Doctors
Dr Helen Eastwood (f)
BSc (Hons) 2004 MBBS 2010 MRCGP
GMC Number 7085113
Dr James de Souza (m)
MBBS 2017
MRCGP
GMC Number 7559976
Dr Louise Baker (f)
MB ChB 2000 MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GMC Number 4712372
Dr Catherine Ofiaeli (f)
MBBS 1997 MRCGP Practical Dermatology (PgDip)
GMC Number 5208958
Dr Melanie Denton (f)
MBChB 1990 MRCGP
GMC Number 3333147
Dr Dan Petrie (m)
MB ChB 2005 (University of Sheffield) MRCGP
GMC Number 6118917
Dr Lindsay Hopkins (f)
MA MB BChir (Cantab 2008) MRCGP (2013) DRCOG DFSRH
(Retainer GP)
Dr Sophie Reiter (f)
MbChB 2014 DRCOG MRCGP DFSRH
GMC Number 7459233
Teaching and Training
Wansford & Kings Cliffe Practice is a training practice for General Practitioner Registrars and doctors in training. These are fully trained doctors with a wealth of hospital experience who are being trained for the Primary Care setting.
Training may involve shared surgeries with another doctor and video surgeries. The reception staff will inform you if the consultations are being filmed. Please say if you would prefer not to be filmed.
Our registrars are currently:
Dr Edward Appiah-Kubi (m)
ST3
Dr Louise Kirkby (f)
FY2
Nursing Team
Our nurses consult on a range of clinical matters including cervical smears, dressings, removal of stitches, and ear syringing. They also run a number of specialised clinics. Nursing Team Healthcare Services.
Practice Nurses
Jia Foster (f)
Practice Nurse
Deborah Firth (f)
Practice Nurse
Carina Marshall (f)
Practice Nurse
Elise Mintern (f)
Nurse Practitioner
Michelle Medson (f)
Cardiology Specialist Nurse
Health Care Assistants
Health Care Assistants support the nursing team with tasks such as: Blood tests, Electrocardiograms (ECG), Urine testing, Uncomplicated dressings, Repeat Spirometry, Stable warfarin, Flu vaccinations.
Michelle Finney (f)
Health Care Assistant
Phlebotomist
Madihah Rehman (f)
Research Team
Dr Rhiannon Nally (f)
Dr Sophie Reiter (f)
Dr Amrit Takhar (m)
Lorraine Archer (Cardiology Specialist Nurse) (f)
Sam Wright (Research Nurse) (f)
Dispensing Staff
Our dispensing team consists of 8 members of staff, all are trained to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 or are working towards this qualification.
Emergency Care Practitioners
You can speak to an Emergency Care Practitioner for advice and guidance on how to access the care you need, without unnecessary delay. She will make sure that you see the right person, at the right time, utilising the wide range of resources we have available.
She can either offer you advice over the phone or arrange a same day appointment for you. This could be with herself, the On Call Doctor or another Practitioner. If you are housebound, or terminally ill we can also arrange a home visit for you.
Our Emergency Care Practitioner is:
Sarah-Jane Turner (f)
Independent Prescriber
Sarah-Jane Turner is also able to offer basic life support training. This is independent of the practice.
Community Team
To provide greater flexibility of care within the community, we share a district nursing team with the Oundle Practice.
Gill Ballard (f)
District Nurse
Margaret Whiteway (f)
Health Visitor
Carla Goodridge (f)
Midwife
Practice Team
Kirstie Lawes (f)
Practice Manager
Annette Johnson (f)
Deputy Practice Manager
Our Practice Manager oversees the business and administration side of the practice. Along with the Doctors, our Practice Manager responsible for the development of the Practice for the benefit of our patients. She is also responsible for staff management, dealing with general enquiries and problems or complaints.
Reception and Administration
Our receptionists can help you with day to day enquiries, appointments and general administration. If they are unable to respond to your enquiry immediately, they will make sure that all the relevant details are recorded, so that the duty doctor can respond appropriately. In this situation you will be asked to contact the surgery later in the day, so that the doctor’s comments can be passed back to you.
If you have any suggestions or ideas to improve our service, please let us know.