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.

DR NICHOLAS KIMBER

Male

🌟 **Welcome Dr Nick Kimber to Sedbergh General Practice!** 🌟 We are thrilled to welcome Dr Nick Kimber to our team at Sedbergh General Practice as a GP Registrar. Dr Kimber joined us in August 2024 and will be with us until January 2025 as part of his ongoing training to become a fully qualified General Practitioner. Dr Kimber graduated from Lancaster Medical School in 2019 and has since gained a wealth of experience working as a junior doctor in the Preston and Lancaster areas. His diverse background includes roles in surgery, medicine, paediatrics, and emergency medicine. Last year, he became a GP Registrar in August 2023, completing his first year of specialist training with hospital posts in obstetrics & gynaecology, and paediatrics in the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Now, in his second year of GP training, Dr Kimber is bringing his expertise and passion for patient care to Sedbergh. During his time with us, he will be involved in all aspects of general practice, from routine consultations to managing long-term conditions, all under the supervision of our experienced GPs. But what exactly is a GP Registrar? A GP Registrar is a qualified doctor who is completing the final stages of training to become a General Practitioner. This period allows them to develop the specific skills and knowledge needed to provide comprehensive care in the community setting. The training is over a 3 year period and involves both in hospital experience as well as a training in a variety of different general practices. Please join us in welcoming Dr Kimber to Sedbergh! We are confident that our patients will benefit greatly from his dedication and experience and we are sure he will learn a lot while with us. 🤝

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

I am one of the newest members of staff at SMP, I started my job as a receptionist in January 2024. I love interacting with different people and I'm always happy to help :). My 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

LINDA ROBSON

Mrs Linda Robson My name is Linda Robson I have worked for the NHS in primary care mainly GP practices for over 40 years and still loving my job I spent my younger working life in Barrow in Furness where I was born. I joined a Practice as a receptionist and really worked hard to learn everything I could. It was no great task as I loved what I was doing. Later years I took promotion and worked as Practice Manager until the Practice was dissolved. I then did a bit of work outside of the NHS but not for long it was where my heart was with the NHS. For a while I was lucky enough to pull together a Palliative care home team and I was very proud of this work. I joined Kirkby Lonsdale surgery in 2009 as assistant manager and this role led me into Case management and social prescribing the 2 roles I am doing now and have been for quite some time. Care plan The Care Navigator role takes me to see people in their own homes and I carry out a holistic health and social care assessment. I will with patents and families develop a personalised care plan to support self care. I can signpost folk to access Local services and resources to make life easier. My role wants to promote living independently as possible also to enhance the care they receive The role of Social prescriber in its self is very similar to Care Navigation the difference being It allows more time to spend with people . The role is aimed at 16 years and over to help people connect to local community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support. The role gives people time to think about what matters to them and build up trust to move forward to make for a better way of life.

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!!