Our Staff

Staffing News and Updates

Retirements 

Dr James Taylor and Dr Tehmina Mubarika have now retired from the practice.   We know they will be missed by many of you, but am sure you will join us in wishing them a long, healthy and happy retirement. 

 

New General Practitioners

We are happy to annouce that Dr Anam Abrar joined Ancora Medical Practice in April 2024, and became a partner on 1 October 2024. 

Dr A Abdelnaby who has been with us since August 2023 training as a General Practitioner, has recently qualified and has now joined the Ancora team.  Congratulations to Dr A Abdelnaby and welcome!

Doctors

DR GIRGIS ABDEL SHAHID HENALLA

MB, BCh: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 1975 at Cairo.

DR DEEPA JOY

MBBS, MRCP, MRCGP: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 1996 in India.

DR MUBARK JAJJA

MBBS, MRCS, MRCGP: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in Pakistan.

DR KRYSTYNA CIURAJ

MBChB (2005) RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse, Minor Surgery

DR SUPRABHA HEGGADE

MBBS, MRCGP, DFFP, DIP Palliative Care: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 1998 at India.

DR MARTIN CLAUSEN

MRCOG: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 1994 in Berlin.

DR ADEOLA BALOGUN

MBChB, MRCGP 2023: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 2015 in Nigeria

DR ANAM ABRAR

DRCOG, MBBS, MRCGP: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 2012 in Pakistan

DR AMROU ABDELNABY

MB ChB, MRCGP 2024: Registered as a Medical Practitioner in 2013 in Egypt

Nurses

All of the nurses within the practice have wide experience and receive regular update training. Our Practice Nurses are available on an appointment system at both surgeries Monday to Friday.

KERRY BARNBY

RN, Diploma in Nursing Studies, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing, Family Planning Diploma, Asthma Diploma, Spirometry ARTP Registered, Independant Non Medical Prescriber, Diabetes Diploma.

JULIE EAST

RN, Diploma in Nursing Studies, Family Planning Diploma, Asthma Diploma, COPD Diploma. Diabetes Diploma, Independant Non Medical Prescriber, Spirometry ARTP Registered.

RACHEL MILTON

Diploma in Nursing, COPD, Asthma Diploma, Spirometry Diploma-ARTP Registered.

SOPHIE TAYLOR-LONG

Diploma in higher education in Nursing studies, Diploma Module-Management of the patient with Asthma, Diploma Module-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Qualification in Cytology.

LINDSEY LEWIS

RGM nursing, RM in Midwifery, Chronic Disease Management in Diabetes care, Asthma and COPD, Qualified in Immunisations and Cytology.

Nurse Associates

The nursing associate is a clinical support role that bridges the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses. Created to deliver hands-on, person-centred care as part of nursing teams.

MARY BRADBURY

STEPHANIE WADGE

ALANNAH RIMMER

GP Assistants

General Practice Assistants (also called Medical Assistants) – work alongside GPs to provide a support role, carrying out routine administrative tasks and basic clinical tasks.

KAROLINA WITKOWSKA

DIANE HARRISON

Senior Advanced Healthcare Assistant

ANDREA FAWCETT

Healthcare Assistants

HCA’s support the nurses in the baby clinics and run their own healthcare clinics where they can perform phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, weight and height checks, diabetic foot checks, smoking cessation, ECG’s, suture removal and wound management. We also offer all new patients health screens that are performed by the HCAs.

JOANNE LAURENS

ROBYN LYNAM

TRACEY BUXTON

Apprentice Healthcare Assistants

HOLLY SPRINGTHORPE

Practice Management

CHRISTINE BUCKLEY

Practice Director - BA (Hons) Health Studies FMAAT Dip HSM

The Practice Director has overall responsibility for the management of the practice. She would be happy to hear your views and suggestions about the service offered by the practice.

Care Co Ordinators

Care Co Ordinator's help to co-ordinate and navigate care across the health and care system.

NICOLA SPOUGE

Reception and Administration

There are 30 reception and admin staff across both surgeries. They are trained to assist you in making appointments to see the doctor, undertake repeat prescriptions and to offer help and assistance at all times. The administration team includes staff with responsibility for requesting reports from other agencies and the updates of information on the computer. It is a legal requirement that confidentiality of patient records is maintained at the highest level by all staff. There are three part-time secretaries, one secretary is based at our Detuyll Street surgery and the other two secretaries are based at our Ashby Road surgery but all admin and secretarial staff work for both surgeries.

Social Prescriber

HELEN KIRK

Helen has worked as a Psychosocial Practitioner for nearly 20 years at the Specialist Substance Misuse service and Shared Care service in GP surgeries across North Lincolnshire.