Meet the Team

Partners

We are a three Partner Practice working with as a team of 7 GPs, 1-3 trainee GPs, 4 ANPs and 2 nurses. We cater for patients in the Ludlow area. Please see our Practice information for more details.

Dr Catherine Beanland
Senior and Business Partner

MBBcH MRCGP DRCOG DCH

Mondays Tuesday Thursdays and Fridays

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Dr Beanland is our Senior and Business Partner and has worked in the practice since 2008. Her Special Interests are Family Planning and Gynaecology as well as Medical Education. She also carries out Minor Procedures such as Joint injections, Coil insertions and Nexplanon insertions.

Dr Poppy Hazeldine
Partner 

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays (currently on maternity leave)

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Dr Hazeldine joined our practice in 2022. She has a special interest in Women’s Health, Palliative Care and Medical Education. She is our lead for Safeguarding and GP Registrar Training.

Joy Godding
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Partner

RGN Partner Specialist Practitioner BSc (Hons) Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Monday Wednesday Thursday

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Nurse Joy has worked in the practice for many years and became a partner in 2021. She has a special interest in Diabetes and Respiratory Diseases. She is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner(ANP) and our Lead Nurse.

Assistant Doctors

Our Doctors and When They Work:

Dr Jenny Hartley

MBChB DRCOG MRCGP

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

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Dr Hartley trained as a doctor in the Army before leaving military service and joining the NHS in 2018. She has worked in Scotland and Hampshire before moving to Shropshire in 2022. She has a special interest in women’s health and sexual health but enjoys all aspects of general practice. She is able to fit Nexplanons. She is our Medical Student Lead with Keele University.

Dr Alan Perks

Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Special interest, Geriatric medicine, Paeds, Joint injections.

Dr Sally Wood

Mondays and Fridays

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Dr Wood qualified as a GP in 2012 and has worked in various practices around rural Shropshire and Worcestershire for over a decade. Dr Wood is particularly interested in women’s health and is able to fit coils and contraceptive implants. Dr Wood also works as the Primary Care Lead for Aston Medical School. She is married with a young son and enjoys spending time outdoors in our beautiful local area (when it’s not raining!).

Dr Larissa Blick

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from June 2025

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Starting in June 2025.

Dr Nitesh Patel

Maternity Locum Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

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Dr Nitesh Patel qualified as a GP in 2024 and trained as a GP in Shropshire and we were lucky to have him with us as a second year Registrar, he will be working with us while Dr Hazeldine is on maternity leave.

Dr Liam Stevens

Maternity Locum Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

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Dr Liam Stevens qualified as a GP in 2024 and trained as a GP in Shropshire and we were lucky to have him with us as a third year Registrar, he will be working with us while Dr Hazeldine is on maternity leave.

Nursing Team and Advanced Clinicians

Book with our Nurses

Many problems can be dealt with by our nurses and Advanced Clinicians

Advanced Nurses and Paramedics: You can book an appt with our advanced nurses: Nurse Partner Joy Godding, Nurse Julie Shutt and Advanced Nurse Practitioner Amanda or our Advanced Paramedic Sian Woods who can consult, diagnose and treat most medical conditions.

Nurses and HCA: If you have a problem with a minor illness such as a urine infection, tummy bug, sore throats, skin infections please ask for an appointment with our NURSES Heidi and Jo.

HCAs: If you need a blood test or a dressing book with our HCAs Angie and Megan who often have appointments with shorter waiting times than Doctors or ANP/ACP.

Book with our Additional Staff

Counsellor Siri or Rosie, for mental health support and counselling

Care Coordinator Judith and Zoe for support with social care needs

Amanda Robinson
Advanced Nurse Practitioner

RGN DIPHE Cert Diabetes Cert COPD

Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays

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Special Interest: Diabetes | COPD | Chronic Disease

Sian Woods
Advanced Paramedic with Masters in Science

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

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Special interest: Her main specialism is acute care but she also has an interest in frailty, promoting dignity and choice within end of life care. She is our lead for Minor Surgery.

Julie Shutt
Advanced Nurse Practitioner

RGN NDN

Mondays and Tuesdays

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Minor illness. Special Interest in Asthma, Women’s health and Hypertension.

Joanne Gray
Practice Nurse 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

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Special Interest: Wound Care | Childhood Immunisations

Heidi Morris
Practice Nurse

RCN

Monday and Tuesday

Angie Runicles
HCA

Monday all day Tuesday Morning Wednesday Morning Thursday Morning Friday Morning

Judith Sharod
GP Assistant/Care Coordinator

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

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GP Assistant/Care Coordinator, GSF Admin Lead, Safeguarding Admin lead and Compassionate Communities Lead

Zoe Jennings-Smith

Care Coordinator

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays

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GP Assistant, Care Coordinator, Children’s Safeguarding Admin Lead and Carers Group Lead

Siri Ahir
Online Counsellor

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and some Fridays and Saturday mornings

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Counsellor Foundation degree in counselling theory and practice at Staffordshire University Works Wednesday afternoons and evenings

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Additional Staff provided by the Primary Care Network, or other trusts

Book with our Additional staff

You can book with our:

Pharmacists Eden and Charlotte, for support and information about medication

Health Coach Elwyn, for support with lifestyle changes

Elwyn Jones
Social Prescriber and Health Coach

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Motivational lifestyle health coach

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Eden Maxwell
Pharmacist 

Remote worker

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Eden is a fully trained pharmacist but has limited experience in primary care she has a clinical interest in Mental Health, Cardiovascular Targets High Risk Medication Protocols/Shared Care Agreements and MSK/Opiods. She will be doing surgeries also for General Pharmacy Queries and Eclipse.

Management and Administration and Referrals

You can ask to speak to our Drug Secretaries Sarah and Hayley, for queries about medications

You can ask to speak to our Secretaries Debbie, Sue and Chloe, for queries related to referrals. For more information and useful telephone numbers regarding referrals please follow the link below:

Rachel Wilding
Practice Manager

Becci Ashby
Deputy Manager Staff and Admin

Chloe Edwards –
Deputy Manager Admin Lead

Debbie Price
Secretary

Sarah Johnson
Prescription Clerk (Drug Secretary)