At present four doctor’s work in partnership in the Medical Centre together with salaried doctors and registrars. Our workforce consists of 19 members of ancillary staff, a nurse practitioner and a nursing team of 6 and a number of attached staff.
We have a range of skilled staff in addition to the qualified doctors at our practice. You can find out more about our dedicated team on this page:
GP Partners
Dr Susan Metcalfe, MB BS 1992 Newcastle, MRCGP (Female)
Dr Nicola Shortt, MB BS 2010 Newcastle (Female)
Dr Catherine Arthur, MB BS 2010 Newcastle (Female)
Dr Christopher Powell, MB BCh 2012 Cardiff University (Male)
Salaried Doctors
Dr Maria Shevlane, MB ChB 2016 University of Bristol (Female)
Dr Alexandra Hodgson, MB ChB 2016 University of Leeds (Female)
Dr Alexandra Edwin, MB ChB 2000 University of Liverpool (Female)
Dr Ben Malla, MB BS 2011, Kathmandu University (Male)
GP Registrars
Dr Lily Akmar, MB ChB 2017, University of Edinburgh (Female)
Dr Vikas Kumar, MB ChB 2019, University Of Dundee (Male)
Dr Mostafa Eljaafari, MB BCh 2010, University of Tripoli Faculty of Medicine (Male)
Dr Imoette David, MB BS 2012 University of Uyo (Male)
Our Staff
Management Team
Gail White – Practice Manager
Jayne Dafter – Assistant Practice Manager,
Dawn Emmerson – Reception Supervisor
Julie Brown – Reception Supervisor
Lynsey Ash – Office Supervisor
Administration
Gillian McGarrell
Nicola Pearson
Debbie Halpin
Gillian MacBean
Rachel Wardrobe
Joanne Barnaby
Receptionists
Louise Robson
Joanne Richardson
Alex Jenkins
Maureen Stephenson
Emma Hayles
Donna Richards
Amy Todd
Nurse Practitioner
Hazel Topping
Practice Nurses
Jaimie Fraser
Julie McCaffery
Lisa Dadley
Julie Moore
Health Care Assistants
Anne Sheriff
Kelly Brown
Rachel Wood
GP Net Earnings
All GP practices are required to declare the “mean earnings” (eg. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice
The average pay for GPs working at Longrigg Medical Centre in the last financial year was £65, 218 before tax and National Insurance.
This was for 5 full time GPs and 1 part time GP.
