Meet the team

Doctors

Dr Rachel Aston

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Aston qualified in Nottingham in 2004 and joined the practice in January 2009. She has a particular interest in family planning and is am trained to fit/remove contraceptive implants. Outside work she loves being with her family and enjoys walking, camping and always has a crochet project on the go!

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Dr Niall Cahill

Job Title
General Practitioner

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Dr Sarah Craven

Job Title
General Practitioner

Qualifications
BSc MBBS MRCGP

Special Interests
Dr Craven joined the practice in 2001 and is not planning to retire for a long time yet! She has an interest in Care Home Medicine and Safeguarding as well as the management of the practice. Outside work she loves cycling and dancing when she is not being a chauffeur to her teenage daughter.

Additional Notes
GP Partner

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Dr Ian Dilley

Job Title
General Practitioner and Clinical Director (Mowbray Square PCN)

Qualifications
MBChB MRCGP

Special Interests
Having started 20 years ago at East Parade, Dr Ian Dilley has developed an interest in Men’s Health, Dermatology and research. He is passionate about Primary care Leadership and became Clinical Director for Strayside Health’s Primary Care Network representing our 30,000 patients at Mowbray Square and leading on development and change. Developing Strayside Health has been a career aspiration of his for many years.

In his spare time he plays his Cornet in a local Brass band competing across the area and supporting young people to develop their musical skills. He also spends lots of time with his family and dog.

Additional Notes
GP Partner

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Dr Victoria Finan

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Victoria Finan qualified in Cambridge in 2006 and then worked as a junior doctor and GP trainee in Hampshire before moving back to Yorkshire in 2013, joining the practice the following year. She has an interest in women’s health and palliative care and am the Prescribing Lead for the practice, working closely with our Pharmacy Team. She loves being a GP, especially the variety it brings. Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, especially in the Yorkshire Dales, and has been known to run the odd half marathon!

Additional Notes
GP Partner

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Dr Emma Huskins

Job Title
General Practitioner

Qualifications
MBChB BSc MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG LOC IUD LOC STI

Special Interests
Dr Huskins qualified as a doctor in 2002, in Birmingham, then moved to Yorkshire to complete her GP training and joined the practice in 2007. Over the 18 years she has worked at the surgery she has developed an interest in care of the elderly and looks after a local nursing home. She also enjoys providing contraception, and fits coils and implants.

When she is not at work, she loves spending time outside with her family, particularly enjoying walking, mountain biking and camping.

Additional Notes
GP Partner

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Dr Elaine James

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr James joined the practice in May 2023 and runs surgeries on Tuesday’s and Wednesday all day. She qualified her MRCGP IN July 1998 and a DRCOG in October 1998. Dr James has a keen interest in the menopause.

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Dr Charlotte Macdonald

Job Title
General Practitioner

Dr Charlotte Macdonald has been working as a GP for over 20 years and joined the practice in 2018. She covers all aspects of General Practice including health promotion and disease prevention. She has an interest in women’s health at all stages of life and is trained in coil and implant procedures. Outside of work she enjoys spending time outdoors and travelling, with her family and friends.

Additional notes
GP Partner

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Dr Sarah McVey

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Sarah McVey graduated from Leeds in 2005, following this she trained all over Yorkshire initially in Obstetrics and Gynaecology before qualifying as a GP in 2024. She has maintained an interest in Women’s health including menopause and contraception but also love the variety of General Practice. In her spare time she likes to keep fit with running, spinning and yoga and spending time outdoors with her family.

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Dr Tom Polito

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Tom Polito has been with the practice since November 2006 and became a partner in November 2007. Dr Polito runs surgeries every weekday except Wednesday. Dr Polito qualified in Sheffield in 1995, his qualifications are MBChb.

Additional notes
GP Partner

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Dr Helen Ratcliffe

Job Title
General Practitioner

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Dr Imran Shaikh

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special interests
Dr Shaikh joined the practice in June 2020 and runs surgeries all day on Monday and Tuesday. He qualified in 2010 with Degrees from York University and Leicester University and did his medical training around the East Midlands working in the Leicester hospitals and Northampton. He enjoys all aspects of General Practice.

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Dr Amy Sutherland

Job Title
General Practitioner

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Dr Catherine Walker

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Walker joined the practice in May 2016 and runs surgeries on Monday morning and all-day Wednesday and Friday. She qualified in Liverpool in 2010 and has a particular interest in palliative medicine.

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Dr Hannah Wynn

Job Title
General Practitioner

Special Interests
Dr Wynn graduated from Manchester in 2010 and then moved to Harrogate to complete GP training. She then qualified as a GP in 2018 and worked in the local area, before joining Strayside in 2024.

She enjoys all elements of General Practice, but has a specific interest in menopause care and has recently gained a qualification in this from the British Menopause Society. In her spare time she can mainly be found running around after her 3 sons – usually on the side of a cricket pitch or rugby field! She also really enjoys Pilates and trying to learn a bit of Spanish.

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Nursing Team

Sister Joanna Lynn

Job Title
Practice Nurse

Special Interests
Joanna is our Practice Nurse Manager. Her role is to lead the nursing team. She works with all chronic disease patients, specialising in patients with diabetes and asthma. She also provides general nursing care including smears, dressings, ECG’s, leg ulcer care and childhood immunisations.

Additional Notes
RGN

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Demmi-Sue MacDermid

Job Title
Nurse Associate

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Jacqui Ward

Job Title
Healthcare Assistant

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Sister Charlotte Wardle

Job Title
Practice Nurse

Special Interests
Charlotte has a background in hospital ward nursing and is used to caring for very sick patients. She joined our team in 2019 and thankfully is a quick learner, she has been trained in a range of practice nursing skills.

Additional Notes
RGN

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Iona White

Job Title
Health Care Assistant

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Multi-Disciplinary Team

Janet Dunmore

Job Title
Care coordinator

Additional Notes
We are delighted to welcome Janet Dunmore to our team!
For those who don’t know Janet, she has worked in the NHS for 45 years – 36 of which she was a Health Visitor in the Harrogate area.
Janet has joined our team as our Care Coordinator, supporting the practice with safeguarding work and enabling our most vulnerable patients to attend the practice.
In her spare time, Janet enjoys dog walking , gardening and planning her next holiday!

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Terri Packwood and Emma Nixon

Job Title
Social Prescribers

Additional Notes
Terri and Emma are a key part of the way the practices at Mowbray Square help patients. They work closely with the GPs to offer support and help to patients with a wide range of difficulties and concerns. They have valuable local knowledge and help patients link to voluntary services, and provide initial advice on social and benefit issues. They have been a valued support to some of our isolated patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is possible to book directly for a phone call with Terri or Emma by contacting reception on 01423 566574. GPs often ask them for help with patients problems.

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Laura Cardwell, Tom Bradshaw, Stephen Kirk

Job Title
First Contact Practitioners (FCP)

Additional Notes
Our highly qualified FCPs are all Senior Physiotherapists with postgraduate training in Musculoskeletal Management. They deal with all types of problems affecting the Bones Joints and Muscles. They are skilled in examining and treating these conditions. They are qualified to request Xrays and scans when required. In some situations they can offer injections for musculoskeletal conditions.  If you need a course of Physio treatment they will refer you into the Harrogate Hospital Physio department.

If you have a new problem with your back, neck, joints or muscles you can book to see the FCP. The FCPs see our patients initially, and you do not need to see a GP before you see an FCP. Reception can book you directly into their appointments. Appointments are usually available within two weeks and often sooner than that.  They are based in the surgery every day and available to see patients face to face or undertake telephone appointments when necessary.

The GPs value their specialist knowledge and often ask their opinion on difficult cases. Dr Craven says “If I had a musculoskeletal problem, I would ask for the FCP!”.

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The Pharmacy Team

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians are becoming more involved in the care of patients in General Practice. Having the pharmacy team working in our surgery provides valuable medicines support, a close link with our community pharmacy teams and allows our GPs to focus their skills and time where they are most needed for patients who have more complex needs.

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Nichola Adams

Job Title
Pharmacy Technician

Special Interests
Nicki qualified as a Pharmacy Technician in 2012 with NPA. Having spent 16 years in various community Pharmacy roles, including branch and Field based management roles, she decided to join Primary Care as a Senior Pharmacy Technician in 2021.

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Hannah Pickering

Job Title
Medicines Management

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Lorna Scahill-Butterfield

Job Title
Pharmacy Technician

Special Interests
Lorna qualified as a Pharmacy Technician in 2009 with the NPA . She has previously worked in community pharmacy for 18 years in various roles most recently including Pharmacy Manager and accuracy checking technician and has been working in Primary Care since 2021.

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Sarah Woffinden

Job Title
Practice Pharmacist

Special Interests
Sarah qualified as a pharmacist from the University of Bradford in 2004, and subsequently completed a post graduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Cardiff in 2008. She worked in NHS hospitals prior to moving to Primary Care in 2012.

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Lorraine Wyrill

Job Title
Medicines Management

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Practice Management & Support Staff

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Emma Balgue

Job Title
Deputy Practice Manager

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Helen

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator Team Supervisor

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Sandrine

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator Team Supervisor

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Care co-ordinators

Alan

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Amanda

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Caroline

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Charlotte

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Chriss

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Hayley

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Jackie

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Janine

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Kathyrn

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Kim

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Lisa

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Mandy

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Sue

Job Title
Care Co-ordinator

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Secretaries & Administrators

We share an experienced team of Medical Secretaries and Administrators with the other practices in Mowbray Square. The secretaries deal with making referrals for patients and liaising with hospital services on behalf of patients and GPs. The administration team look after patient records, process incoming letters and documents and monitor patient invites for chronic disease reviews, health checks and blood tests.