DR WILLIAM LUMB

MBBS London 1992, MRCGP

DR EDWARD THOMPSON

MB ChB, MRCGP, MA, MF Hom, MARH, FURHP, MBRCP, Dip BSLM

Dr Thompson graduated with an MA from St Andrews and studied medicine at the Leicester Medical School as a mature student graduating in 2007, he completed his GP training in 2012 becoming a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He has an interest in Emergency Medicine and worked for 5 years in the Leicester Royal Infirmary Emergency Department until 2022. He has an expertise in Integrative Medicine which combines conventional medicine with other approaches which take a holistic view of an individual's health including Herbal medicine, Homeopathy, Lifestyle medicine and Acupuncture. He is also involved in medical education having taught students at the Leicester Medical school and currently the Lancaster Medical School.

DR RACHAEL TEDD

MBChB Glasgow 1997, MRCGP 2007, GMC 4422411

I am Rachael Tedd, one of the salaried GP's at Sedbergh. I trained in Glasgow and afterwards worked as a junior doctor in Plymouth & Australia before completing my training in general practice locally. I work 2 days a week at Sedbergh as well as working for Out of Hours. I have an active role in the training of medical students at the practice and GP registrars in Out of Hours.

DR MARTIN ARMER

B.Sc MB ChB 1996 Manchester, DRCOG, MECGP, GMC4291640

Martin works for the practice on Wednesdays and works at Lancaster University on the other days.

DR JENNY ARMER

MB ChB 1994 Glasgow 1994, MRCGP DRCOG DFFP, GMC4108490 Jenny now works at the practice Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

LYNN SIDDLE

Lynn is our research nurse. She has a background of working within the hospitals and also as a district nursing sister. She helps to set up and manage the research projects at the medical practice. This enables our practice patients to take part in some research studies if they are eligible and consent to do so, thus contributing to both national and international studies that help to inform clinical practice and guidelines. Lynn also works as a practice nurse.

SIOBHAN MASON

Siobhan joined us from Station House Surgery in Kendal where she was working as a district nurse. Siobhan works here as a practice nurse.

SUE COOPER

Sue works Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. She offers appointments for blood tests, ear syringing, new patient health checks, suture/ clip removal and dressings and ECG's. She can perform vaccinations for flu. Sue also carries out the NHS health checks and offers STI screening as part of the New Patient health check. Sue is not a registered nurse but has undertaken specific training courses to offer the services mentioned. She always has access to a trained nurse or doctor when she is consulting.

TRACY THORNTON

LYNN MAY

Lynn works in reception Monday to Thursday. She is also our IT lead and keeps the web site and our internal intranet up to date. Lynn has worked for the NHS at various GP surgeries since 1999.

CAROL MILBURN

Carol works in reception, is our clinical coder, keeps our stock up to date and also does phlebotomy one day a week. Carol has recently been appointed as a GPA (GP Assistant) in a job share with Vic.

VICTORIA SAYNER

Victoria also looks after the conference rooms and does accounts administration for the practice. Vic has now extended her hours and works every day with Thursday being her day off. Vic has recently been appointed as a GP Assistant (GPA) in a job share with Carol.

CATHERINE HARTLEY

Catherine began a new chapter in her working life joining the practice in December 2023 and works on reception four days a week, she also manages the appointment book and GP locum cover. She lives in Dent with her two sons and likes cooking for friends and family on her days off.

SHANIA PEREIRA

Shania works as a receptionist she started at SMP in January 2024. Shania is the practices learning disability champion along with Lynn Siddle, Shania loves interacting with different people and is always happy to help 🙂. Her other responsibilities include GP links, patient registrations, smear recalls and asthma & COPD reviews.

LORNA SEDGWICK

Lorna joined us from Boots Sedbergh to become part of the dispensing team. Lorna is our Medicines Manager

JACKIE LAWSON

ELIZABETH MIDDLETON

Liz joined the reception team in June 2019 working three days per week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Liz passed her Buttercups training and now works in the dispensary. Liz has two children and now lives in Dent.

TALKING THERAPIES

Talking Therapies (previously First Step): Help for people who are experiencing common mental health problems (e.g. depression, anxiety). Using Cognative-behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, self help books and computerised therapy. 0300 555 0345

WILLIAM HEDGES

Name: William Hedges (Prefers William) William Hi, my name is William Hedges. I am a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner employed by LSCFT. I have worked in the NHS since 1994. I have been lucky enough to work across a number of different services. My current role is to support adults who are registered to Surgeries in the West Dales Primary Care Network, Lunesdale, Bentham and Sedbergh, with their mental health needs. I can offer assessments, short term interventions, as well as being able to signpost you to services, which can best support and help you with your needs. I have experience of working with people with a variety of mental health conditions, including, depression, anxiety, bereavement as well as more complex presentations. I am not able to work with anyone under the age of 18 as there are other specialised NHS services available for this age group, please ask your GP/Health Provider about these services if you are a family member needs this support. If you wish to see me, please ask any of the health professionals at the surgery to send me a referral and I will then be in touch to see whether I can support you.

LIZ ANKERS

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

DISTRICT NURSES

District Nurses Telephone Sedbergh 01539 718184 District Nurse & team leader Andrea Jennings, Staff Nurse Dayna Hadwen, Janice Moorby are the main nurses looking after Sedbergh patients but there are others in the team.

MARIANNE RALPH

Palliative Care Nurse

STEPHEN PANCHAL

Hi there, my name is Stephen Panchal and I am here as the musculoskeletal first contact practitioner. My role involves assessing, diagnosing and helping establish the best way to manage joint, soft tissue and muscle pain. This includes requesting investigations or making onward hospital referrals where necessary. The aim is also to provide early advice on prevention, treatment and supported self-management. I qualified with a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree in 2014 and currently approaching the end of an MSc in Advancing Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice with Nottingham University. My registration is with Health and Care Professions Council and I am a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. I work across the Western Dales Primary Care Network with a purpose to be available for anyone with musculoskeletal conditions. You can book a telephone triage appointment with me currently on a Tuesday morning. Use the NHS app, Patient Access or ring reception.

JENNY (JEN) KELL

I am the Clinical Pharmacist for Western Dales Primary Care Network. This means that I work across three GP Practices; Sedbergh, Lunesdale and Bentham, answering medication queries for staff and patients, actioning medication safety alerts, and helping the medical teams with medication reviews. Thanks Jen

KIRSTY EGGLESTONE

Bio to follow

ALI BAKER

Health & Wellbeing Coach- HAWC - Westmorland & Furness County Council “I want to focus more on my future, where do I start?” What do we do? We are a Public Health Team and our priorities are to support the public health agenda and aim to reduce health inequalities through coaching. Our aim is to support you to improve your overall health and wellbeing. In order to do this, we want get to know you and what works for you. What are your aspirations and goals? We also want to understand the barriers to achieving these, and the support you draw upon from your personal resources and resources around you. We encourage and coach you to: • Take action on factors that influence your health and wellbeing – including your lifestyle, relationships, interests and home life. • Become more independent and resilient. • Engage with your local communities and social networks What we can support with • Anxiety Management • Reducing Social Isolation • Building Resilience • Confidence Building Are you currently experiencing social isolation, anxiety, physical health limitations and generally finding life quite challenging. contact Are you open to and wanting to make changes in your life. Do you need support and encouragement with practical suggestions and coaching tools to help build confidence and resilience.

BRENDA MARTINDALE

Brenda is our invaluable cleaner and looks after the whole of the Sedbergh Medical Practice side of the building!!