Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr U Hegde
MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG (Lond)

Special interest being in Diabetes and training.
Trained in Yorkshire and a part time GP at our practice over 16 years.

Dr G Dempsey
MUDr, nMRCGP

Though a native of West Yorkshire, he trained in Doncaster for general practice  and has been in Doncaster for over 7 years. He enjoys General practice immensely.

Professor (Hon) Vijay Kumar
MBBS MRCGP FRCS (Edin) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP AAFP (USA)

Professor (Hon) A S Vijay Kumar (FRCS) is a qualified Surgeon (Edinburgh) and has further experience in Strasbourg, France, Boston, San Diego, California USA. He has also worked previously operating on breast and bowel cancer patients in the West Country. Clinical Director for North Doncaster practices – Primary Care Network (PCN) 

Our Nursing Team

Autonomous Nurse Practitioners

Autonomous Nurse Practitioners deal with minor illnesses and can also prescribe and refer.

Mrs Sarah Hales
Autonomous Nurse Practitioner

Nurses

The practice nurse is available by appointment.

Their numerous tasks include:

  • Cervical smears
  • Clinics to monitor blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart disease
  • Baby immunisations
  • New patient checks
  • Travel advice and immunisations
  • Influenza/pneumonia vaccinations
  • Contraceptive advice
  • Minor illness clinic
  • Well man/woman clinics
  • Flu immunisation clinics
  • Phlebotomy clinics

These clinics run 5 days a week in the mornings for blood tests. For such blood tests as ‘Cholesterol Blood Test’ and ‘Fasting Glucose Blood Test’ you will be requested to “Fast” from 12 midnight, please contact reception for more advice.

Diane Laycock
Nurse

Rachel Watts
Nurse Prescriber

Magdalena King
Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Healthcare Assistants

Available by appointment; their numerous tasks include:

  • Blood Tests
  • Blood Pressure Readings
  • Peak flow
  • Spirometry
  • Weight Management Clinic

Tracey Pellegrini
Health Care Assistant

HCA’s undertake blood tests, blood pressure, ECG’s, new patient medicals  NHS health checks and more.

Freya Firth
Health Care Assistant

HCA’s undertake blood tests, blood pressure, ECG’s, new patient medicals  NHS health checks and more.

Mehfooz Ayub
Health Care Assistant

HCA’s undertake blood tests, blood pressure, ECG’s, new patient medicals  NHS health checks and more.

Katie Brown
Health Care Assistant

HCA’s undertake blood tests, blood pressure, ECG’s, new patient medicals  NHS health checks and more.

Our Practice Team

Practice Management

Vicky Jacques
Practice Director 

Administration

Bethany Barnes
Assistant Practice Manager

Secrataries

Emma Williams
Secretary

Our Attached Team

Pharmacy Team

We have in house pharmacists and pharmacist technicians that can assist with all medication queries and changes.

Community Nurses

The district nurse team consists of both qualified and auxiliary nurses caring for housebound patients seven days a week and offers a full range of services.

To contact this service please ring the surgery number 01302 700378.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

To contact this service please ring the surgery number 01302 700378.

A baby clinic is held at the surgery on a two weekly basis on a Friday morning.

Attached Staff

Dietician – Once a month on a Wednesday morning by appointment only after referral by a doctor.

Physiotherapist – Helen, Clinics are held on a Tuesday and a Friday at the Lakeside surgery. This service is by appointment only and also by a referral by a doctor.

Extended Staff

Mehfooz Ayub
Care Co-Ordinator

Charolotte O’Reilly
MSK Specialist

Craig Bryden
MSK Specialist

Chitsidzo Mutamba
MSK Specialist