The practice works as a team to deliver the best possible care to our patients. For details please follow the links below:

• Doctors

  • The following general practitioners are available for consultation:

    Dr John J White	M	MBBS (Newcastle 1975), DRCOG, MRCGP, Adv. Dip. GP Training
    Dr F Mary Welch	F	MB ChB (Aberdeen 1981), DRCOG, MRCGP
    Dr Colin C Cuthbert	M	MA, PhD, MB ChB (Sheffield 1983), DRCOG, MRCP, MRCGP, Adv. Dip. GP Training
    Dr Fiona J Hamilton	F	MBBS (Newcastle 1986), MRCGP
    Dr Robert G Carter	M	BM ChB (Manchester 1985), MRCGP, D. Therapeut, D pract Derm
    Dr David A Robertson	M	MBBS (Newcastle 1987), MRCGP (1991), DRCOG, BMed Sci, DCH
    Dr Steven J Rowan	M	BSc (Hons), MBChB (Glasgow 1996), DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP
    Dr Ursula Heidenreich	F	State Exam Med (Aachen 1990)
    Dr Shanti S Thumati	F	MB BS 2003 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
    Dr Omobolanle Adisa	F	MB BS 2006 University of Ibadan
    Dr Fiona Chikusu	F	MB BS 2009 University of London

  • The practice trains doctors who wish to specialise in general practice and these doctors work as part of the practice team for between four and twelve months. Other doctors trained in general practice will also occasionally work in the practice e.g. locums to cover sickness. Medical students may also spend some time in the practice gaining experience.

• Other Health Professionals

  • The nursing team based within the surgery:

    Sue Carrick	Nurse Practitioner
    Fiona Borrowdale	Practice Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse
    Dorothy Betton	Treatment Room Nurse
    Gloria Bright	Practice Nurse
    Jean Atkinson	Practice Nurse
    Carol Grave	Nursing Assistant

  • The nursing team based in Barnard Castle:

    • District Nurses

    • Midwives

    • Health Visitors

    • Community Psychiatric Nurses

  • Other nurses who attend the surgery at regular intervals:

    • Heart Disease Specialist Nurse

    • Smoking Cessation Specialist Nurse

  • Other health professionals:

    • Dietician

• Administration

  • Mrs Margaret Taube-Brown, AMSPAR, is our Practice Manager and supervises all support staff, secretaries and dispensers.

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