Meet the Team

Doctors

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


Dr Ian Dilley

Job Title
General Practitioner

Qualifications
MBChB MRCGP

Special Interests
Having started 20 years ago at East Parade, I have developed an interest in Men’s Health, Musculo-skeletal medicine and research. I am passionate about Primary care Leadership and became Clinical Director for our Primary Care Network representing our 30,000 patients at Mowbray Square and leading on development and change. In my spare time I play my Trumpet in a concert band and spend lots of time with my family and dog.

Additional Notes
GP Partner


Dr Emma Huskins

Job Title
General Practitioner

Qualifications
MBChB BSc MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG LOC IUD LOC STI

Special Interests
Dr Huskins joined the practice in 2007, and became a partner in 2019.
She is lead GP for family planning and sexual health and has an interest in all aspects of women’s health, and fits coils and implants.  She also has an interest in care of the elderly, and looks after a local nursing home.
When she is not at work, she loves spending time with her 2 sons and enjoys walking, mountain biking and camping with her family, and also spending time gardening.

Additional Notes
GP Partner


Dr Rebecca Drew

Job Title
General Practitioner


Dr Rachael Brock

Job Title
General Practitioner


Dr Amy Sutherland

Job Title
General Practitioner


 Dr Cristina Ruiz 

Job Title
General Practitioner


Dr Zoe Hopkinson 

Job Title
General Practitioner

Qualifications
MBChB, MRCGP (2003), DFSRH

Special Interests
Dr Hopkinson qualified from Glasgow University in 1995 and completed her GP training in 2003. She has worked for many years in community contraception and sexual health clinics alongside her GP work and joined the practice as a regular GP locum in 2023.

Nursing Team

From January 2021 East Parade and Park Parade Surgeries will share a Nurse team who will see you on the top floor at Mowbray Square. You will be seen in one of our treatment rooms in either of the two surgeries. Appointments start from 7.30am for some services and run every day for both surgeries. We have joined our Nursing Teams together to offer our patients a high quality nursing service every day of the week. Our team is well trained and offers a full range of skills.

Extended Access: Our colleagues in Yorkshire Health Network on the ground floor at Mowbray Square offer appointments in the evenings and weekends. This is for selected services.

Booking Nurse appointments: Please call our Reception team on 01423 566574. The Receptionist will ensure you are booked with the correct Nurse/HCA for your need. This is a complex system so booking is not available online at present.


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


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


Jacqui Ward

Job Title
Healthcare Assistant


Demmi-Sue MacDermid

Job Title
Trainee Nurse Associate

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!


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.


Laura Cardwell, Emma Davies, Gareth Maunder, Tom Bradshaw

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!”.


Sarah Woffinden

Job Title
Practice Pharmacist

Special Interests
Sarah assists our GP’s with any prescription queries. She advises patients about their medicines, including how to take them and what reactions might occur. She answers patients queries about their medication and deals with changes to them when patients are discharged from hospital. If we have any problems with manufacturing supplies of medicines Sarah will liaise with suppliers and look for alternatives.


Ellie Forkin

Job Title
Pharmacist


Nichola Adams

Job Title
Pharmacy Technician


Lorna Scahill-Butterfield

Job Title
Pharmacy Technician


Niamh Thompson

Job Title
Lead PCN Pharmacy

Practice Management & Support Staff

Emma Keating

Job Title
Business Manager

Special Interests
My role at East Parade Surgery is to ensure the smooth running of the practice. I manage the business aspect of the surgery, ensuring that our patients are at the heart of the service we provide.
I am responsible for strategic business planning, managing the finance of the practice, developing our staff and creating excellent working relationships with all stakeholders to the practice.


Jane Walker

Job Title
Deputy Practice Manager

Special Interests
I provide day to day management and leadership to the East Parade Reception Team and to act as a deputy in the absence of the Practice Business Manager.
This role involves supporting the Partners and Practice Business Manager in all aspects of practice functionality, motivating, and managing staff, optimising efficiency and overall performance and ensuring the Practice achieves its long-term strategic objectives in a safe and effective working environment.


Helen

Job Title
Patient Services Team Supervisor


Debra 

Job Title
Patient Services Team Supervisor


Caroline

Job Title
Patient Services Team


Sue

Job Title
Patient Services Team


Alison

Job Title
Patient Services Team


Hannah

Job Title
Patient Services Team


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.