Our Staff

Doctors

DR SARAH LINNEY

MBChB (Leeds 1999), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DFSRH, DCH, LoCIUT, LoC SDI, PG Cert Med Edu

DR AMPARO ALVAREZ

LMS (Granada 1992), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, DFFP, Certs Med Edu

DR MARCELINO RUIZ-MARTIN

LMS (Granada 1992), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DipIMCRCSED, PGCCVM Cert Med Edu, CIDC, PgMed Sci (Frailty)

Practice Nurses

Our Practice Nurses, Sr Sandi is available Monday to Friday. The nurse can help you with dressings, removal of stitches, holiday injections, tetanus injections, ear syringing, cervical smears, well women clinics, well man clinics, diabetes, asthma, weight reduction, CHD, COPD and general health, cryosurgery clinics.

Healthcare Practitioner

Our Healthcare Practitioner, Yvonne, is available on Monday to Thursday to help with your new patient check, blood pressure, dressings, quit smoking, hearing tests (Audiology), ECG, INR, ear syringing, cholesterol advice, removal of sutures, flu injections, B12 injections, 24 hour BP monitoring. She works alongside and supports the Practice Nurse.

YVONNE MARTIN

Yvonne joined the Practice in 2012 and is a very experienced Healthcare Practitioner. Her expertise includes ECG’s, Audiology, BP checks, 24 hour BP monitoring, dressings, suture removal, hypertension reviews, new patient healthchecks, NHS healthchecks, smoking cessation, spirometry and assisting the Doctors with minor surgical procedures.

Healthcare Assistants

Our Healthcare Assistant, Maureen, is available on Fridays. She is also able to help you with your new patient check, blood pressure, dressings, quit smoking, hearing tests (Audiology), ECG, INR, ear syringing, cholesterol advice, removal of sutures.

Practice Management

TRACY STEPHENS

Practice Manager

Tracy can deal with any queries relating to non-clinical matters. She is an experienced member of staff having worked with the NHS for the last 18 years. She ensures the office staff are kept fully up-to-date with surgery procedures and is always available to discuss any problems with the patients.

Administration

The practice has an excellent back-up team of both reception and secretarial staff to meet patient needs. They are the first point of contact when contacting the surgery and deal with any queries in a professional and courteous manner. Office Manager: Suzanne Secretary: Paula Receptionists: April, Alex, Courtney & Lydia