Our Staff
Doctors - Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Kate Merrett
MB ChB (Bristol), MRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 1994 - Salaried GP at Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Francesca Witcomb
MB Bch (Cardiff), MRCGP, DFSRH, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 2004 - Salaried GP at Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Vasileios Stamelos
MD (Ptychio latrikes, Athens), MRCGP, PhD - Registered as a Doctor in 2006 - Partner at Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Tanya Beer
BA (Oxford), MBBS (London), DCH, DFSRH, MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2008 - Partner at Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Rachael McGivern
BM BS (Nottingham), BMedSci, MRCGP, DFSRH - Registered as a Doctor in 2009 - Partner at Backwell Medical Centre
Dr Monica Villafana Gomez
MB ChB (UEx Badajoz, Spain), Specialist Physician in Family and Community Medicine, Spain - Registered as a Doctor with a licence to practice in the UK in 2016 - Salaried GP at Backwell Medical Centre
Doctors - Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Jon Rees
MB ChB (Bristol), MD, MRCS, MRCGP, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 1995 - Partner at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Namalee Wimalasundera
MB BS (London), BSc, DFFP - Registered as a Doctor in 1995 - Partner at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Samuel Partridge
MB ChB (Bristol), MRCGP, MRCP, DRCOG, Practical Dermatology (PgDip), DOccMed - Registered as a Doctor in 1996 - Salaried GP at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Jo Burt
MB ChB (Bristol), BSc, MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2005 - Salaried GP at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Celina Goes
MB ChB (Sheffield), MRCGP, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 2006 - Salaried GP at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Cara Harris
BM BS (Peninsula Medical School), MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2009 - Salaried GP at Brockway Medical Centre
Dr Shamilah Clement-Rahman
MBChB (Leicester) BSc, MRCGP. Registered as a doctor in 2016 - Salaried GP at Brockway Medical Centre
Doctors - Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Sarah Pepper
MB ChB (Bristol), MRCP - Registered as Doctor in 1993 - Partner at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Pippa Burns
MB ChB (Bristol), BSc (Manchester 1997), MRCGP 2007, DRCOG, DFFP - Registered as a Doctor in 2003 - Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Annie Elkins
MBChB (Bristol), BSc (Bioethics), RCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, DCH. Registered as a doctor in 2006. Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Adam Whitehead
MB ChB (Manchester), BSc (intercal), MCEM, MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2009 - Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Matthew Cresswell
MB ChB (Leeds), MRCGP (Bath 2014) - Registered as a Doctor in 2009 - Partner at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Owain Jones
BMBS (Bighton and Sussex Medical School), MRCGP (2016), DCH, MPhil. Registered as a doctor in 2011 - Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Simon Grant
MB ChB (Manchester), MRCGP (2017) - Registered as a Doctor in 2012 - Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Dr Philip Sajik
MBChB (Liverpool), BSc, MRCGP. Registered as a doctor in 2014. Salaried GP at Long Ashton Surgery
Doctors - Towerhouse Medical Centre
Dr Penny Gilbert
MB BS (London), BSc, MRCGP, DFSRH, DFFP, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 1991 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Laura Paterson
MB ChB (Bristol), MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 1994 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Freya Scott
MB BS (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), DFFP, DRCOG, DCH, MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 1997 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Rupert Payne
MB ChB (Edinburgh), PhD, MRCGP, FRCPE - Registered as a Doctor in 1997 - Associate GP at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Edward Mann
MB ChB (Sheffield), MRCGP, DFFP, DRCOG, DCH - Registered as a Doctor in 2000 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Elizabeth Puntis
MB BS (University of London), BSc, MRCGP (2017), DRFSH, DRCOG - Registered as a Doctor in 2007 - Salaried GP at Towerhouse Medical Centre
Dr Katherine Parker
MB BCh (Cardiff), MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2008 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Lydia Hayden
MB BCh (Cardiff), MRCGP - Registered as a Doctor in 2012 - Salaried GP at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Ed Griffiths
MB BS (London), MRCGP, BSc Hons (Anatomy) - Registered as a Doctor in 2013 - Partner at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr David Dolan
MB ChB (Manchester), MRCGP -Registered as a Doctor in 2015 - Salaried GP at Tower House Medical Centre
Dr Rachael McKeown
MB ChB (Edinburgh), MRCGP, BMedSci (Hons). Registered as a doctor in 2017. Salaried GP at Towerhouse Medical Centre
First Contact Physiotherapist
Simon Carley-Smith
BSc (Hons) DipMSKMED MSOMM - Musculoskeletal Specialist
Nefeli Tompra
PT,MSc,MCSP
Andrea Floyd
BSc(Hons), MSc, HCPC
Independent Pharmacist Prescriber
Jaina Nyame
MPharm (Nottingham) - Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Andrea Ball
BSc (Hons) (UWE 1995) MPharm (Bath 2005) MRPharmS, IPresc - Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Nurse Practitioners
Helen Adkins
Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Tower House Medical Centre
Physician Associate
Sophie Pasley
Physician Associate at Backwell and Brockway Surgies. PA-R,MSc, PGDip SCHN, BSc (Hons) (UWE 2016)
Dietitian
Jamie Swistun
BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Nurse Manager
Liz Pemberton
Nursing Manager (Respiratory, Diabetes)
Based at Brockway Medical Centre but covers all sites across TMG
Nurse Lead
Amy Disley
Registered Nurse (Respiratory, Diabetes, Leg Club Lead)
Nurse Lead at Backwell Medical Centre
Sandra Green
Registered Nurse (Respiratory)
Nurse Lead at Long Ashton Surgery
Nicola Boothman
Registered Nurse
Nurse Lead at Tower House Medical Centre
Nurses - All sites
Amy Brown
Registered Nurse at all four sites. Long Ashton, Backwell, Brockway and Tower House Medical Centres
Care of the Elderly Nurse
Sarah Sturdy
Nurses - Backwell Medical Centre
Rachel Tanner
Registered Nurse at Backwell Medical Centre
Nurses - Brockway Medical Centre
Anna Stafford
Registered Nurse (Diabetes) at Backwell and Brockway Medical Centres
Karen Crossland
Registered Nurse at Brockway Medical Centre
Katie Rouvrais
Registered Nurse at Brockway Medical Centre
Nurses - Long Ashton Surgery
Niki Higbey
Registered Nurse (Diabetes) at Long Ashton Surgery
Nurses - Towerhouse Medical Centre
Eleanor Holway
Registered Nurse (Respiratory) at Tower House Medical Centre
Jennifer Watts
Registered Nurse (Respiratory) at Tower House Medical Centre
Amanda Bamford
Registered Nurse (Diabetes)
Registered Nurse at Tower House Medical Centre
Healthcare Assistants
Nikki Hawkins
Senior HCA at Backwell and Brockway Medical Centres
Hayley Smith
Senior HCA at Tower House Medical Centre
Hazel Saunders
HCA at Tower House Medical Centre
Alexa Benneworth
HCA at Tower House Medical Centre
Lisa Garland
HCA at Long Ashton Surgery and Tower House Medical Centre
Sally Mortimore
HCA at Long Ashton Surgery
Joanna Kellett
HCA at Long Ashton Surgery, Tower House Medical Centre and Brockway Medical Centre
Sue Martin
HCA at Backwell and Brockway Medical Centre
Faye Richings
HCA at Long Ashton Surgery, Backwell Medical Centre and Brockway Medical Centre
Lucy Webb
HCA at Backwell and Brockway Medical Centre
Practice Management
Gemma Harding
Executive Manager
Phillippa Roach
General Manager