Our Doctors
Dr Tony Avery (m)
DM, FRCGP, BMedSci, DCH, DGM, OBE
Dr Avery sees patients on Thursdays.
About Dr Avery
He does joint injections and injections for carpal tunnel syndrome. He is National Clinical Director for Prescribing and a Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, and this involves him in teaching medical students and research.
He is also a Senior Investigator for the National Institute for Health Research . His research interests are in prescribing and patient safety.
Dr Jo Ratan (f)
Bmedsci, BM, BS, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP
Dr Ratan sees patients on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
About Dr Ratan
Before joining the practice in July 2022 she spent most of her career working just over the border in Derbyshire. She is the practice lead for diabetes.
She has a wide range of clinical interests including Women’s Health, Contraception & Sexual Health, Urology and Mental Health. She fits contraceptive implants.
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Dr Nicola Egan (f)
BM BS BMedSci DCH MRCGP
Dr Egan sees patients on Mondays and Wednesdays.
About Dr Egan
Her clinical interests include all areas of general practice.
Dr Jonathan Murray (m)
MBChB MRCGP, PGCME
Dr Murray sees patients on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
About Dr Murray
His clinical interests include all aspects of general practice. He has also completed the of GP trainers course for teaching GP Registrars.
Dr Jessica Patel (f)
MBBCH, BSc, MRCGP, DRCOG
About Dr Patel
She enjoys all clinical aspects of general practice and has an interest in dermatology.
Dr Nicholas Boddy (m)
BMBS BMedSci MPhil (Engineering) DCH MRCGP
Dr Boddy sees patients on Tuesdays and Thursdays
About Dr Boddy
He joined the practice in 2023 and his clinical interests include joint injections, child health and ENT.
He also works as a researcher at the University of Nottingham and teaches medical students at the University of Leicester.
Dr Gina Finch (f)
MbCHb MRCGP, DGM, DRCOG
Dr Finch sees patients on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
About Dr Finch
She is the practice’s Senior Partner and lead for safeguarding adults. She is also Trainer of Registrars with the Nottingham VTS.
Dr Victoria Robinson (f)
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
Dr Robinson sees patients on Wednesdays
About Dr Robinson
She does joint injections and fits contraceptive coils and implants. She is a retainer GP and does ones session a week on a Wednesday.
Our Nursing Team
The Practice Nurses offer a wide range of services including health advice, respiratory and diabetic checks, blood pressure and coronary heart disease monitoring, family planning and cervical smears, childhood immunisations as well as other nursing tasks such as dressings.
Appointments to see them can be made at reception. We need to know the reason for the appointment so we can give them the appropriate length of time they need.
Helen Collier (f)
Practice Nurse
Helen can help with diabetes, immunisations, contraception, cervical cytology, dressings and travel vaccinations
Jill Cheetham (f)
Practice Nurse
Jill can help with for learning disability checks, asthma, dressings, cervical cytology and travel vaccinations
Sharon McTaggart (f)
Practice Nurse
Sharon can help with respiratory conditions, cervical cytology, contraception, immunisations, travel health, learning disability checks and is our infection control lead.
Polly Southgate (f)
Practice Nurse
Polly can help with diabetes, immunisations, contraception, cervical cytology, dressings and travel vaccinations
Ellie Angelova-Cooper (f)
Research Nurse
Along with our other core research team members Ellie is responsible for the smooth running of our clinical research activities at the practice
Our Clinical Pharmacist Team
Zhi Law (f)
Clinical Pharmacist
About Zhi
She helps with medication queries and reviews especially involved in drugs used for anticoagulation.
She also looks after our care home patients and is part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes service for the PCN.
Vevila Wen Hong (f)
Clinical Pharmacist
About Vevila
She reviews patients who are new to the practice on medication.
She also looks after our care home patients and is part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes service for the PCN.
Samantha Garside (f)
Pharmacy Technician
About Samantha
Our Healthcare Team
Michelle Stone (f)
Healthcare Assistant
About Michelle
Kelly Lowe (f)
Healthcare Assistant
About Kelly
Our Practice Team
Nazia Rehman
Practice Manager
About Nazia
Ed Longridge
Practice Systems and Research Manager
About Ed
Laurie Bell
Deputy Practice Manager
About Laurie
Receptionists
Our Office Manager (TBC) is helped by Wendy, Faye, Mel, Anne, Caroline, Helen, Will and Holly. They will deal with your queries and appointment requests. They may ask you a few details in order to work out how best to help you but they are bound by the same levels of confidentiality as the doctors.
Practice Secretaries
The Practice secretaries Mel, Sonia, and Rachel will liaise with hospitals for us. One of them is here every day. If you have issues with your liaison with hospitals please speak to reception or the medical secretaries for help with this.
Summariser
Andrea is our summariser and is responsible for the maintenance of new patient records.
Our Attached Team
Phlebotomists
Appointments can be made at reception for blood tests with our phlebotomists. They are especially trained to do blood tests. Appointments to see them can be made at reception. They can only take blood in morning appointments as the blood is collected at lunchtime to go to the hospital to be analysed. Many blood tests cannot be left overnight. If the hospital has requested your blood test you can take this to the hospital phlebotomy walk-in clinics. Reception can let you know the times of these or you can click on this link.
District Nurses
We have a team of experienced district nurses who are based at Stapleford Care Centre. They offer a wide variety of services to the housebound and those recently discharged from hospital. This includes care of the young people with disabilities, wound care, injections and advanced and palliative care. They can be contacted by phoning Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm on 0300 0830100. At bank holidays, weekends, evenings and nights ring 8462377.
Healthy Family team (0-19 years)
The Healthy Family team role is to support children and young people with physical and mental health needs. For basic advice please call 0300 123 3387 Option 4, or the team can be contacted directly for advice or for a home visit by leaving a message at Dovecote House where they are based on 0115 9522412.
Community Midwife
The Community Midwife team is involved in the care of all mothers before and after the birth of their child. You can self refer to them. They are available for any queries or concerns on 0115 8542264. For the emergency midwife call 07967204126 (9am-5pm) or outside of these times on 0115 9299971.
