Meet The Team
We have a highly skilled, motivated and dedicated team of Doctors, Nurses, Managerial & Support Staff that come together to help Leylands deliver first class healthcare and make it a great place to work.
Interested in joining our team? Why not keep an eye on our jobs section?
Doctors
Dr Majella Okeahialam (Partner) (m)
MBBS Nigeria 1982 FRCOG FWACS DFFP Interests: Gynaecology, Minor surgery, Diabetes |
Dr Mohamed Bhamani (Partner) (m)
MBChB Birmingham 2006 MRCGP PG Dip (Dist) Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rheumatology Interests: Musculoskeletal Medicine, Information Technology |
Dr Raaji Anand (Partner) (f)
MB BS Tamil Nadu 1995 MRCGP DRCOG DFRSH Diploma in Opthalmology Interests: Ophthalmology |
Dr Helen Moor (Partner) (f)
MBChB Leeds 1998 MRCGP DFFP DCH MSc SEM Interests: Sports and musculoskeletal medicine, Sexual Health, Contraception, Lead GP for Safeguarding Children & Adults
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Dr Himat Thandi (Partner) (m)
MBChB Edinburgh 1997 MRCGP Interests: Medical education (GP trainer), Joint injections |
| Dr Karan Sahota (Partner) (m) |
Dr Marwa Al-Seaidy (f)
MB BS BSc (Hons) Kings 2009 MRCGP |
Dr Hannah Fish (f)
MB BS BSc Hull York 2011 MRCGP |
Dr Shehna Shafiq (f)
MBChB Leeds 2013 BSc (Hons) Newcastle 2011 |
Dr Daniel Hopper (m)
MBChB Leeds 2009, MRCGP, BSc, PGDip Interests: Dermatology |
Dr Katherine Baker (f)
MBBS, MRCGP, Masters in Medical Education, DFSRH LoC IUS and LoC SDI Interests: Sexual Health and GP Training |
Dr Sarah Bayer (f)
MBBS 2008 - Hull York Medical School, MRCGP 2015 Interests: Elderly Medicine, MSK Joint Injects, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing |
GP Registrars
GP Registrars are fully qualified doctors who have had some experience of hospital medicine but wish to move into general practice. Dr Moor, Dr Baker and Dr Thandi are the GP Trainers, however all the doctors are involved in teaching and supervising trainees. |
| Dr Faizah Aris (f) |
| Dr Muhammad Ahsen (m) |
| Dr Usman Ali (m) |
Nurse Practitioners
An Advanced Nurse Practitioner is a nurse who has undertaken further training and acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice to cover physical examination, diagnosis and treatment. They are able to prescribe most medication and they work together with and under the mentorship of a GP Partner |
Nurses
Practice nurses can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears. |
| Sue Wallis (Practice Nurse Manager) (f) |
| Angela Shand (f) |
Sadia Parveen (f)
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| Gabrielle Hollingshead (f) |
| Julie Horsfield |
Healthcare Assistants
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as taking blood, blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. |
| Beth Wallis (f) |
| Nicola Gatenby |
Practice Management
Helen Procter (CQC Registered Manager) (f)
The General Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The General Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care. |
| Anne Brabiner (Musculoskeletal Clinic Manager ) (f) |
| Michelle Holdsworth (Reception Manager) (f) |
| Janet Hughes (Administration Manager) (f) |
| Jino Peter (Finance Manager) (m) |
| Tina Verity (HR & Governance Manager) (f) |
Administration
Though you may not see them much, up on the first floor, the admin team play a huge role behind the scenes. This includes sorting the thousands of clinical letters that come into the practice every week, managing referrals to and from the practice, overseeing the long term conditions recalls, and managing the patient clinical information systems, and much much more. |
| Mary Wadiun (f) |
| Tayub Ahmed (m) |
| Samantha Cooper (f) |
| Tazleem Majid (f) |
| Julie Brady (f) |
| Rebecca Conboy (Musculoskeletal Clinic Administrator) (f) |
| Simon Hicks (Data Analyst) |
Reception
Receptionists provide a vital link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. As well as this, they also perform lots of other important tasks such as overseeing medication requests, arranging medicals, booking appointments, contacting patients about results and followup, and liaising with pharmacies, nursing homes and other healthcare providers. |
| Amanda Bale (f) |
| Katie Broadley |
| Diane Burke |
| Stephanie Clark |
| Victoria Ford |
| Julia Gallagher |
| Carol Molyneux (f) |
| Shelley Harris |
| Henna Ahmed (f) |
| Saiqa Kausar (f) |
| Jayne McGrath (f) |
| Laura Alesinloye |
| Tony Glen |
| Halima Khan |
Health Visitors
| Julia Gold (f) |
| Joanne Cliffe (f) |
Stephanie North (f)
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. |
Attached Staff
| Lisa Singleton (District Nursing Manager) (f) |
| Shaun McGrath (Physiotherapist) (m) |
| David Scriven (Physiotherapist) (m) |
| Mayuri Amin (Physiotherapist) (f) |