Meet the Team

Dr Jacinta Walsh (Partner)

MB ChB MRCGP Dip Pall Med Cert Primary Care Education

Dr Walsh joined the practice in 1999. She is an approved GP trainer and also a GP Specialist Training Programme Director for The Dewsbury, Wakefield and Pontefract GP Training Scheme. She is particularly skilled and interested in palliative care having undertaken two sessions a week at the Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract until August 2017. She is the Senior Partner for the practice.

Dr Patricia Mooney

BSc MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DPD PGDip Diabetes

Dr Mooney joined the practice in 1992. She is a GP with a Special Interest in Dermatology and undertakes three sessions a week in Dermatology for our local providers. She also has an interest in family planning and diabetes. Dr Mooney is the Safeguarding lead for the Practice.

Dr Rebecca Harding (Partner)

MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Cert Primary Care Education

Dr Harding joined the practice in 2008 after completing her general practice training on the Pontefract GP Training Scheme. She is an approved GP trainer and has a special interest in Family Planning.

Dr Sarah Deeley

MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Cert Primary Care Education

Dr Deeley joined the practice in 2009 after hospital jobs in Liverpool and completing her general practice training on the Pontefract GP Training Scheme, She is an approved GP Trainer. Dr Deeley is the Caldicott Guardian for the Practice.

Dr Emma Still (Partner)

MB ChB MRCGP DFSRH

Joined the practice in 2017. She has a special interest in contraception and family planning and is an approved GP Trainer.

Dr Hannah Gurdin

MB BS Msc Med Sci MRCGP

Dr Gurdin joined the practice in 2021 after completing the Dewsbury, Wakefield and Pontefract GP Training Scheme in 2019. She is an FY2 and Physicians Associate trainer.

Dr Joe Firmin

Joined the practice in 2022

Michelle Kirwan

BSc (Hons) MSc Physician Associate

Michelle joined the Practice initially as a trainee then in 2021 after completing her master’s in Physician Associate Studies at the University of Leeds. She has a background in biomedical science Michelle performs a vital role working with both the doctor and nursing team, managing a wide range of conditions.

Helen Wright (Partner)

BSc(hons) PGDip Advanced Practice

Helen trained at Leeds Metropolitan University and after working at Pinderfields in Intensive Care Unit joined the practice in 2002. After a spell working abroad she returned and now is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Team Leader. Helen is the practice lead for patients with respiratory conditions – Asthma and COPD.

Angela Phillips

RGN MSc Cervical Screening

Angela has been with the Practice since 2010 and the nursing team since 2011. Angela started in the nursing team as a Health Care Assistant and was supported by the Practice to undertake a Nursing Degree through the Open University. She is currently working as a registered nurse undertaking travel health, smears, wound care, immunisations, diabetes, and ear care. She has also recently started training as an Advanced Care Practitioner at the Leeds Beckett University.

Anne Smith

RGN BSc Hons Community Health Core Nursing Nurse prescriber

Anne is a registered adult nurse and is a practice nurse who joined the practice from the district nursing team in 2012. She has a special interest in diabetes and is a specialist and the Practice lead in wound care.

Sarah Cree

RGN

Sarah joined the Practice in 2017 as an experienced Practice Nurse with a special interest in diabetes. She also manages patients with Asthma, and sexual health and contraception needs.

Kirsteen Briscoe

RGN

Kirsteen is a registered adult nurse and is a practice nurse who joined the practice in 2017. She has a special interest in asthma and respiratory conditions.

Louise Cotterill

RGN RSCN

Louise is a registered adult and childrens nurse and is a practice nurse who joined the practice in 2011 having worked as a school nurse. She has a special interest in asthma, children, and women’s health.

Olivia Hartshorne

RGN

Olivia joined the Practice in 2013 as an apprentice in the administration team. She has since developed her skills and knowledge in the nursing team.
The nursing associate is a new generic nursing role in England that bridges the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses, to deliver hands-on, person-centered care as part of a multidisciplinary team in a range of different settings.
Nursing associates are members of the nursing team, who have gained a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree awarded by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved provider, typically involving two years of higher-level study, enabling them to perform more complex and significant tasks than a healthcare assistant but not the same scope as a graduate registered nurse.
Olivia is currently completing her Nursing Degree.

Julie Thorpe

Assistant Practitioner

Julie was initially a healthcare assistant but has been supported by the Practice to become an Assistant Practitioner. She works under the supervision of the lead nurse and is involved in the management of our patients with long term conditions.

Louise Targett

Assistant Practitioner

Louise was initially a healthcare assistant but has been supported by the Practice to become an Assistant Practitioner. She works under the supervision of the lead nurse and is involved in the management of our patients with long term conditions and health promotion. Louise is the Learning Disabilities lead in the Practice.

Avril Cookson

Healthcare Assistant

Avril has been with the Practice over 20 years and started in the admin team. Seven years ago Avril made the decision to train as a phlebotomist as part of the nursing team. Avril has since undertaken her Level 3 Health Care Assistant training and is now able to do many more procedures including vaccinations, vitamin B12 injections, dressings, well person checks, ECGs, and blood pressure monitoring.

Claire Wilkinson

Healthcare Assistant

Claire joined the Practice in 2017 as a phlebotomist and is currently training as a Health Care Assistant to further develop and expand her skills.

Faieza Haq

Phlebotomist

Faieza is a phlebotomist (takes blood samples) and works under the supervision of the lead nurse.

Stephanie Botterill

Finance Manager

Stephanie joined the practice in 2019. Her role is to support the whole team with finances.

Mandy Lavin

Rota Co-Ordinator and Communications Officer

Mandy joined the Practice in 1996. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience of working in the NHS. Mandy manages all of our clinical rotas as well as communications for the Practice.

Pippa Longdon

Admin and Reception Manager

Pippa joined the practice in 2019. Her role is to support the administration staff daily.

Chloe Wassell

Admin Supervisor

Chloe joined the practice in 2022. Her role is to support the administration staff daily.