Doctors and Staff

Doctors

Dr Neetika Aggarwal

Job Title: General Practitioner
Qualifications: MB, ChB, NMRCGP, DRCOG
GMC Number: 6122530
Special Interests: Diabetes, GP Training
Additional Notes: From Manchester and qualified from the University of Manchester. General Practice training carried out in Salford and have worked within the hospital and the community. General Practice training completed in 2010. Diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology. Dr Aggarwal is fluent in Punjabi and Hindi.

Dr Flora Kyriakou

Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 6071431
Additional Notes: Born and raised in Athens, Greece and has lived in the UK since 2003.

Completed GP vocational training in 2014 in the Mersey Deanery. Worked as a sessional GP in Liverpool for the first few months after qualified and worked as a salaried GP for a brief period in Warrington before joining Springfields Medical Centre

Fluent in Greek and also fluent in Romanian and German

Dr Gareth Cox

Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 6054504
Additional Notes: I was born in Warrington and after spending 10 years living in Padgate, moved to Grappenhall where I attended Lymm high school. I completed my medical training at Liverpool University, after this I worked in Southport hospital for 3 years, it was here I decided my love was for General Practice, which saw me move back to Warrington to work as a GP in Stockton Heath.

I have now worked in General Practice for 10 years. Over the years I have developed interests in both care of the elderly and musculoskeletal/sports medicine.

Outside of work I have a busy family life with two young children and 3 black Labradors (I must be mad!).

I am a lifelong Manchester United supporter and enjoy following the ups and downs of the Warrington Wolves. I have also been known to play tennis and golf when allowed!

Dr Sharmila Armitage

Job Title: Staff Gps
Special Interests: Women's Health and Family Planning
Palliative care
GP Trainer
Additional Notes: I grew up in South Wales and moved to London to complete my medical training at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. I knew I wanted to be a GP from the outset so did vocational training at West Middlesex Hospital. Following this we moved up North and settled in Lymm. I was initially a salaried GP in Preston for a year and then in Leigh for the past 13 years.

During this time I developed an interest in women’s health and family planning. I am qualified to fit both coils and implants. I also have an interest in palliative care and, being a GP trainer, in medical education.

As well as sessions in surgery I have a role as Clinical Director GP Out of Hours based in Wigan.

When not at work I enjoy choir, dance and my two teenage daughters keep me busy!

Dr Ovais Qureshi

Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 7459226
Additional Notes: I'm originally from Yorkshire but currently living in Manchester. I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2014 and then worked through several hospital rotations before deciding to train as a GP. I completed my GP vocational training in 2020 and have worked as sessional GP since. My professional interests include musculoskeletal medicine , acute care and medical teaching. Alongside my work in the community, I also work in the emergency department.

Outside of work I enjoy exercising and can often be found playing cricket or at the gym

Dr Specialist Trainee GP

Job Title: Trainee GPs/ Pre-Registration House Officers
Additional Notes: Doctors wishing to become GPs need to undergo specialist training in General Practice. ST2’s are fully qualified Doctors and will have completed a couple of years training in hospital jobs (known as Foundation trainees, the new name for house officers and senior house officers) before starting on a GP training scheme which lasts a minimum of 3 years.
A GPST 2 is in the 2nd year of their specialist training. They will be known as GP Registrars. They are qualified doctors but will need supervision in the form of advice and guidance from Dr Armitage and the Partners just as trainees in hospital get the same support from Consultants and senior doctors

Nursing Team

Mrs Barbara Slack

Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Additional Notes: Barbara was born and bred in Warrington. She qualified as a Nurse from Whiston hospital in 1986 and completed Advanced Practice Masters Degree in 1998 at University of Liverpool .

Barbara has a long and varied career working both in Emergency/urgent care and primary care as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner

SHe is married and haS 2 adult children and the love of my life is Louis the Labrador.
She enjoys travel, baking and cake decorating.

Mrs Pauline Smith

Job Title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Additional Notes: Pauline qualified as a Registered Nurse in St Thomas Hospital London in 1984. Since then she has enjoyed a varied career including District Nursing; School Nursing; Health Visiting; and Nurse Practitioner in a Walk in Centre”.

She is the proud parent of five daughters and has three young grand children who keep her busy! Pauline enjoys spending time on her canal boat; cycling; walking and travelling

Sister Paula Raymond

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Sister Lyn Hughes

Job Title: Practice Nurse

Mrs Jessie Kazenel

Job Title: Practice Nurse
Additional Notes: Hello to all!
I'm a Boston(USA)-born, Canada-trained nurse and have been loving life here in the UK since 2014.
Thus far I've spent my 8-year nursing career in Adult and Paediatric intensive care. I joined the Springfield Medical Centre team in March to expand my nursing horizons into general practice and to work with patients to meet their long-term health goals.
I spend my out-of-work time hiking, crocheting, cooking, baking, and cleaning (which I find cleaning both enjoyable and stress-relieving!).
I'm really enjoying my time here so far I'm looking forward to continuing to meet and learn from patients and to becoming a skilled member of the Springfield Medical Centre team.

Jillian Rothwell

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant

Angela Evans

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant

Mrs Kate Redmond

Job Title: GP Assistant
Additional Notes: GP Assistant – This is a new innovative role created to relieve some of the pressure on GPs. The role encompasses a Health Care Assistant and a Personal Assisant. GP Assistants support doctors in the smooth running of their surgery by handling the routine administration and some basic clinical duties enabling the GP to focus on the patient.

Staff

Mrs Lorraine Stratulis

Job Title: Practice Manager

Administrative

Judith Southart

Job Title: Assistant Manager/Medicines Co-ordinator

Kathryn Barker

Job Title: Secretary

Mrs Danielle Hall

Job Title: Secretary

Reception Staff

Job Title: Receptionist
Additional Notes: Emma Jerram
Angela Evans
Jenny Nestor
Jillian Rothwell
Susan Russ
Tyler Hayes
Danielle Hall
Victoria Buffel
Donna Cain
Sian Lowe
Jasmine Cartwright

Our reception staff are here to help you. They may need to ask you further questions when you telephone to ensure that your enquiry is dealt with effectively.

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