Bankfield Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Susan Brennan (f)

MB, ChB

Dr James Gray (m)

Bsc, MB, ChB, MRCGP

Dr Alison Mattocks (f)

MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP

Dr Emily O'Leary (f)

BSc, MBChB, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP

Dr Kieron Durkan (m)

MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCGP

Dr Sidrah Tahir (f)

MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP (2018)

Dr Sarah Bishop (f)

MB BCh (Oxford 2012), MA, DRCOG, MRCGP (2018)

Qualification Abbreviations

MRCGP	Member, (by examination), of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
BSc	Bachelor of Science
MB	Bachelor of Medicine
ChB	Bachelor of Surgery
DCH	Diploma in Child Health
DFFP	Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning
DRCOG	Diploma for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Nurse Practitioners

Mrs Janice Cook (f)

Janice is fully qualified as an MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner RGN.

Janice is able to see patients with undiagnosed conditions, she is qualified to a masters degree level and has many years experience. Janice works alongside the GP's taking patient history, diagnosing, treating, prescribing and referring on where necessary.

Janice has many years experience in family planning fitting intrauterine contraceptive devices and nexplanon implants.

Nurses

Sister Sarah Beeden (f)

Sister Joanne Wilson (f)

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.

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Katrina Flaherty (f)

Miss Brogan Williamson (Apprentice) (f)

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

Practice Management

Mrs Claire Baggley (f)

Business Manager

Mrs Karen Bartle (f)

Deputy Business Manager

The Business 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 business manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Administration

Mrs Susan Hillas (f)

Data Quality Administrator

Reception

Mrs Shirley Hopkinson (f)

Reception Manager

Mrs Lynn Smith (f)

Mrs Beverley Kinder (f)

Miss Avril Blagbrough (f)

Mrs Alison Jacobs (f)

Miss Emily Harper (f)

Miss Ellie Ormston (f)

Secretaries

Mrs Rachel Knights (f)

Secretary/Non Clinical Palliative Care Co-ordinator

Community Nurses

Our District Nursing team cares for any one in their home who is unable to attend surgery or Lawson Road Clinic. Their responsibilities include; wound care, injections, blood test, catheter management, continence management, gastrostomy care, pressure ulcer management and care of people with incurable or life threatening illnesses.

The District Nursing sister can prescribe certain products for patients, for example wound products. There is a specialist Leg Ulcer Clinic held weekly at Lawson Road Health Centre Brighouse - referral is through your District Nurse, Practice Nurse or GP.

District Nurses can be contacted on 01422 310838

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

The Health Visitors can be contacted on 0300 3045076.