Practice Partners
Dr Alan McCubbin (m)
General Practitioner
Dr McCubbin works Mondays and Wednesdays at the practice.
MBChB Edinburgh 1988 FRCGP DRCOG.
Special Interests:
- Armed Forces Champion
- Caldicott Guardian
Partner within the Practice.
Dr Funmi Nixon (f)
General Practitioner
Dr Nixon works Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
MB BS, MRCGP, DFFP.
Special Interests:
- Safeguarding Lead.
- Frailty.
- Dermatology.
Partner within the Practice
Mr Leslie Miller (m)
Managing Partner
Mr Miller joined the practice as Practice Manager in 2019 and became a partner in 2022.
In his role as Managing Partner, he is responsible for managing the strategic direction of the practice to ensure we meet our contractual responsibilities to provide good patient care.
Partner within the Practice.
Practice Management
Louise Walsh (f)
Assistant Practice Manager
Louise joined the practice in 2004 as a Medical Receptionist and was quickly promoted to Reception Manager and now the Assistant Practice Manager. As one of our longest serving members, she has built a vast knowledge of the health service, our community and patients.
In her role she is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the practice and deputises for the Managing Partner in his absence.
Jack Pounder (m)
Business Support Officer
Jack joined the practice in 2021 after holding previous administration roles in other GP surgeries across North Tyneside.
He is responsible for assisting the Managing Partner and Assistant Practice Manager in their duties. He is also responsible for registrations, record management, policies and protocols, HR filling and audits.
Jack is also the Digital Champion for the practice and actively looks at ways the Practice can best serve it’s patients.
Salaried GPs
Dr Lisa Sayles (f)
General Practitioner
Dr Sayles works Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Practice.
MB BS 1995 University of Newcastle upon Tyne, B.Med.Sci (Hons), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP
Special Interests:
- Diabetes.
- Medical Student Training.
Dr Azfer Ibrahim (m)
General Practitioner
Dr Ibrahim works Thursdays and Fridays at the Practice.
MB BS 2009 JN Medical College AMU, India. MD (Psychiatry) 2015. MRCGP, CCT date May 2024.
Special Interests:
- Adult & Old Age Mental Health.
Dr Olivia Davies (f)
General Practitioner Registrar
Dr Davies works Mondays to Fridays at the Practice and is supported and supervised by Dr Sayles.
Non-urgent advice: Named Accountable GP (Usual GP)
You can make an appointment with, or be treated by, any doctor or nurse at the Practice, not only your Usual GP. This is because you are registered with the Practice as a whole, not with just one doctor. If you have a preference as to which clinician you would like to see, please inform our receptionists when you are booking an appointment.
For urgent (same-day) problems, we use an emergency triage system. This means that if it is suitable, we will put you on our call-back list. A doctor or an Advanced Nurse Practitioner will then phone you the same day. If you need to be seen in person, the clinician will arrange an appointment for you when they call. Please note, this might not be your Usual GP or preferred clinician as it depends on who is on duty that day.
If you want to know who your Usual GP is, please ask at reception. If you would like to change your Usual GP, please write to the Business Support Officer, Jack Pounder. We can only make changes if there is space on the doctor’s list, this is to keep an even number of patients between doctors.
Nurse Practitioners
Judith Garnett (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Sue Colden (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Helen Ross (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Practice Nursing Team
Ashleigh Nixon (f)
Senior Practice Nurse
Ashleigh’s Skillset Includes:
- Diabetes
- Respiratory – COPD & Asthma
- Vascular
- Dementia
- Coil Removal
- Smears
- NHS Health Checks
- Pill Checks
- Learning Disability Checks
- Immunisations & Vaccinations
- Travel Advice
Jane Jenkinson (f)
Practice Nurse
Jane’s Skillset Includes:
- Vascular
- Dementia
- Smears
- NHS Health Checks
- Pill Checks
- Learning Disability Checks
- Immunisations & Vaccinations
Lynda Saint (f)
Healthcare Assistant
Janette Scott (f)
Healthcare Assistant
Healthcare Team
Lisa Ayton-Brown (f)
Clinical Pharmacist
Lisa joined our team in 2020 as a Clinical Pharmacist. Previous to this role she worked in community pharmacy, in addition to working for a clinical therapy services company.
Since joining the practice, she has participated in further clinical training achieving a Masters Degree and is now a certified prescribing pharmacist.
Her main ambition is to ensure all patients under her care receive the best outcome from their medicines to further improve their health and is fully supportive of patients being involved in their treatment decisions.
Jeanette Harkis (f)
Pharmacy Technician
Emma Potts (f)
Physician Assistant
Emma joined Woodlands Park in 2021 after qualifying as a Physician Assistant in 2019 and completing her preceptorship as a Physician Assistant in Primary Care in County Durham. Prior to this she completed a PhD at Newcastle University.
Reception & Administration Team
Jemma (f)
Medical Receptionist
Beth (f)
Medical Receptionist
Emma (f)
Medical Receptionist
Hannah (f)
Medical Receptionist
Libby (f)
Business Administration Apprentice