Doctors
DR JULIE HALL
GP Partner MBChB Manchester 1993 MRCGP DFRSH, PG Cert Clinical Sexology
I have a special interest in women’s health and lifestyle medicine.
When I’m not at work you’ll find me on the stage or with a paintbrush in my hand.
DR ANDREW LLOYD
GP Partner
MBChB Manchester 1993 MRCP MRCGP Completed GP training in 2003 after spending several years in hospital working in Acute Adult Medicine and Gastroenterology. Welshman living abroad
DR KAMRAN KHAN
GP Partner
MBChB Leeds 2004 BSc (hons) MRCGP PGCertEd
Executive Partner and Chair of Bolton GP Federation
DR BEVERLEY MATTA
GP Partner
MBChB Manchester 2007 NMRCGP DFSRH
GP Partner and Clinical Director for Westhoughton Primary Care Network. I'm interested in womens health, lifestyle medicine, yoga, baking, vintage clothing and (fair weather) running. Mum to twin girls so well developed in time management and negotiation skills!
DR LEAH MORSE
GP Partner
MBChB Manchester 2008 NMRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
I qualified as a GP in 2013 and have been at The Unsworth Group Practice ever since, a partner since 2015 and I'm also the Safeguarding lead. Outside of work I am kept busy by my two young girls and renovating my house
DR PREETI ADMA
GP Partner
DR SADIYAH KAUSER
GP Partner
MBChB Leeds 2010 BSc (hons) MBCHB MRCGP PGCME
I completed my GP training at Unsworth Group Practice in 2015. I am a GP trainer and the practice training lead with a special interest in undergraduate and post graduate medical education
DR ANDREW THURSTON
Salaried GP
MBChB Manchester 2011
DR CLAIRE THWAITES
Salaried GP
MBChB (2012) MRCGP (2018) DRCOG DCH
Qualified as a GP in 2018 with diplomas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and also Child Health. Current interests are Paediatrics and also Lifestyle Medicine.
Split my clinical sessions between Unsworth Group Practice and a practice in South Manchester. Outside of work I am married with a 2 year old toddler who keeps me on my toes! Big fan of podcasts and Pilates.
DR ELIZABETH MITCHELL
Salaried GP
MBChB Manchester 2011
From Edinburgh but have lived in Manchester for over 10 years. I play for my local squash team and enjoy being outdoors
DR EMMA STRINGER
Salaried GP
MBChB Manchester 2012 MRCGP DRCOG
I qualified as a GP in 2018 with particular interest in women's health and lifestyle medicine. Outside of work my little girl keeps me busy and I enjoy running and cycling.
DR REBEKKA MANNING
Salaried GP MBBS Newcastle (2017), MRCGP 2023. I qualified as a GP in 2023 with an interest in women's health. Outside of work I enjoy hiking, camping and sailing.
DR MANISHA ISSER
Salaried GP
Trainees
Teaching and training is at the heart of Unsworth Group Practice. The practice has been an established training practice for many years and we facilitate both undergraduate (medical students from Manchester and UCLAN medical school, physician associate, paramedic and nursing students) and postgraduate training (foundation doctors, GP trainees, physician associates, pharmacists, ANP’s, nurses, musculoskeletal and visiting clinicians).
The Partners have invested a considerable amount of time and resources at trainer, management and admin level to create an educational, supportive and motivating environment for all our training colleagues. It is very rewarding for the whole team to see trainees develop their clinical confidence, demonstrate their clinician duties and responsibilities and succeed in their training journeys.
The whole practice team participates and enjoys the teaching and training culture. We see it as both our duty and a great privilege to be involved in training of the future of the NHS. Our current GP trainees are: Dr Moneeb Afiz ST3, Dr Matthew Eccles ST3, Dr Riya Raju ST3, Dr Salman Yousef ST3, Dr Armghan Tahir ST3, Dr Maleeha Komel ST3, Dr Hamdy Elshoney ST2, Dr Muhammad Karim ST2, Dr Rebecca Clarke ST2, Dr Hunaynah Patel FY2 , Dr Amy Carter FY2, Dr Jess Catchpole FY2 and Dr Tihesia Riley FY2
Clinical Practitioners
HELEN JACKSON
Visiting Clinician
I spent 19 years working for North West Ambulance Service, predominantly as a paramedic before joining Unsworth Group Practice in June 2019. I am a mum of 2 boys and can often be found on the sidelines of the football pitch in all weathers.
ALEX LEWIN
Advanced Nurse Practitioner BSc Adult Nursing 2006, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice 2020. Background in Critical care and General practice. Interests outside of work including family time, travel, boxing (watching only these days!) and Bolton Wanderers.
DAVE CARTER
Advanced Practitioner
I spent an early career in the military, from there I tried my hand at many different jobs before finding a home in the NHS. I worked in the Emergency Department as a Charge Nurse and then again as a Physician Associate. As a father of 2 young children, moving into primary care provided me with a new challenge and allowed me to be home more regularly with my family. I am passionate about improving support for our veteran patients. In my spare time I attend my allotment with my children
MAHWISH IQBAL
Physician Associate
ROBYN MEYER
Network Paramedic
Nurses
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice and blood pressure checks. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.
MARIA TICKLE
Lead Practice Nurse
MEGAN GASKELL
Practice Nurse
LUCY SNAPE
Nursing Associate
JANE DAVY
Assistant Practitioner
JILL BITHELL
Trainee Nurse Associate
ANDREA DUDLEY
Assistant Practitioner
Phlebotomists
Practice Management
STEPHANIE MOORE
Business and Governance Manager
STACY TICKLE
Operations Manager
CLAIRE PILLING
Senior Secretary
JO LINDSAY
Reception Manager
JAYNE WALLS
Office Manager
REBECCA LISTER
Patient and Staff Engagement Lead
HEATHER DONNELLON
Business and Governance PA
KEALEY BOWER
Estates and IT Support Assistant
Social Prescribers
We have three Social Prescribers working with the Practice, Julie Wright, Jenna Scholes and Alison Lowe. Social Prescribers have time to chat to you about what is effecting your health and wellbeing and can help you come up with a plan to take control of your wellbeing and find the right support. Please contact Reception to be referred to a Social Prescriber
JULIE WRIGHT
Network Social Prescriber
ALISON LOWE
Network Social Prescriber
HANNAH LIVESEY
Network Social Prescriber
Health Improvement Practitioners
HIPs help to support and motivate patients to make positive lifestyle choices to improve their health and wellbeing. HIPs deliver lifestyle interventions to patients at risk of (or with) long term conditions, in order to promote and drive a healthier lifestyle, slow the onset of complications and reduce overall affect this has on people's lives. The surgery currently has three HIPS who see patients from our practice Jade, Mark and Julie have clinics throughout the week.
JADE CROMPTON
Network HIP
Mental Health Practitioner
We have a Mental Health Practitioner, Sam, who sees any patients from our Westhoughton and Blackrod sites. If you feel you would benefit from seeing or speaking to Sam please contact the surgery to make an appointment. Working alongside Sam is Mia, a Trainee Associate Psychological Practitioner. Sam, alongside our clinicians, will book patients in with Mia where appropriate
SAMANTHA BARKER
Network Mental Health Practitioner
MSK (Musculoskeletal) Practitioner
Alisha Walters works as a Musculoskeletal Practitioner and has experience assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with joint and soft tissue conditions. Alisha is able to request relevant investigations such as x-ray, ultrasound and blood tests and refer to other specialities such as Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain Clinic etc. She can also perform corticosteroid injections where necessary to help relieve pain.
ALISHA WALTERS
Network Musculoskeletal Practitioner
Pharmacists
We have a team of four pharmacists and a pharmacy technician on site who work alongside our GP’s and clinical staff on a daily basis.
JAVED IQBAL
Practice Lead Pharmacist
IREM MAHMOOD
Network Pharmacist
SUMAIYA SAJID
Network Pharmacist
AMMAARAH MALIK
Network Pharmacist
ANDREA MOFFATT
Network Pharmacy Technician
KELLY-RAE DAVIES
Network Pharmacy Technician
Reception
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. Our reception team are Tracy, Brenda, Sharon, Susan C, Cathy, Lisa, Susan L, Alanna, Sara, Susan P, Yvonne Joanne, Zahra, Lucy, Mandi, Olivia and Jeanette..
Admin Team
The Admin Team are responsible for a lot of the background work in the practice. They are a relatively small team who have varied levels of skills and experience. On a daily basis they process any incoming hospital letters and ensure they are passed on to the relevant clinician, as well as adding information to patients medical records from these letters. This can include procedures, diagnoses or observations. They ensure patients with Long Term Conditions are added to our registers and invite them in for their annual reviews. They are responsible for booking post natal checks and childhood immunisations, assisting with safeguarding, registrations and patient removals and allocating test results to the clinicians. Our Admin Team are Chris, Jodie, Debbie, June, Pam, Gill, Holly and Michelle
Secretaries
Secretaries’ main responsibilities are ensuring patient’s referrals are processed through on a timely manner to various specialities such as Gastroenterology, Gynaecology and District Nurses. They have to ensure all the patient information is correct when processing the referral and also redirecting referrals to the correct department. Alongside referrals they perform many duties such as typing, processing medical report requests, Subject Access requests, updating of E-referral system. The team consists of Senior Secretary Claire, Margaret and Lisa.
CLAIRE PILLING
Senior Secretary
Network Staff
The staff members who are identified as network staff work as part of our Westhoughton Primary Care Network. This consists of Unsworth Group Practice and Stable Fold Surgery, Primary Care Networks enable practices to work together to enhance the care our patients receive
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.