Our Staff

Partners

DR HARI DURAIRAJ

Male

MBBS MRCGP DFFP

Dr Durairaj is the senior partner at the practice. He has a special interest in dermatology.

DR CAROL FREEMAN

Female

BSc, MRCGP, Dip BSLM/IBLM

Dr Freeman has been working with the Asplands team since 2007. She is a passionate advocate for lifestyle medicine and supporting patients in improving their health and wellbeing. She is the lead educational supervisor for the medical students on placement from the University of Buckingham.

DR PETER ROBINSON

Male

MRCGP MB B Chir MA DCH

Dr Robinson trained at Cambridge University and qualified in 2006. He has a special interest in diabetes.

DR ROGER NORMAN

Male

MBBS MRCS MRCGP

Dr Norman trained at the University of London and qualified in 2004. His area of clinical interest is in ear, nose and throat.

DR SAMANTHA HOWELL

Female

MB ChB MRCGP DFSRH

Dr. Howell trained at Liverpool Medical School qualifying in 2004. On completion of GP training she completed the Oxford Deanery Leadership programme, focusing on patient safety and improving local service pathways. Having worked with the department of health on improving dementia care her special interests include care of patients with dementia, care of the elderly and family planning. She is fully qualified in contraception provision including coils and implants.

DR JENNY CUSACK

Female

MBChB, MRCGP

Dr Cusack trained at the University of Aberdeen and qualified in 2009. She is a registered GP trainer. Her area of special interest is in menopause and HRT. She is fully qualified in contraception provision including coils and implants

Associate GPs

DR RICHARD DARNTON

Male

MB ChB MRCGP

Dr Darnton trained at the University of Manchester and qualified in 1999. He is a clinical leader and academic GP. He is head of undergraduate general practice at the University of Cambridge. He is a GP trainer.

DR INGRID WALLACE

Female

MRCGP DCH DROCG

Dr Wallace has worked in general practice for over 30 years. She trained at the University of London and qualified in 1989. She is also a GP trainer and senior lecturer at the University of Buckingham Medical School. She is fully qualified in contraception provision including coils and implants

Doctors training to specialise as GPs

As a training practice we work with qualified doctors who wish to specialize in General Practice. The length of time they are with us depends on how far through their training they are but all of these registrars are supported by GP trainers within our practice. Whilst the registrars develop their consultation skills their appointments may be slightly longer and some consultations are videoed. You will always be asked if you are happy for the consultation to be videoed and it is not a problem if you would rather not. Medical Students from the University of Buckingham We also have medical students working with our GPs for 7 week blocks throughout the year. They are in the third year of studies and have already spent time in general practice and Milton Keynes Hospital. The appointments are 30 minutes long so the medical student can see patients to gather a history and complete a basic examination then the supervising GP will join the consultation to advise on the appropriate tests and treatment. You will always see a GP for at least 10 minutes of the consultation and the student will ask you if you mind the consultation being recorded.

DR RAJAN JAMES

Male

Practice Management

NICKY HALL

Female

Practice Manager

BEd (Hons), MIGPM. Nicky started as the IT and data manager for Asplands in January 2017, and then took on the role of practice manager in 2018. She enjoys leading a dedicated team of both clinical and administrative staff with care being at the centre of what we do.

SUE HAWKER

Female

Deputy Practice Manager

Sue joined the practice in 2003. She started as a dispenser before going on to become the dispensary manager before moving up to practice management.

Practice Nurses

LEANN PARISH

Female

Nurse Manager

Leann has been a nurse for over 20 years. She started her career in gynaecology at Addenbrookes hospital and then moved to the surgical assessment unit at Milton Keynes Hospital. Leann joined Asplands in March 2013 and is the lead nurse for the practice. Her clinical focus is respiratory. She is also a nurse prescriber and runs minor illness clinics.

LINDA BRIDGES

Female

RGN, BA Health studies, Specialist Nurse General Practice, Family Planning cert, Asthma Cert, Counselling cert, Diabetes dip. Independent Nurse Prescriber

LAURA CARR

Female

RGN, Diploma of higher education Adult Nursing DipHE

EMMA DENNIS

Female

RACHEL WORSLEY

Female

LAURA KIRKMAN

Female

VICKI LAWRENCE

Female

Nurse Associate

LETICIA SAINTY

Female

Practice Health Care Assistants

BERENICE WELLS

Female

REBECCA SCOTT

Female

PAMELA HANDLEY

Female

Paramedic

DAVID BOTTLE

Male

Phlebotomist

KERRY MEPHAM

Female

Receptionists

GAYE CROSBY

Female

Reception Manager

Gaye joined the practice as a receptionist January 2022. She became reception manager in January 2024.

KAREN GREEN

Female

TERRY MEDCALF

Female

NICOLA CRISP

Female

DEB ROBINSON

Female

AMANDA LAYTON

Female

MARY METCALFE

Female

DEB WHITE

Female

SANDY DALE

Female

ZOE JANES

Female

ZOE SOWRAY

Female

Prescription Clerk

Dispensers

VICTORIA TEMPORAL

Female

Dispensary Manager

Victoria has been with the practice since April 2024 having previously worked within community pharmacy.

EVELYN BURR

Female

ALISON STRATTON

Female

ELAINE WATT

Female

SIAN LANE

Female

Administrators

SHARON LEE

Female

EMMA BARKLAMB

Female

AMIEE MADDEN

Female

KIM THORPE

Female

Medical Secretaries

DAWN BUCKINGHAM

Female

LOUISE HORNE

Female

DEBBIE GREENLEES

Female

Attached Staff

GAIL MASSEY

Female

Prescription Clerk

MICHELE BANBURY

Female

Housekeeper

ELEANOR FAIRCLOUGH

Female

Financial Assistant Insurance Administrator

ZOE SOWRAY

Female

Prescription Clerk

Care Coordinator

EMMA BARKLAMB

Female

KELLY COOK

Female

Practice Team

Today, General Practice provides a much greater range of services than previously. Your doctor may not be the best person to see about a problem, so you may be referred to another doctor within the practice or another member of the Health Care team. If you wish you can approach some team members directly yourself (particularly the Health Visitor and the Practice Nurse). If you would like advice about whom you should see first then please speak to a receptionist.

District Nurses

The District Nursing Team provide skilled nursing care for people who are housebound over a 24 hour period, 365 days a year. This includes: Support and nursing care for terminally ill patients. Wound care management. Post operative care. Management and support for patients/carers with long term illnesses. Catheter management. Teaching and educating patients/carers to adapt to limitations imposed by related health problems. Using self care procedures to enable patients to manage their own health needs. Treatment and monitoring of health problems within the local community, which require nursing intervention. The prevention of health complications associated with immobility, disability or existing illness. Referrals to other services. Who can refer you to the District Nursing Team? Your doctor Hospitals Social Workers Other Team members Yourself or your carer How to contact the District Nurse Team The District Nurses are now based at Ampthill the telephone number to call is 08456 024064 (Onecall). Record of Care When the District nurse visits you, you will be given a record of care that the district nurse will fill in on every visit. The card belongs to you and it is your responsibility to keep safe. Sometimes it may be necessary to share information about you with other health professionals. This will only be done with your permission.

Health Visitors

A Health Visitor is a registered General Nurse who has an additional year special training in Community Health Studies. A Health Visitor is concerned with the health of the whole community and is the front line of preventative care and early detection of ill health. As such a Health Visitor acts as a health educator being able to counsel all members of the community. If you pay your council tax to Central Bedfordshire Council please call 01525 631199 (Ampthill). If you pay your council tax to Milton Keynes Council please call 01908 355175 (Neath Hill).
Page last reviewed: 18 June 2025
Page created: 15 June 2022