Practice Team

GP Partners

Dr Ian J Boyland (m)
BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCGP St George's London 2001 Available : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (AM)

Dr Christian Stanley (m)
MBChB MRCGP DFSRH BSc (Hons) University of Bristol 2008 Available : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Dr Emma Jones (f)
MB ChB (Hons) 1998-2003 University Sheffield, BA (Hons) Trinity Hall Cambridge University Available : Wednesday, Thursday

Dr Lucy Edwards (f)
MbBch (Hons) DROCOG MRCGP Cardiff University Available : Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Dr Obaid Sangani (m)
MBBS (Jinnah Medical and Dental College Karachi, Pakistan) 2009, MRCGP Available : Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Dr Emily Partridge (f)
MB BS 2016 Kings College, London Available : Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Salaried GPs

Dr Susannah Robinson (f)
MBBS BSc MRCP MRCGP Dip Derm St Bartholomew's and the Royal London 2002 Available : Thursday, Friday AM

Dr Rachel Boyland (f)
MRCGP DFFP Southampton University Available : Wednesday (AM), Thursday, Friday (AM)

Dr Tracy Poltock (f)
MBChB DFSRH Sheffield University Medical School 1986 Available : Monday (AM) and Wednesday (AM)

Dr Rob Munro (m)
MB BS 1990 University of London Available : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Dr Holly Pearse (f)
MB ChB 2012 University of Manchester Available : Wednesday, Thursday

Dr Parmvir Nijjar (m)
MBBS 2018 Baba Farid University Available : Monday, Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (AM), Thursday

Urgent Care Team

Our Urgent Care Team comprises of Advanced Paramedic and Paramedic Practitioners, who are senior health care professionals with additional training, qualifications and experience allowing them to undertake tasks once performed by Doctors. They are experienced at taking a patient history, assessing symptoms, making a diagnosis and instigating treatment or referrals as required.

The team generally see patients with new illness or injury and flares of pre-existing chronic health conditions.

To access the Urgent Care Team, please telephone the surgery. Our Patient Services team will sign post you to the best service or arrange an appointment with the team. Urgent care is for acute problems on the day, in the first instance please self-care, take advice from NHS 111 or a pharmacy. If you do need to see the team you will be offered an appointment on the day,

please be available for the appointment time offered. Acute problems are by there very nature needing to be seen that day.

The Urgent Care Team work independently as a practitioner lead team, however they have access to a GP if required and meet regularly throughout the day.

Nicola Heathcote – Specialist Paramedic (f)
BSc (Hons) Emergency and Urgent Care Practice PGDip Advanced Practice Available: Variable Hours / Days

Anne-Marie Young - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (f)
MSc Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning in Advanced Practice MSc Physical Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Dip Adult Nursing Available: Mon, Tues, Weds

Nursing Team

Our Practice Nurses provide care for a wide range of conditions and health concerns. Their work includes managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and COPD, as well as delivering wound care, routine health checks, injections, NHS travel health advice, cervical screening and immunisations.
Our General Practice Assistants support patient care by carrying out blood tests and routine health checks, including hypertension reviews, and assisting with minor surgical procedures.
Our Healthcare Assistants also perform blood tests, blood pressure readings and provide support during minor operations.

Karen Goodwin (f)
Nurse Manager

Natalie Castle (f)
Practice Nurse

Sarah Harrison (f)
Practice Nurse

Amy Robinson (f)
Practice Nurse

Leah Bate (f)
Nursing Associate

Cheryl Thomas (f)
General Practice Assistant (GPA)

Isabella Anderson (f)
General Practice Assistant (GPA)

Simon Merrett (m)
Healthcare Technician/Assistant

Health and Wellbeing Coaches

Caroline Garrett (f)

Caroline runs the Health and Wellbeing Coach team and our Patient Services Team.

The main role of a Health and Wellbeing Coach is to support the Doctor in providing care, signposting and to support and coach you, this includes self health management and to encourage patients in taking a more proactive role in their health and wellbeing.

Samantha Rowsell (f)

Julie Moore (f)

Lauren Rolls (f)

Sarah O'Brien (f)

Georgie Curtis (f)

Practice Team

Kate Wood
Practice Manager

Kate is responsible for the overall management and strategy of the practice. She is supported by the Senior Management Team.

Sarah Cormack
Admin, HR & IT Manager

Sarah is our Admin, HR & IT Manager. She is supported by Anna Eve, Deputy Admin, HR & IT Manager. The team cover IT management, Coding, Scanning and Summarising, Referrals and Prescribing. The team members are Paula, Michaela, Jayley, Isobel, Mary, Rachel, Gemma, Kathryn and Su.

Jude Hammon
Clinical Admin Manager

Jude is our Clinical Administration Manager and has a background in Pharmacy. She provides effective support for the Prescription Team and overseeing the management of local medication guidelines within the practice. Her role is central to maintaining safe, efficient, and well-coordinated medication processes.

Caroline Garrett
Patient Services Manager

Caroline is our Patient Services Manager and is assisted by Sarah Worton, Deputy Reception Manager. Her team are here to help you. They may need to ask for further details when you telephone this is to ensure we can assist you as speedily and appropriately as possible. They are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as all our staff. The Patient Services Team are : June, Christine, Allison, Nicola, Kelsa, Rhiannon, Hollie, Catherine and Emma.

Cheryl Gulliford
Performance & Compliance Manager

Cheryl is our Performance and Compliance Manager, overseeing QOF, Enhanced Services, Chronic Condition Recalls and CQC Compliance.

Community Contacts

Health Visitors

Our health visitors are concerned with preventing ill health and give advice on health promotion to all age groups. Their primary role is with families with young children and those with special needs and to closely monitor the development of young children.

The health visitors can be contacted on their direct line: 0300 323 0119

District Nurses

Our district nurses provide quality nursing care in the home for those who are too unwell to attend the surgery. They give advice and support to patients and carers and help them to remain independent.

The district nurses may be contacted on their direct line: 0300 124 5603

Training practice

There are usually a number of fully qualified doctor attached to the practice gaining experience as a family doctor for periods of up to a year. With the patients agreement some of these consultations may be video recorded for training purposes

Medical students and nursing students attend the practice from time to time. We hope that you will co-operate with us and help the students learn about general practice. However, you will be informed of their presence in advance, and if you do not want them to be present at a consultation, your wishes will be respected. This will not affect your treatment in any way.

GP net earnings

All GP practices are required to declare the mean net earnings (eg. Average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice. This is required in the interests of the greater public accountability recognising GP pay is ultimately funded from tax paid by the public.

The average pay for GPs working in Preston Grove Medical Centre in the last financial year was £70,880 before tax and national insurance. This is for 0 full time GPs, 11 part time GPs and 0 locum GPs who worked in the practice for more than six months.