THE PRACTICE TEAM

The Doctors

Ralph Sullivan
MB. ChB. (1977), M.R.C.G.P., Dip.Ther., D.R.C.O.G., U.K.C.H.I.P.

Mairi McKirdy
BM. (Hons) (1992), D.F.F.P.

Nick Howlett
MB. ChB. ( 1991), M.R.C.G.P. (Dist.), D.C.H., D.R.C.O.G., D.F.F.P.

Abby Astle
MB. BChir. (1997), B.A., M.R.C.G.P. (Dist.), D.G.M., D.C.H., D.F.F.P.

Emma Harding
MB. ChB. (1990), M.A., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G.

Louise Morgan
MB. BCh. (1992), B.Med.Sc., M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G., D.F.F.P.

Jenny Armer (Assistant)
MB.ChB. (2001), M.R.C.G.P. (Dist.), D.R.C.O.G., D.F.F.P.

Click here for an explanation of doctors' training and qualifications.

Training doctors: (see Practice News for more information about our new trainees)

Hamish Grant, Specialist trainee in General Practice

Annabel Cox, Foundation Year Two doctor.

Some of the doctors have appointments in the Health Service outside the practice

Dr Sullivan is National Clinical Lead for Primary Care at the NHS Information Centre where he is a clinical advisor in health informatics.

Dr Astle is part of the clinical team at Castleberg Hospital which specialises in care of elderly patients, terminally ill patients and people requiring rehabilitation.

Dr Harding has a special interest in Substance Misuse and works in the community drug and alcohol clinic in Morecambe and various prisons

Dr Armer works in family planning and sexual health in Barrow and Carnforth; she is also a community tutor at Lancaster university.

Practice and Business Manager

Jonathan Scott

Office Manager

Jill Noble

Senior Receptionist

Lyndsae Lister

Accounts

Shirley Macdonald

Secretaries

Sue Atkinson, Sue Jenkins, Sarah Mulliner

Chief Dispenser

Chris Dixon

Practice Nurses

Meg Disberry R.G.N., E.N.B., senior practice nurse

Rachel Clay, R.G.N

Karen Levens, B.Sc. (Hons) in Nursing

Wanda Lewcun, B.A. (Hons), R.G.N.

Health Care Assistant

Carol Jones

Receptionists and Administration Staff,

Janet Bond, Andrea Conlon, Ingrid Ellershaw, Sarah Giles, Edith Hunter, Helen Midwinter,
Marie Mitton, Patsy Morphet, Laura Park

Reception and administration staff also have special roles:

Phlebotomy: Jill Noble, Lyndsae Lister

Secretarial support: Marie Mitton, Ingrid Ellershaw

Dispensary: Sarah Giles, Edith Hunter, Laura Park

Caretakers

Julia Booth, Jennifer McKay

Community Nurses and Therapists

There are many health professionals who work closely with the practice that you might meet at the surgeries or at home. These include community nurses, health visitors, midwives, physiotherpaists, podiatriatrists, counsellors, community mental health nurses and other members of the local community mental health teams. There is information about who they are and what they do here.