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

Community Nurses

Telephone Nailsea 01275 858637

Community Midwives

Telephone Nailsea 01275 866757

Health Visitors

Telephone Nailsea 01275 533300