Practice Healthcare Team

GP PARTNERS

DR RAZA ANSARI

Male

GP Partner - MBBS (Karachi) MRCP DRCOG MRCGP (UK)

Graduated from Karachi 1996. Specialist interest in neurology. Dr Ansari is the practice Clinical Access Lead Dr Ansari is the practice Patient Safety Lead Dr Ansari is Caldicott Guardian for the practice. Dr Ansari shares the role of Clinical Director and GP Clinical Lead for the practice as part of the Preston & South Ribble Primary Care Network.

DR CLAIRE CARRADUS

Female

GP Partner - MB ChB 2004 BSc DRCOG DFSRH DCH University of Leeds

Registered GP Trainer Special interest in family planning and paediatrics. Clinical Lead in Business with Practice Director

DR CLINTON FARNDELL

Male

GP Partner - MBBS MRCGP

Graduated from Hull & York Medical School in 2008 Clinical Complaints Lead Information Governance & Clinical lead for Data Quality Assurance Freedom to Speak Guardian & Wellbeing Lead

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

SARA HEYWOOD

Female

Practice Director

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 sites for over 30 years in a range of roles and this experience helps provide high quality patient care and safety in the practice. Sara leads with the GP Partners in human resource, planning and estates and information technology. Sara is supported in her role by the practice management and leadership teams. Sara inputs into the smooth running of the clinical team with co-ordination of the training of medical students and GP registrars. Sara assists the practice with Data Protection Regulation, Information Governance, Health and Safety and Infection Control. Sara supports the Safeguarding clinical lead in practice. Sara shares responsibility for the management of Preston & South Ribble Primary Care Network as Digital & Transformation Lead. Sara has completed the Lancashire & South Cumbria Population Health Academy's Leadership Development Programme.

CLAIRE DARBYSHIRE

Female

Data Quality & Contracts Manager

Non-clinical Digital Champion Lead

GP TEAM

DR CATHERINE CHAMBERLAIN

Female

Salaried GP - MBChB MRCGP

Graduated from The University of Manchester in 2015 Special interests in Women's Health

DR MARIA ELLIS

Female

Salaried GP - MBChB1990 DRCOG

Graduated from Leeds Medical School 1990 Special interests in obstetrics & gynae, respiratory and ophthalmology.

DR EMMA GREEN

Female

Salaried GP - MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery - MRCGP 2018

Graduated 2007 - 2013 Leicester University

DR JONATHAN LADD

Male

Salaried GP - MRCGP, MBBS (2016), BA (Hons, 2009)

Graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 2016 Special interests in Palliative Care

DR BASAVARAJU SUJATHA

Female

Salaried GP - MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

Graduated from India

DR OTAS OFOVWE

Male

Salaried GP

Graduated from the University of Benin in 2012. Special interests in ENT, joint injections and neurodiversity

PARAMEDIC

ERICA LEAHY

Erica works as part of the Primary Care Network as a Practice Paramedic for Longton Health Centre. Erica works with the clinical teams in practice and in the community

ADVANCE NURSE PRACTITIONER

CAROLE DILLON

Female

Advance Nurse Practitioner

Registered General Nurse in 1984. BSc with Honours in Nurse Practitioner in 2014 at UCLAN Independent Nurse Prescriber. Advanced Certificate in Respiratory Care & Management in 2010.

PHARMACY TEAM

The pharmacy team includes clinical and non-clinical staff supporting the GPs with medicines optimisation, reconciliation and structured medication reviews, new patient medication reviews and all prescription or medication queries. Please book online for all medication related queries

VICTORIA GABBOTT

Female

Prescribing Pharmacist / Trainee ACP

Victoria assists with medication queries and medication related health care reviews . Victoria is currently working towards completion of her Advance Clinical Practitioner training. Special interests include diabetes and long term chronic disease management

OSMAN HAJAT

Male

Network Pharmacist

Osman works alongside the Pharmacy team as a Network Pharmacist. Osman carried out patient annual health reviews, structured medication reviews as well as day to day medication and prescription queries. Osman reviews patient blood results and also works in the community and with our care homes for medicine reconciliation

REGISTERED NURSE ASSOCIATE

JESS KAVANAGH

Female

Registered Nurse Associate

Jess works as a Network Registered Nurse Associate supporting the Nursing & Health & Wellbeing Teams. Jess carries out Child Hood Immunisations and other vaccinations and is able to offer NHS travel advice and vaccinations. Jess carries out cervical screening, alongside other health reviews and is currently working towards her Registered Nurse Top Up training @ UCLAN

TRAINEE REGISTERED NURSE ASSOCIATE

ELLIE FALLOWS

Female

Trainee Registered Nurse Associate

Ellie works within the clinical teams carrying out Health Checks, frailty assessments, health monitoring reviews, vaccinations and childhood immunisations. Ellie has completed Level 2 Health Coaching and is currently training to become a Registered Nurse Associate

GP ASSISTANT

MEGAN VAREY

Female

GP Assistant

Megan assists the clinical teams with NHS Health Checks, frailty assessments, health monitoring reviews and certain vaccinations and immunisations. Megan has completed Level 2 Health Coaching and is the clinical Digital Champion

CLINICAL CARE CO-ORDINATOR

RUBY - LILY HEYWOOD

Female

Clinical Care Co-ordinator

Ruby-Lily supports the clinical teams carrying out routine and urgent blood tests including hospital blood test requests, health monitoring reviews, BP checks, performing of ECGs, INR clinic appointments and chaperoning of clinics. Ruby-Lily also carries out community visits to assist with our housebound patient's health reviews. Ruby-Lily has completed her Level 2 Health Coaching along with smoking and alcohol intervention.

HEALTH & WELLBEING COMMUNITY SUPPORT

GEORGIA FALLOWS

Female

Health & Wellbeing Community Support Worker

Assists our practice Advance Nurse Practitioner in the community and care homes co-ordinating patient care between the clinical and non-clinical teams and care homes. Georgia has completed her Level 2 in Health Coaching. Georgia is responsible for leading the clinical campaign calendars in the practice and across the network working with the health & wellbeing teams. Georgia carries out Holistic Health Assessments, Frailty Assessments, Carer Checks & Over 75 Health Checks

PRACTICE CO-ORDINATION & LEADERSHIP TEAM

SHARON BYRNE

Female

Practice Co-ordinator - Complaints Lead

KIERAN MARSHALL

Male

Operations Lead / Trainee Chartered Manager

SHARON ORPHAN

Female

Medicines Co-Ordinator Lead

Sharon supports the clinical teams working alongside the Pharmacy and Health & Wellbeing Teams as well as the Management and Leadership teams. Sharon deals with prescription queries and co-ordinates medicines reconciliation both in practice and in the community.

ANNASTASIA PROCTER

Female

Patient Services Team Lead

Screening non-clinical champion lead

ELLIE RUDD

Female

Clinical Workflow Lead

LINDA LIGHTFOOT

Female

Secretarial Lead

PATIENT SERVICES ADMIN & SECRETARIAL TEAMS

Our teams 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, clinical correspondence and patient queries. Each team has a lead who liaises with both the management and clinical teams and work to practice protocols and processes.

District Nurses

Based St Marys Health Centre, Cop Lane Penwortham. The team can be contacted by telephone 01772 644170.

Treatment Room Nurses

St Marys Health Centre, Cop Lane, Penwortham. Telephone 01772 644151.The Treatment room provides dressings and treatment room services for procedures done at hospitals and other external healthcare providers and clinics and complex wound care. Please note this service is provided by Lancashire Foundation Trust who are commissioned by the Integrated Care Board ICB

Podiatrist

The team can be contacted on 01772 644151.
Page last reviewed: 24 October 2025
Page created: 18 August 2021