There are currently six partners (one male and five female) as well as four salaried GPs practicing at Friarwood surgery.

MBBS India 1996, MRCS, DRCOG, MRCGP, Diploma in Primary Care Diabetes

MBBS India, DGO, MRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP 2007

MB ChB (2005) Leeds, nMRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

MBChB (Hons), MRCGP, DFSRH, RCCP cert Drug Misuse,

MBBS MRCGP Newcastle University 2010

MBBS King's College London 2000, MRCGP, DFSRH, PGCPCE,  Chair of Wakefield Area LMC

MBBS 2011 Pakistan, MRCGP

MBChB Leeds 2017, MRCGP

The Practice currently has four Nurse Practitioners who have specialist skills and experience.

They all run their own clinics and can offer assessment and advice on minor illnesses, minor injuries, home care, and medication available from the chemist without a prescription, and a wide range of other medical issues.

Nurse practitioners are qualified experienced nurses, educated up to a Masters degree level, who work as independent, autonomous practitioners.

Nurse practitioners training enables them to:

• Perform an in-depth clinical physical examination
• Initiate investigations where necessary
• Reach a diagnosis
• Advise on treatments and where necessary prescribe medication for acute problems
• Refer to other members of the healthcare team where appropriate or necessary.

The Nurse Practitioners are available daily as part of Clinician Call Back and by appointment on request.

Nurse Practitioners are able to prescribe independently. A Doctor is always available to review you if the Nurse Practitioner feels it is necessary.

Michelle is the Nursing Team leader and started with the practice 4th November 2013, she is also part of a team of 4 Nurse Practitioners who provide the clinical call back service. Michelle is a highly qualified salaried Partner at our surgery and was awarded the prestigious Queens Nurse award in late 2016.

Helen started with the practice in June 2013 and provides support to complete long term conditions care plans for our patients. Helen is also part of the NP triage team  

Paul qualified as a Paramedic in 2008, then going on to obtain an FdSc in Paramedic Science, BSc in Health and Social care and MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice.

He has been working in primary care since December 2018.  He Qualified as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in June 2021.

Shirley started her career as a registered nurse, qualifying in 1992.  in 2009 Shirley then did her MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner training for general practice.  Shirley has a specialised interest in women health, including contraception, sexual health, menopause and cytology.

You can make an appointment with one of our four practice nurses when appropriate. Their numerous tasks include:

• Immunisations
• Dressings and removal of stitches
• Ear syringing
• Clinics to monitor blood pressure, asthma and diabetes

They also assist the doctors in minor surgery and are always available to offer professional advice.

Appointments may be made by telephoning the surgery after 10.00am each day.

Telephone enquiries are available with the Practice Nurse, the receptionist will take your number and the nurse will call you back.

Emma is the practice triage nurse. 

The Practice Manager is responsible for the administration of the practice. She would be happy to hear your views and suggestions about the services offered by the practice.

Karen is the Practice Manager.

Assistant Practice Manager

Jayne is the Reception Manager. The staff at the reception desk will assist you in making emergency and routine appointments to see your doctor, take repeat prescriptions, answer numerous and varied questions and offer help and assistance at all times.

It is a legal requirement that confidentiality of patients' records is maintained at the highest level by all staff.

Pharmacists:

Our Pharmacists don’t work in chemists, dispensing your medication, but in Practice alongside our GPs, Nurses and Admin staff. They support the Practice by dealing with complex medication queries, reviewing patient medication, and doing work in the background to ensure everyone is on the best medication for their needs. You might end up speaking to a Pharmacist about your medication, but don’t worry! They have lots of specialised training, and free up the GP’s time so they can help you with other things. For example, both a GP and a Pharmacist can help you with a medication question. But only a GP could help if you had stomach pain. By having Pharmacists, we can provide more GP appointments for when it’s really needed.

Pharmacy Technicians:

Our Pharmacy Technicians work in Practice with the rest of our team. They’re often doing work in the background, like: Reviewing hospital letters to make sure your repeat prescriptions are kept up-to-date Helping the reception team with simple queries to make sure you don’t have to wait too long for an answer to any questions Doing back office tasks to ensure simple medication reviews are done They help the Practice in so many different ways, and because they’re able to take care of the things mentioned above, your GP has more time for appointments to help you!

There is a team of midwives who will give antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care to all pregnant women who are registered with the surgery

District nursing sisters are qualified to degree level and provide a service to housebound patients.  Friarwood Surgery are supported by a team of fully qualified nurses.

The team provides professional support and advice in a variety of areas such as terminal care, wound care, incontinence assessments and some post-operative discharge follow-ups.

Each patient is assessed individually and care planned accordingly, in discussion with the patient.

Referral on to other agencies may be appropriate in some cases.

Health visitors are trained nurses who have specialised in promoting health and preventing illness for all age groups.

They have particular responsibility for helping and assessing the health and development of children under five years.

Clients will be seen at home and not at Friarwood Surgery.

Mental Health Nurse

Health Coaches:

Health Coaches support you to plan and create realistic steps to reach your health goals. They help you find a reason for change and to overcome what might be getting in the way of it. They have time to listen and work with you about the things that matter to you. If you have a lifestyle related condition, such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, or chronic pain, and want to make a positive change, you can see a Health Coach in Practice now. They work alongside our Practice team to look after your wellbeing and can spend more time with you than a GP.

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Pharmacy Technician

Dietician

GPA:

General Practice Assistants (GPA’s) are a new role to join our practice team. They have three areas of work: Reception duties, to help with the number of telephone calls we receive each day Administration support, to help with back office functions of the Practice and support the team with keeping on top of things Clinical support - assisting our doctors with routine tasks such as arranging tests, follow up appointments, referrals, and simple clinical observations

Care Co-ordinator