Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr. S Colabella (m)

MBChB, MRCGP, PG Cert (Dist) (Partner)

Usual days of work – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Dr. T Leigh (f)

MBChB ,MRCP( paeds), MRCGP, DFRSH(Partner)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Dr. R Hawting (f)

MBChB 1997, MRCGP, DFFP, DRCOG, BSc (Partner)

Usual days of work – Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Dr. S Trevelyan (f)

(Partner)

Usual days of work – Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Dr M Chhoangalia (m)

(Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Dr. C Kidd (f)
MBBS 1988, DRCOG, DFSRH (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Term time only)

Dr. R Doyle (f)

(Salaried Doctor) – sees diabetic patients only

Usual days of work – Friday

Dr. C Bonshek (f)

MBChB, MRCPCH, MRCGP, MPhil BSc (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Dr. N Pugh (f)

MBChb, MRCGP, PgCert MedEd, Hea Fellowship (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Dr. D Kandola (m)

MBChB, BSc, MRCGP (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Dr. M Gater (m)
MBChB MRCGP (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Dr. J Gill (f)

(Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Dr. T Mitchell (m)

MBChB MRes MRCGP (Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Dr. F Zhang (m)

(Salaried Doctor)

Usual days of work – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Dr. H Zafar

(Fixed term locum Doctor)

Usual days of work – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Trainee Doctors

Dr R Malakar (f)

(ST3 Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Dr A Adigun (f)

(ST3 Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

DR C Couper (f)

(ST3 Doctor)

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Advanced Clinical Practitioner 

Hayley Daniel (f)
MSc – ACP, RN, BSc – RM, BSc- HV

Advanced  Clinical Practitioner

Usual days of work: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Nursing Team 

Kelsie Hall (f)

Practice Nurse Lead

Usual days of work: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Anthony Daniel  (m)

Practice Nurse 

Usual days of work: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (term time only)

Paula (f)

Health Care Assistant 

Usual days of work: Monday and Tuesday

Dega (f)

Health Care Assistant 

Usual days of work Monday , Wednesday, Thursday 

Hannah (f)

Health Care Assistant

Usual days of work: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Pharmacy Team

Our practice prescribing team are responsible for requesting prescriptions and distributing the request to the appropriate clinician or to our practice Pharmacist. On a day to day basis they will chase hospital discharges, medication quires, community pharmacy queries and patient enquiries.

Our Pharmacists will also assist with communication across a patient’s care pathway, manage medicines shortages by suggesting suitable alternatives where appropriate.

Day to day work can change often being a Pharmacist but as few examples of what they will do on a routine basis are:

  • Structured medication reviews
  • Medication optimisation
  • Medication consolidation
  • Prescribing safety
  • Medication quires
  • Asthma Reviews
  • COPD Reviews
  • Diabetic Reviews

Abdullah Bhana (m)

Clinical Lead Pharmacist

Usual days of work – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Saman Kaur (f)

Pharmacist

Usual days of work – Tuesday to Friday

Samina (f)
Pharmacy Technician 

Usual days of work –  Wednesday and Thursday

Jayesh (m)

Pharmacy Technician

Usual days of work –  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  and Friday

Emer (f)

Pharmacy Technician

Usual days of work –  Monday and Tuesday

Practice Management

Lesley Hyde (f)

Practice Business Manager

As the Practice Business Manager, Lesley oversees the operational, financial, and administrative functions of our GP practice. Lesley’s responsibilities include managing the day-to-day running of the practice, ensuring the smooth delivery of high-quality patient care, overseeing compliance with regulatory standards, and supporting the strategic aims and development of the practice. Lesley works closely with our clinical and administrative teams along with our wider NHS colleagues and local community organisations to optimise resources, develop services, whilst cultivating a welcoming environment for both patients, staff and visitors. Lesley’s role is pivotal in ensuring the practice operates efficiently and continues to meet the needs of our diverse community.

Kirsty Howe (f)

 Data Quality and Performance Manager

As the Data Quality & Performance Manager, Kirsty plays a key role in ensuring our GP practice operates at its highest standards. Kirsty’s responsibilities include monitoring and improving the accuracy and quality of patient data, analysing performance metrics to support informed decision-making, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Kirsty works closely with clinical and administrative teams to implement efficient data systems and drive continuous improvement in our services. By maintaining robust data processes, Kirsty assists our Practice Business Manager to ensure the practice delivers safe, effective, and patient-centred care. Kirsty also leads on our PPG.

Danielle Currier (f)

Office Manager

As the Office Manager, Danielle oversees the administrative and reception teams, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of our GP practice. Danielle’s responsibilities include coordinating daily operations, managing workflows, and fosters a positive and supportive working environment for our staff. Danielle works closely with all staff to maintain high standards of patient service, streamline processes, and address any challenges that arise. By supporting our teams and enhancing operational efficiency, Danielle helps to ensure that patients receive a seamless and welcoming experience at our practice.  Danielle is also responsible for managing and attending community events and engagement.

Reception/Admin Team

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

We have a large Reception/Admin staff who are well versed in recognising an emergency situation in which immediate medical attention is require.

Sam Naylor (f)

Reception Lead 

Rukaya (f)

Care – Coordinator

Louise (f)

Receptionist

Stephanie (f)

Receptionist

Jaiya (f)

Receptionist

Susan (f) 

Receptionist 

Natalie (f)

Receptionist

Clinical Coders

A clinical coder is a health information professional whose main duties are to analyse clinical statements and assign standard codes using a classification system.

A clinical coder is responsible for analysing a patient’s medical record, which includes reports and letters transcribed by the medical transcriptionist reviews the patient’s file in detail and converts the documented medical procedures, diagnosis, and resources into codes.

Anna Uryszek (f)

Clinical Coding Lead

James (m)

Clinical Coder

Secretarial Team

Medical secretaries provide administrative support to doctors in general practice (GP’s). As well as having strong secretarial skills, our medical secretaries have an understanding of the medical terminology and special administrative practices required in our healthcare environment.

The work of a medical secretary varies from day to day, our medical secretaries have a great deal of patient contact. They are also responsible for dictating letters, sending referrals and much more. Our secretaries will  often support and work alongside GP’s, nurses, practice managers, medical receptionists and therapists.

Louise Messitt (f)

Secretarial Team Lead

Johanna (f)

Secretary

Michelle(f)

Secretary and Care Coordinator

Focused Care Worker 

Our focused care practitioner works with patients to fill the gaps between health and social care, helping to unpick and support everything from debt, the threat of homelessness to parenting or benefit problems.

A Focused Care Practitioner is based within your GP practice and can support you with lots of health and social issues that you might be experiencing including issues to do with finances & benefits, family issues, mental health, housing and more. Focused Care Practitioners are highly experienced in what they do and hold lots of knowledge around health and social matters. They will work alongside you (and others in your household if appropriate) and take a patient-based approach to ensure that you are supported for every step of the way. If you would like more information about the Focused Care service or would like to get in contact with the Focused Care Practitioner working in your area, please contact a staff member at your GP practice.​​

Rekiat Salami (f)

Focused Care Worker

Mental Health Practitioner

The Practice has a registered Mental Health Practitioner who supports our patients with their Mental Health.

Antonia Holmes (f)

Mental Health Practitioner

Antonia Holmes works for the Practice on a Wednesday, your GP may offer to refer you to the Practitioner.

Midwife

The Midwives look after all aspects of maternity from initial booking to postnatal care. You can contact St Mary’s Midwife team on 0161 276 6567. The midwifes are in surgery all day on a Friday morning.

Patients can now self refer themselves to St Mary’s Maternity services once they have had their first positive pregnancy test.

You can self refer by following this link: Maternity Services (Obstetrics) – Saint Mary’s Hospital (mft.nhs.uk).

Citizens Advice Bureau

We also have access to this service at our surgery. Patients can be referred via the GP if they are suffering from stress due to problems with finances, housing, employment etc.

Designated Clinical Training Practice

GP Trainees & Doctors

The Arch Medical Practice is proudly a designated training practice. Dr Hawting, Dr Leigh, Dr Colabella and Dr Pugh are our designated trainers.  The  practice is passionate about training our future GPs. GP Registrars are fully qualified doctors who are training to be General Practitioners (GPs), and any care you receive by them will be discuss with a senior GP. 

Student Health Professionals

The practice is involved in teaching a variety of health professionals. From time-to-time we have student nurses and doctors working with us. Wherever possible, we try to include them in the practice team, and they may spend time sitting in consultations with the nurses or doctors. They are bound by the same rules of the professionalism and confidentiality as the rest of the team. We will always inform you when a student might be present during your consultations. You can opt out at any time and this will not affect your care in any way.

Further Training For Pharmacists And Nurses

We also train other professionals such as advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. They are working under supervision from a Senior GP or clinician to develop the skills special to general practice.