Meet the Team

We have a range of staff members, from doctors to midwives to our admin team, who work at both our surgeries.

Find out more about our staff members by using the list on the left hand side of this page.


Doctors

Dr Mark L Forshaw

MB ChB (1990) Birmingham MRCGP DRCOG

Senior Partner

Dr Nigel J Speak

Birmingham FRCGP DCH DRCOG DFSRH MBChB (1982)

Partner

Dr Anasuya Dasgupta

Partner

Dr Fraser Hewett

MB ChB,MRCGP

Partner

Dr Steve Garbutt

MBChB (Sheffield 1999) MRCP MRCGP DGM DFFP DRCOG PGDipClinPsych

Partner

Dr Waheed Ahmed

BSc MBChB (Manchester 2010) MRCGP

Partner

Dr Fiona Armstrong

MBChB (Birmingham 1991) MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFFP

Partner

Dr Janine Westwood

Salaried GP

Dr Charlotte Parnell

Salaried GP

Dr Kavitha Shivaraj

Salaried GP

Non-urgent advice: GP Training

We are a training practice. This means at any one time we may have up to two fully qualified doctors working with us who are preparing for a medical career. They have each completed part or all of their hospital training.

Drs Forshaw, Das Gupta and Ahmed are GP Trainers and oversee the progress of training doctors throughout their training programme (hospital and general practice). All the Partners and some of the salaried GPs are involved in supervising the trainees during their time with us, so there is always support and advice available should it be required.

For educational purposes you may be asked to allow your consultation with a training doctor to be recorded. If you decline your care will not be affected in any way. If you allow your consultation to be recorded it will be viewed only by the trainee(s) and GP Trainers and will be destroyed after a set time interval.

Current Training Doctors
We welcome any feedback from patients regarding our training doctors, and thank you for supporting them in their learning.

Dr Olga Rotari

ST3

Dr Shima Mohammed

ST3

Physicians Associate

Francesca Bakhtiari

Physicians Associate

Nurses

The nurses details and professional qualifications are as follows:

Beverley Wilding

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RGN, Asthma Diploma, Diabetes Certificate, Insulin for Life, Cervical Cytology, Immunisation and Vaccinations

Marie Nokes

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RGN, Diploma Community Studies, Nurse Prescriber

Sarah Manion

ANP at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RGN, ANP, Diploma COPD and Diabetes

Linda Duddy

Works at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

Health Care Assistant

Nina Jarvis

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RGN Diploma of Higher Education, BSc, Certificate in Diabetes Care, Asthma Diploma

Sarah Tuppen

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RGN, Diploma of Higher Education, Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber, BSc Professional Practice (generic), Asthma in focus Degree

Laura Shore

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong

RNA Diploma of Higher education

Hayley Sigston

Nurse at both James Preston and Ashfurlong.

RNA Diploma of Higher education

Katie Mason

Practice Nurse

BSC Honors – Adult Nursing, Fundamentals of Primary Care Nursing AdvDip BSC GradCert, Diploma in Asthma Management

Leanne Abrams

Practice Nurse

BSC Honors – Adult Nursing, Fundamentals of Primary Care Nursing AdvDip BSC GradCert,

Pat Plant

Phlebotomist

Amanda Land

Phlebotomist

Beki Maker

GP Assistant

Amy Barden

Healthcare Assistant

Administration Staff

The Doctors also employ the following Practice administration staff:

Leanne Hoye

Practice Manager

Anna Cinar

Finance and Facilities Manager

Kirsty Dickens

Operations Manager

Kathryn Jackson

Lead Receptionist

Kerry Newton

Admin Manager

Lucy

Senior Receptionist

Naomi

Senior Receptionist

Caroline

Receptionist

Gina

Receptionist

Heidi

Receptionist

Helen

Receptionist

Humaira

Receptionist

Julie

Receptionist

Karen

Receptionist

Louise

Receptionist

Mandy

Receptionist

Rachel

Receptionist

Sam

Receptionist

Sarah

Receptionist

Sharon

Receptionist

Teresa

Receptionist

Theresa

Receptionist

Tracy

Receptionist

Trish

Receptionist

Healthcare Team

Health Visitors

0121 465 5258

Midwives

Helen: 07974 741 001

Helen Fisher

Pharmacist

A qualified Pharmacist who works in the Practice to give prescribing advice to medical staff.

District Nursing Team

0300 555 1919

The Doctors are also assisted by Health Visitors, District Nurses and Midwives who are employed by the Primary Care Trust: