Staff
Introduction To The Doctors
Dr Kevin G Porter partner (male) MB ChB (Hons) DObsRCOG FP Cert - full time. Trained in Leeds. Registered in 1974.
Dr Jonathan P Richold partner (male) MB BS (Hons) MRCGP DRCOG FP Cert - full time. GP Trainer. Trained in Newcastle. Registered in 1978.
Dr Andrew Robinson partner (male) MB BS DA DRCOG FP Cert - full time .Trained in London. Registered in 1984.
Dr Veronica Millner partner (female) MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG FP Cert - part time.Trained in Leeds. Registered in 1984.
Dr Aparajit Kakkar partner (male) MB ChB MRCGP FP Cert - full time. Trained in Dundee. Registered in 1996.
Dr Gillian Pottinger partner (female) BA BMBCh MRCS MRGP FP Cert - part time. Trained in Oxford. Registered in 1997.
Dr Clare Hyland partner (female) MB BS BA MSC MRCGP DRCOG - full time. Trained in Cambridge and Royal Free London. Registered in 2003.
Dr Nicola Yarwood GP (female) MB ChB MRCP MRCGP Trained in Leicester. Registered in 1999.
Dr Joanne Staniforth GP (female) MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG Trained in Sheffield. Registered in 1998.
All the partners practice together as a non-limited partnership.
Practice Manager
Mrs Lisa Carroll is the practice manager. She is responsible for all non-clinical areas of the business and the overall organisation and administration of the practice. She also will help to resolve complaints about the practice.
Assistant Practice Manager
Mrs Jackie Lightfoot is the assistant practice manager. She is responsible for practice audits and deputising for the practice manager in her absence.
Practice Nurses
All three surgeries have a practice nurse present whenever they are open. All of our nurses are qualified Registered General Nurses. We also employ two health care assistants.
| Practice Nurse Manager |
Hazel Rowe |
RN |
BSc (Hons), CHCN, SPQ, Dips (asthma, COPD, cytology, CHD) |
| Practice Nurse |
Judith Wood |
RN |
Cert cytology, registered smoking cessation advisor. |
| Practice Nurse |
Janine Adamson |
RN |
Dips (CHD, diabetes) cert cytology. |
| Practice Nurse |
Julie Shephard |
RN |
Dips (diabetes, CHD) cert cytology, insulin initiation. |
| Practice Nurse |
Gail Rosindale |
RN |
Dips ( women’s health, CHD, diabetes) cert cytology. |
| Practice Nurse |
Elaine Shepherd |
RN |
Dips ( diabetes, asthma, family planning ,COPD) cert cytology, Non-medical Prescriber, registered smoking cessation advisor. |
| Practice Nurse |
Sara Chapman |
RN |
Dips (diabetes, CHD) cert cytology, registered smoking cessation advisor. |
| Practice Nurse |
Jo Jones |
RN |
Dips (asthma) cert cytology |
| Health Care Assistant |
Lisa Whitehouse |
HCA |
Registered smoking cessation advisor |
| Health Care Assistant |
Laura Barry |
HCA |
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From our nurses you can have help with health matters such as:
Immunisation (including foreign travel)
Dressings and removal of stitches
Ear syringing
Healthy living advice
Chronic disease reviews
Family planning advice
Blood and urine tests as requested by the doctor
Please make an appointment if you wish to see the nurse. If you wish for telephone advice from the nurse at Garforth please phone between 1.00 and 1.30pm or 5.00 and 5.30pm.
The PCT also employ district nurses, health visitors and midwives.
Health Visitor
The health visitor can be contacted at Kippax Health Centre.
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