Meet the Team

Dr Ruth Jacks

Partner

Qualifications

_{Registered 10.7.86 (Manchester) – ¾ time partner}

_{MB (Bachelor of Medicine)}

_{ChB (Bachelor of Surgery)}

_{MRCGP (Member of Royal College of General Practitioners)}

_{Family Planning Certificate}

_{Approved for Maternity, Child Health Surveillance and Minor Surgery}

Dr Andreas Gerlach

Partner

Qualifications

_{State Exam Med Marburg 1992}

_{Registered 5.5.95 (England) ¾ time partner}

_MD

_{MRCGP (Member of Royal College of General Practitioners}

_DRCOG

_{Approved for Maternity, Child Health Surveillance and Minor Surgery}

Dr Tony Kelly

Partner

Qualifications

_{Registered 1.8.02 (Liverpool) ¾ time partner}

_{MRCGP (Member of Royal College of General Practitioners)}

_{MRCS (Member of Royal College of Surgeons)}

_{Approved for Child Health Surveillance and Minor Surgery}

Sam Howard

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Bio

_{Sam is a highly experienced registered nurse with a nurse prescribing qualification. She undertakes all chronic disease management reviews and has specialist experience in COPD, Asthma, IHD and Diabetes.} 

_{She takes a lead on smear taking in the practice, immunised babies in the baby clinic and is available for general health advice regarding diet and smoking cessation.} 

_{Additionally she gives family planning advice and depo-provera injections. She is also involved in the training of medical students and junior Doctors in the practice and is Nurse Lead and has recently qualified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.}

Carly Rigby

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
& Non-Medical Prescriber

Bio

_{Carly is an experienced registered nurse with over 10 years experience working within elderly care and acute medicine.  Carly transferred to general practice 2 years ago and recently qualified as an advanced nurse practitioner. She can diagnose and treat acute and chronic illness.} 

_{Carly has a personal interest in mental health and well-being and dermatology.}

Charlotte Cusick

Nurse

Bio

_{Charlotte is a registered general nurse with a background in emergency care and district nursing. Charlotte carries out chronic disease management for diabetes, COPD, asthma, ischaemic heart disease and cervical screening amongst other various health screening.}

_{She runs the weekly baby clinic, gives travel advice and vaccinations and various other injections including Prostrap, Zoladex, B12, and Depo Provera injections and offers family planning advice.}

_{She has recently become our learning disability lead nurse and has a diploma in Ear Care.}

Angela Foster

Healthcare Assistant

Bio

_{Angela is trained to support the nursing team. She is not a registered general nurse but has specific skills and training which enable her to carry out tasks such as routine blood pressure monitoring, ECGs, 24 hour blood pressure monitoring and spirometry.}

_{She also supports the team in other ways such as administration and monitoring of equipment.}

Sharon Chamley

Practice Manager

Bio

_{Our practice manager Sharon Chamley is the longest serving member of the practice who joined us in 1988.}

_{Sharon’s responsibilities lay in developing the practice, improving services, managing overall administration and day to day running of the surgery.}

_{Please contact Sharon via email [email protected] If you have any suggestions or comments, the practice can consider to improve our services for you. Patient care is at the heart of what we do and we always welcome your feedback.}