Our Staff

Doctors

DR ANDREW POTTER

MB ChB Dip IMC RCS MRCGP

Full time partner at the surgery and joined in 1996. Studied medicine in Bristol before completing his GP training in Plymouth. GP trainer. Practice lead for the treatment of drug addiction.

DR LAURA DUNN

BMBS MRCGP DFSRH

2/3 Time Partner. Joined the Practice in September 2016 as a Salaried GP and became a Partner April 2023.

DR EWAN MCCONNELL

MBChB MRCGP

Six Session Partner. Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh before completing GP training in Plymouth. Joined the Surgery in August 2020 as a Salaried GP having finishing training here before becoming a Partner in April 2023. Interest in chemical dependence.

DR CARMEL BOYHAN IRVINE

MB BCh BAO MRCGP

Full time Salaried GP, joined the practice in 1993 as a Partner before stepping back and becoming a salaried GP in April 23. Practice lead for clinical protocols and chronic disease management. GP trainer and undergraduate programme lead.

DR JOSIE ROSSER

MBBS MRCGP DRCOG

2/3 Time Salaried GP. Joined the Surgery in December 2016. Studied medicine at Newcastle, completed GP training in Plymouth. GP trainer and has special interest in Women's Health and Medical Education

DR JAMES POWELL

MBBCh MRCGP

1/2 Time Salaried GP. Joined the Surgery in Aug 2017 after finishing his training here.

DR TIFFANY HAMLEY

MB ChB DRCOG DCH RCGP

3/8 Time Salaried GP. Joined the surgery in May 2016. Interest in Minor Surgery.

Visiting Doctors and Students

Other doctors join us for advanced training to become family doctors – they are fully qualified and already have extensive experience of hospital work. They usually spend a year in the practice. We also help to train medical students and you might meet nurses and health visitors who are under supervised training. You may see the doctor or nurse alone if you wish – just ask!

Nurses

DAWN WARD

Dip HE Nursing Studies. BSc Professional Development in Health and Social care.Diabetes Degree Module. Asthma/COPD Degree Module. Family Planning and Women's Health Degree Module. Non-Medical Prescriber Masters Module.

Dawn joined us in May 2015. She trained in the Army and qualified in 2001. After leaving the Army in 2004 she then worked predominantly in Accident and Emergency for 8 years.

HANNAH AKRED

Hannah joined us in April 2019.

DONGMEI YE

Dongmei joined us August 2022

Health Practitioners

ELIZABETH GRIFFITHS

Beth joined us in October 2018 and is a Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner.

KELLY TAYLOR

Kelly is a Paramedic who joined us in March 2023

ANNA LAPACZ

Physiotherapist MCSP

Joined the practice in August 2017.

Healthcare Assistants

ANGELA MAGUIRE

Joined North Road West in January 2011, from a background of working in clinical research. Angie is a trained smoking cessation advisor.

SHARON GEORGE

Qualified to NVQ3 and joined us in November 2014 from a clinical research and previous GP surgery background.

Community Nurses

Community nurses provide nursing care for the housebound and those recently discharged from hospital. You can phone them on 01752 434851 between 14:00 – 14:30 from Monday to Friday or contact them via the surgery.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. If you need to contact them, please ring 01752 434008.