Staff

Practice Management

  • JANINE MELIA

    Female

    Practice/Business Manager

    As a Practice Manager Janine makes sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. She is dedicated to providing the best possible experience for our patients and supporting staff.

GP Partners

  • DR KAREAM DAWOUD

    Male

    Dr Dawoud is one of our GP partners and is dedicated to offering compassionate, personalised care to patients and families across the community. Special interest - Joint Injections

  • DR GHADEER HAMAD

    Female

    MB.ch.B

    Languages spoken: English and Arabic. Special interests: Family Planning, contraceptive implants, child health.

Salaried GP's

  • DR GHAZALA SIDDIQUI

    Female

    Dr Siddiqui is our Salaried GP, she works in practice Monday & Fridays, she will assist with your healthcare needs.

Nurses

  • MICHELLE HOLDEN

    Female

    Sister Michelle is responsible for attending to patients who wish to be seen by a health care professional; diagnosing and treating patients presenting with minor illness; seeing and advising people in respect of their continuing medical and nursing needs.

  • RACHEL MURRAY

    Female

    Rachel is one of our dedicated Practice Nurses and plays a key role in providing high-quality nursing care to our patients. She is involved in a wide range of services, including chronic disease management, immunisations, health checks, and wound care.

GP Assistant

  • LEWIS HARTLEY

    Male

    Lewis is a qualified Healthcare Assistant currently undertaking training to become a GP Assistant. He provides a wide range of healthcare support, from administrative tasks to direct patient care. Lewis runs clinics on Mondays and Fridays, as well as a dedicated phlebotomy clinic on Thursday mornings. He offers appointments for: Health checks Phlebotomy Hypertension and Wellbeing Reviews Shingles, pneumonia, and flu vaccinations ECGs and ear syringing Diabetic Foot Checks Cholesterol Discussion In addition to his clinic work, Lewis supports five local care homes, visiting weekly to ensure residents’ wellbeing and coordinating any necessary GP interventions. Lewis is currently completing his GP Assistant course, which he will finish within the next 12 months.

Administration

Our admin staff and receptionists are here to help with the smooth running of the practice. They are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses. The practice staff are available over the telephone or face-to-face between 08:00 - 18:30 Mon to Fri.

  • SABINA PATEL

    Female

    Secretary

    Sabina joined Dr Dawouds surgery in 2009 she is a qualified medical receptionist and has many years of experience..

Care Co-Ordinator

  • GILLIAN GALLERY

    Female

    Gillian is responsible for the smooth running of the reception and supports patients with appointments, follow-ups, and care coordination to ensure a smooth experience at our practice.

Reception

Our dedicated team of receptionists handle the efficient everyday running and administration of the practice, the receptionist performs a very busy and sometimes difficult job to ensure the smooth running of the practice. They're sometimes faced with situations out of their control, such as, surgeries running late or the doctors being called out on an emergency. If a situation does arise they will keep the patients informed but please remember it is not the fault of the Receptionist.

  • ANDREA LEATHAM

    Female

    Andrea is an experienced receptionist/administrator & is happy to assist you with your healthcare needs.

  • ANGELA LANG

    Female

    Angela is our Receptionist & is happy to assist you with your healthcare needs.

  • FRANCESCA .

    Female

    Francesca is an experienced receptionist/administrator & is happy to assist you with your healthcare needs.

  • LESLEY RIGBY

    Lesley is our receptionist/administrator & is happy to assist you with your healthcare needs.

Page last reviewed: 27 August 2025
Page created: 18 July 2024