Our Staff

Doctors

DR EMMA FORDHAM

MB, ChB, DRCOG, GMC: 3477070

"I graduated from Dundee University in 1991 and joined Brimington Surgery as a partner in 1998. My special interests are in Women's Health and Family Planning. I value our approach to Personal Care here at Brimington Surgery and the continuity that we endeavour to offer." Clinical sessions in surgery; Tuesday(morning), Wednesday, Friday.

DR SIMON VON SCHREIBER

MB, BS, GMC: 3612976

"I qualified as a doctor in 1992 at the University of London. I then moved to Sheffield where I took up my first medical position, before training in psychiatry for 5 years based in Sheffield, Rotherham, and Chesterfield. I made the decision to move into General practice in 1998, joined the Chesterfield training scheme, and completed my General practice training in 2001. I worked as a salaried GP in Rotherham for 3 years before joining Brimington Surgery as a partner. My special interests are psychiatry and minor surgery." Clinical sessions in surgery; Monday (morning), Tuesday, Wednesday (morning), Thursday (morning).

DR RUPERT WHITE

BMBS, MRCGP, GMC: 7045427

"After a career in Engineering, I retrained in medicine at Nottingham University, qualifying in 2009. The majority of my subsequent training was in Chesterfield, including periods at The Brimington Surgery, and I qualified as a General Practitioner in Chesterfield in 2014. I started as a salaried GP here at The Brimington Surgery at that point, and joined the partnership in 2017. My special interests are in musculoskeletal medicine and dermatology." Clinical sessions in surgery; Monday, Wednesday (morning) and Thursday.

DR RACHEL WHITE

MRCGP, DFSRH, MRCP, MBChB, GMC: 6101354

Clinical sessions in surgery; Monday and Wednesday.

DR LOUISE BELLINGHAM

MBCHB, MRCGP, GMC: 7072665

I qualified from Sheffield University in 2010 and went on to continue my training in Nottinghamshire before coming to Chesterfield to start my GP training in 2014. I qualified as a GP in August 2017 and started work as a Salaried GP here at Brimington Surgery. Clinical sessions in surgery; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

DR MARIA ROBERTS

MRCGP BMBS BmedSci, GMC: 7454463

Clinical sessions in surgery; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

DR JAMES TEAH

ST3, GMC: 7494866

DR MARZENA WHITTAKER

MBChB; MRCGP; MRCP; GMC: 6151836

I qualified from University of Silesia in 2006. I went on to continue my medical training by working in various medical specialities in Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield and Chesterfield Royal Hospital. I qualified as a General Practitioner in Chesterfield in 2020 and started working as a salaried GP here at The Brimington Surgery. Clinical sessions Monday, Wednesday and Friday

DR RUTH HUGHES

MBChB (hons); MRCGP; GMC 7482300;

I graduated top of my class from University of Birmingham in 2015. I spent 2 years working as a junior doctor in central Birmingham before moving to Chesterfield to complete my GP training. Clinical sessions in surgery; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Nurse Practitioners

A nurse practitioner is an experienced nurse, with additional specialist training. They are qualified to diagnose illness, decide on treatment and issue prescriptions. They usually see people with new illness and do not normally see people with ongoing problems.

ALISON WHITTON

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

LISA BALDRAN

Lead Nurse

MIRANDA PILCHOWSKA

KATIE ELSE

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one. Mandy and Gemma are our HCAs.

Practice Management

The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

CHELSEA WEBSTER

Assistant Practice Manager

PAULA ELLIOTT

Practice Manager

Administration

Our admin team consists of the following staff: Joanne (Admin Team Leader), Nicola (Deputy Team Leader), Nina & Leanne (Medical Secretaries/Administrators), Sarah & Hollie (Administrators), Roz (Care Co-ordinator).

Patient Support Team

Our Patient Support Team are here to help and assist you. If you have a query that cannot be solved they will endeavour to find someone that can help. In some circumstances this team are required to ask for as much information as possible - for example when a home visit is requested. This is in order for your doctor to assess the situation and deal with it correctly. Confidentiality is a priority at the surgery and any information given will be dealt with appropriately. We are unable to give out any information to family members or friends unless written consent from the patient concerned has been given to the practice. Please understand that this is a stipulation of the Data Protection Act and is for the protection of our patients. The team consists of Juliet & Kim (Team Leaders), Alice, Debbie, Faye, Gabbie, Laura & Sonia

Pharmacists

LIZ CARLILE

Liz is a Pharmacist who has had additional training. She can prescribe medicines, undertake medication reviews, undertake audits and see patients face to face where appropriate.