The Doctors
Dr Jayalalitha Asokan (Dr Jaya) GP Partner (F)
MBBS (Madurai, India 1991) MRCGP (2006) MRCOG (2000)
Dr M Alagarsamy (Dr Al) GP Partner (M)
MBBS (Madras Medical College, India 1997)
MRCGP (UK April 2006)
Dr Rashmi Ramesh GP Partner (F)
MBBS (Sri Siddhartha Medical College -2001 India), DFFP
Dr Pauline John Salaried GP (F)
MBBS 1995, (Rajiv Gandhi University, India) MRCGP 2010
Dr Gabriel Pekun Salaried GP (M)
MBBS (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2013) MRCGP 2022
Dr Kenechi Nnabuchi Salaried GP (M)
MBBS 2012, MRCGP 2022
Dr Gerald Onuchuckwu Salaried GP (M)
MBBS 2012 Nigeria, MRCGP 2023
Practice Nurses
Jackie Robson (F)
Diabetic reviews, COPD review, Smear, Baby imms, Contraception, Travel vacs, Dressing, Swabs, Smoking cessation
Jessica Griffin (F)
Respiratory- Asthma, COPD, Baby imms, swabs, smears, dressings,
Hold clinics for adult health checks, cervical smears, travel vaccines, asthma, hypertension, CHD, baby and diabetic clinics. They can perform practical procedures such as ear syringing and wound care and injections and can also give advice on health and dietary problems.
Health Care Assistants
Lynn Portas (F)
BP, ECG, Healthy heart check, Weight management, Bloods, B12 injections
Andrea Gent (F)
BP, ECG, Healthy heart check, Bloods, B12 injections
Takes routine blood samples, blood pressure checks and ECGs. Also oversees weight management. Advises on weight management.
The Practice Team
Practice Manager: Sarah Rumble
Responsible for the administration and organisation of the practice and leading our team to provide the highest quality of service for our practice population.
Pharmacist
Social Prescribers
The social prescribing team visit our practice regular and they can support patients access other support services like financial advisory services, volunteer support organisations and much more.
Office Manager
Ensures the smooth running of the reception area.
Secretaries
Ensure all secretarial duties are carried out efficiently.
IT
Work on the input of important computer data and arrange clinics.
Receptionists
Are the patients’ first contact with the surgery. Please help them by giving any information they require to enable them to process your request quickly and efficiently.
Community Nurses
The district nurses perform most of their work in patients' homes, tending to people who are housebound or too ill to leave their homes. Their work involves general nursing duties such as giving injections and dressing wounds as well as assessing and providing more complex nursing needs for more seriously ill patients.
Health Visitors
Health visitors are employed by the NHS Community Trust. They work mainly with the well population and are concerned with the family as well as individuals within the family. A large part of the health visitors time is spent monitoring the growth, development and social and physical health of children under 5 years, and their families. They undertake Well Baby Clinics, Health Promotion and Child Protection work and vaccinations. They are especially involved with breast feeding mothers, isolated and unsupported mothers and mothers with postnatal depression.
Macmillan Nurses
The Macmillan nurse provides help and support to terminally ill patients and their families. They can be contacted via Teesside Hospice (01642 816777)
Midwife
Attends to the needs of expectant and newly delivered mums, their families and their babies.
Counsellor
Can help with issues such as depression, low self-esteem and low self-confidence, bereavement and relationship problems.