Staff

Doctors

  • DR MARY NEESON

    Female

    MBBS - Children Safeguarding Lead.

    Mary joined the practice in 2018 having qualified from Newcastle University in 1993. Her areas of interest include dermatology and paediatrics.

  • DR BETH GREGORY-SMITH

    Female

    MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP - Adult Safeguarding Lead.

    Beth joined the practice in 2009 having qualified from Newcastle University in 2000. Her areas of interest include dermatology, minor surgery, the training of medical students and research.

  • DR KRISTINA RODNEY

    Female

    MBBS, MRCGP

    Kristina joined the practice in 2021 having qualified in 2015. Her areas of interest are business management, medicines management and the training of medical students

  • DR LUCY BRAIN

    Female

    Providing cover for Dr Middleton until March 2027 and will be working primarily on Tuesdays.

  • DR GINA MIDDLETON

    Female

    Salaried GP

Practice Management

  • YVONNE CRAIG

    Female

    BA(Hons), FIoL

Nurses

  • RACHAEL GIBSON

    Female

    BSc(Hons) Adult Nursing

  • HELEN BRUNT

    Female

    Practice Nurse BSc (Hons) Nursing

Health Care Assistant

Health Care Assistant

  • COLLETTE EAMES

    Female

    Healthcare Assistant

Dispenser

Dispensary Staff

  • CAROLINE CURRIE

    Dispensary Lead

  • ERIN EDWARDS

    Reception Lead / Dispenser

  • JOAN WISZNIEWSKA

    Medicine Manager

  • SHANI SMITH

    Dispenser

  • WENDY NISBET

    Medicine Manager

  • ELAINE FIORI

    Dispenser/Reception

Administration

  • ERIN EDWARDS

    Reception Lead / Dispenser

  • MELISSA IRVIN

    Dispenser/Admin

  • GEORGINA ROBLEY

    Reception/Admin

  • LISA WIGHTMAN

Medical Secretary

  • LESLEY OAKENFOLD

    Practice Secretary

Care Co-ordinator

Care Co-ordinator Care Co-ordinators help to co-ordinate and navigate care across the health and care system, helping people make the right connections, with the right teams at the right time. We work with patients with certain Long Term Conditions who may need extra support within their healthcare, whether it be arranging appointments, attending hospital appointments, looking for extra support or general signposting. What we can help you with: • Being a central point of contact for you/your carer. • Making sure you have the correct support in place. • Helping you connect to the services/support you require, whether this be at Humshaugh & Wark Medical Group or elsewhere. • Supporting you to prepare for shared decision-making conversations with health professionals. • Helping make sure that your care is personalised and that those involved in your care understand what is important to you. • Helping you complete a personalised care and support plan if one is required. • Providing links to information to help you understand your health condition. What we can't help you with: • Any medical questions you may have. Heather's normal working hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and can be contacted during these times.

  • HEATHER EDWARDS

    Female

    Care-Coordinator

Community Nurses

  • HELEN PATTERSON

    Female

    Community Nurse

  • LISA KEEBLE

    Female

  • JOANNE NICHOLS

    Female

  • HELEN PATTERSON

    Female

  • ZOE AIREY

    Female

  • VALERIE COWENS

    Female

  • SUZANNE DIXON

    Female

  • HANNAH HARKINS

    Female

  • DIANE O'NEIL

    Female

  • HEATHER THIRWELL

    Female

Reception/Care Navigation

All our reception and dispensing staff are here to help you. They answer the phone, deal with enquiries, carry out administration tasks, take repeat prescriptions and dispense medication. Their job is very demanding so please be patient. There may be times when you approach the Practice for help, but more appropriate help may be better provided elsewhere. You may find that our GP’s will direct you to our reception team for advice as they have been trained in care navigation and will be able to suggest appropriate or alternative organisations that are better able to help you. Contact Reception on 01434 681281.
Page last reviewed: 21 September 2026
Page created: 17 April 2025