staff
Clinical Staff

 
Dr. M. Biswas (Partner)


Qualified: 1962
Qualifications: DRCOG, DV, MBBS
Specialist Interests: Women's Health, Skin Diseases, Contraception.


Dr. B. Biswas (Partner)

Qualified: 1990

Qualifications: MbChB Liverpool University
Specialist Interests: Child health, Diabetes, Asthma.
Holder of Pre Hospital Immediate Care Certificate and member of Med Alert -- involved in pre hospital immediate care.

 
Dr. R. Bonsor (Partner)
 




Qualified: 1986 University Of Liverpool
Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Special Interests :

Women's Health.
GP Trainer
Medical Education


 

 
Dr. R. Gangakhedkar (Partner)

Qualified: 1965
Qualifications: MBBS

 
Dr S Panikker (Partner)

Dr Panikker joined the practice in 2002, he specialises in General Surgery. Dr Panikker in addition to working as a GP is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and oversees the minor surgery service, and runs the vasectomy service.

 

Dr Praful Reddy:
Dr Reddy joins us from Preston. He currently Works at Encompass and Beacon.
 

Elsie Roberts


Qualified: 1973
Qualifications: RGN (Whiston), Diploma in Asthma Management.
Specialist Interests: Asthma, Chronic Airways Disease. Elsie runs the COPD Clinic.

 
DR G Henry

DR Henry joined the practice in 2003 having qualified in 2000 at Dundee.
Involved in teaching.

 
Joanne Biswas

Qualified 1988 Wirral School of Nursing
Diploma in Health Studies 1994
Degree in Health Studies 1997
Extensive experience in Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Diploma Cervical Cytology
Special Interests: Contraception, Cervical Cytology.

 
Linda Casey

Sr Casey has a particular interest in palliative care, and management of blood pressure, Linda is mainly based at Hillside Health Centre.

Paula Southern Health Visitor

Health Visitors are specialists in Child health and Maternal Health. Both can prescribe for certain conditions.
Contact: 01695 723187

 
Sr Debbie Cockle

Debbie along with all her nursing areas brings with her experience from working at the Liverpool Womens Hospital and heads the Childhood immunisation service.

Debbie Runs the Anticoagulation clinic haveing gained extensive experience in this area.

 

 

 

Management and Administrative Staff


Jill Foster

Jill having run a successful business for 18 years has taken the management reigns at the practice. Jill is the first point of contact for any non clinical enquiries and complaints /comments / suggestions.
 

Jennie Nicholls
Deputy Practice Manager
Jennie is responsible for smooth running of reception and "front of house"
Jennie has come from a Management Background in the Primary
Care Trust.

Health Care Assistants: The unsung heroes of the practice.
This is a role that has evolved over the last 4 years, to a level that they are an integral highly skilled part of the clinical team.

We are lucky to have three very motivated and highly trained Health Care Assistants.
Della Tunstall
Christine Edwards
Lorraine McCormick


With a huge amount of additional training and personal commitment, they are able to expand the range and availability of patient care.

HCAs perform the following clinical care:
New Patient Checks
Blood Pressure / Pulse
Blood Tests
Spirometry (Breathing tests)
Dressing changes
INR (Clotting) Tests
Coordinating medicines management
Swabs
 

 
Reception Staff

Isobel Valentine
Beth Wilcock
Celia Disley
Gill O'Mara
Melanie Tweedle (Reception contact point for students)
Diane Fletcher
Michaela Hume (Also manages the anticoagulation clinic)
Rachel Ward
Katrina Cox
Lisa Crickson
Claire Lowe