Normal working days of the clinicians
The below are subject to change when covering for sickness or holiday
Mon = Dr Young, Dr Manby, Dr Lord
Tues = Dr Young, Dr Manby, Dr Swinney, Dr Wright, Dr Lord
Weds = Dr Young, Dr Manby, Dr Swinney, Dr Wright
Thurs = Dr Young, Dr Manby, Dr Swinney, Dr Wright
Fri = Dr Young, Dr Manby, Dr Wright, Dr Drinkwater
Doctors
Dr Donald Young (m)
BSc Medical Sciences (1995 St. Andrews), MB ChB (1998 Manchester) Interests: Joint injections, Contraceptive Implant Fitting/Removal, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
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Dr Christian Manby (m)
MBBS, MRCGP (2001 London) I started at Rooley Lane in 2008 having previously worked in Leeds and Hampshire. I am a GP trainer and supervise our GP trainees in the practice. I enjoy all aspects of general practice but am particularly interested in joint injections, dermatology and vertigo. Outside of the practice I enjoy running, triathlons, camping and smoking my own food. 
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Dr Caroline Swinney (f)
MBBS, (passed the MRCGP exam) I work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Rooley Lane. I am the practice lead for children's and adult's safeguarding and as such have a particular interest in the health and wellbeing of both our younger and older populations. 
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Dr Jess Drinkwater (f)
MBChB, MRCGP, BSc, MRes, DFSRH (2013)
PPG Lead I work at the Rooley Lane Medical Centre on Fridays. I am happy to see any patients with any health problems. The rest of the week I work at the University of Leeds researching how general practice works. I am currently doing a PhD investigating how patients can get involved in decisions about general practice services through Patient Participation Groups (the link to my website is https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/staff/292/jess-drinkwater) I help run the Patient Participation Group at Rooley Lane Medical Centre. You can join by asking at reception for a sign up form, we are always looking for new members.
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Dr Helen Wright (f)
MBChB, MRCGP, (2016) Having qualified at Manchester University, I went on to complete my GP training on the Bradford VTS scheme. I have worked at the practice as a salaried GP from August 2016, and work Tuesday-Friday 
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Dr Paul Lord (m)
MRes (2008), MB ChB (2008), MRCGP (2015), FRACGP (2017)
I trained in Manchester and Bradford and have been working as a GP since 2015. I joined the surgery in 2019 and work on Mondays and Tuesdays. I perform a range of joint injections and have a particular interests in Rheumatology and in Ear, Nose and Throat medicine.
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Nurses
Mrs Lesley Wilkinson (f)
NURSE PRESCRIBER
Diploma in Asthma Management (2003)
Diploma in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2005)
Areas of Responsibility: COPD and Spirometry clinics, Asthma clinics, Advice on stopping smoking, Immunisations and travel advice and General Health Advice
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Miss Sarah O'Donnell (f)
Areas of Responsibility: Diabetes, CHD, COPD and Spirometry clinics, Asthma clinics, Advice on stopping smoking, Immunisations and travel advice and General Health Advice
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Mrs Andrea Kerekes (f)
Andrea is new to Practice Nursing and is currently being trained up in all aspects of nurse specialities. |
Healthcare Assistants
Miss Karen Donnison (f)
The Healthcare Assistant has her own surgeries and is qualified to carry out treatment room duties. She works closely with the Practice Nurses. Areas of Responsibility: New Patient medical checks, Smoking cessation advice clinics, Blood pressure checks, ECGs, Spirometry, Diabetic Foot checks, 24 hour Blood Pressure Monitoring.
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Miss Olivia English (f)
The Healthcare Assistant has her own surgeries and is qualified to carry out treatment room duties. She works closely with the Practice Nurses. Areas of Responsibility: Blood tests, Blood pressure checks, Hypertension review, Prediabetes reviews, NHS health checks, Spirometry, ECG, Dibaetic Foot checks, Injections |
Practice Management
Mrs Anita Summerfield (f)
Practice Manager Anita is responsible for the day to day running of the Practice and works closely with David and Emma.
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Mr David Whitfield (m)
IT and Data Manager
BSc (Hons) Computing, MSc Information Systems Management
- Set up, configure and maintain new and existing Information Systems.
- Clinical reporting and auditing.
- Work closely with clinical data and the QOF.
- Maintain the surgery website.
- Provide assistance with any IT related queries.
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Miss Emma Iball (f)
Office Manager Emma is responsible for smooth running of the reception office and clerical team. |
Administration
Administration
We have a friendly team of: 2 Administrators and 2 medical secretaries and 1 dedicated Summariser who are here to help and assist you in anyway they can. Job roles include: - Choose and book referrals.
- Summarising of medical records
- Read coding
- Letter typing from GP dictations
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Reception
Receptionists
We have a friendly team of morning and afternoon receptionists who are here to help and assist you in anyway they can. Job roles include: - Booking routine and urgent appointments, care navigating where possible
- Dealing with prescriptions for each patient and for the chemists.
- Dealing with any issues/problems and complaints at the reception desk.
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