the smooth running of the Practice and deputises as Practice Manager in her absence. 

Sharon co-ordinates the practice clinics and HR aspects of the practice

Sharon is also the Complaints and Significant Events Manager and Suggestions Manager

Amie Sutton (f)

Duty Manager

Amie assists in the day to day operation of the practice and assists with training staff within the Administration team and is happy to help with all manner of patient and administrative enquires and is the Duty Complaints, Significant Events and Suggestions Manager.

Amie assists with Data Protection Regulation, Information Governance, Health and Safety.

Amie also maintains practice policies, trains staff within the administration team and helps to run practice team meetings and the virtual Patient Reference Group.

Jennifer Buckley (f)

Reception Manager

Jennifer manages the reception team and participates in all aspects of the running of Reception. 

Jennifer is happy to help with all manner of patient enquires and is the Duty Complaints, Significant Events and Suggestions Manager.

Jennifer also maintains practice policies, trains staff within the reception team and helps to run staff meetings.

Reception

The receptionists are fully trained in all aspects of reception, care navigation and customer service.

Please remember that if you are kept waiting or are asked the reason for your appointment this is due to our policy aimed towards the smooth and safe running of the practice.

We need to ascertain the urgency of some requests and sometimes have to spend longer with a patient than was first anticipated.

Please be patient as they have a very difficult job to do

Administration , Data Quality & Medicines Management & Secretarial Team

The administrative, medicines management and secretarial team deal with a wide range of administrative processes within the surgery including patient referrals to hospitals and NHS related services, private insurance company and solicitor requests for information and medicine management query and audit information.

AS A PRACTICE WE WILL NOT TOLERATE VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE TOWARDS ANY STAFF MEMBER THIS INCLUDES SWEARING, AGGRESSIVE, INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING BEHAVIOUR

PLEASE RESPECT ALL OUR TEAM AND THE SERVICE THEY ARE PROVIDING - THEY ARE HERE TO HELP YOU AND IF OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE IS USED THEN OUR TEAM RESERVE THE RIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE PRACTICE TO TERMINATE THE CALL

Attached Staff - based at different locations

District Nurses – based St Marys Health Centre, Cop Lane Penwortham

The team can be contacted by telephone                            01772 644791

Treatment Room Nurses –St Marys Health Centre, Cop Lane, Penwortham

The team can be contacted by telephone                           01772 644151

The Treatment room provides dressings, blood tests, ear syringing clinic and treatment room service and stitch removal for procedures done at hospitals and external clinics. Please note this service if funded by Lancashire Foundation Trust and on occasion they will offer appointments within their range of Treatment Rooms within the area rather than at St Marys

Public Health Nursing Service including Breastfeeding Support – provided by Virgin Care

The team can be contacted by telephone                           0300 247 0040

The Public Health Nursing Team run a drop in clinic every Wednesday for Well Babies from 11.30am to 1.00pm at Longton health Centre for weighing and general advice - CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID19

Podiatrist

The team can be contacted on 01772 644151

A podiatry service is provided to anyone who is registered with the service

Quit Smoking

The team can be contacted to make an appointment on 0800 328 6297

Midwives

The team can be contacted on 01257 245116 run a clinic every week for routine planned checks 

Community Occupational Therapists 

The community occupational therapists are not based at Longton Health Centre but may be contacted directly by telephoning them on 01772 644400

Locum

A locum is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for a physician or clergyman.

For example, a locum physician is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician when that physician is absent, or when a hospital or practice is short staffed.

These professionals are still governed by their respective regulatory bodies, despite the transient or freelance nature of their positions.

We will update below if we have any Locums working for our practice in addition with our Partners and salaried GPs and existing health care team to assist with planned annual leave, compassionate leave and sick leave absences

UPDATES

2021   Locum Advance Nurse Practitioner - Denise Bolton

JULY / AUGUST 2021   Locum Practice Nurse - Asma Manaf

What is a Primary Care Network?

Primary Care Network Operations Manager

Ms Sara Heywood(f)

Sara has a supporting role within the PCN in the overall running and strategic planning, looking at systems, compliance and co-ordinating contract commitments for the practice

SARA IS BASED IN THE PRACTICE ON A MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AND WORKS WITHIN THE NETWORK ON A TUESDAY

Primary Care Network Practice Pharmacist

Ms Victoria Gabbott(f)

Victoria works alongside the clinical practice team carrying out a range of reviews including chronic disease, asthma and medication

VICTORIA IS BASED IN THE PRACTICE ON A MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

Primary Care Network Social Prescriber

Ms Emma Greenhalgh (f)

Emma works alongside the practice team supporting our patients

What is a social prescriber?

EMMA IS BASED IN THE PRACTICE ON A MONDAY AND TUESDAY

Primary Care Network Social Prescriber

Ms Jade Hodges (f)

Jade works alongside Emma and the practice team supporting our patients

What is a social prescriber?

JADE IS BASED IN THE PRACTICE ON A FRIDAY

Ascenti - First Contact Physio

We have First Contact Physiotherapists working for our Primary Care Network and face to face appointments are currently held at Kingsfold Medical Centre and Lostock Hall Medical Centre.

All appointments are booked directly through reception at present although we are hoping to offer these appointments online shortly.