Practice Partners
Dr Alan McCubbin (m)
General Practitioner (Clinical Partner)
Dr Alan McCubbin works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at the practice.
MBChB Edinburgh 1988 FRCGP DRCOG
Partner within the practice
Dr Sue Picton (f)
General Practitioner (Clinical Partner)
Dr Picton works Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
MB.Ch.B University of Manchester 1996 MRCGP DRCOG DLSHTM DFFP
Partner within the practice
Special Interests:
Women’s Health
Mr Leslie Miller (m)
Managing Partner (Non-Clinical Partner)
Mr Miller joined the practice in 2019 and become a partner with Dr McCubbin and Dr Picton 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.
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.
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 Christina Thompson (f)
General Practitioner Registrar
Dr Funmi Nixon (f)
General Practitioner
Non-urgent advice: Named Accountable GP
In accordance with the current government and our NHS contract all patients on our list have been allocated a named accountable GP who will be responsible for your overall care. This will either be Dr McCubbin, Dr Picton or Dr Sayles.
If you wish to know which GP has been allocated to you, please ask reception at your next visit.
Nursing Team
Judith Garnett (f)
Nurse Practitioner
Sue Colden (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
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
- Travel Advice
Colin Rasmussen (m)
Advanced Paramedic
Lynda Saint (f)
Healthcare Assistant
Carol Dixon (f)
Healthcare Assistant
Healthcare Team
Emma Potts (f)
Physician Associate
Emma joined Woodlands Park in 2021 after qualifying as a Physician Associate in 2019 and completing her preceptorship as a Physician Associate in Primary Care in County Durham. Prior to this she completed a PhD at Newcastle University.
Emma works alongside the on-call GP to deal with acute urgent issues, as well as seeing patients for routine consults. She has a special interest in dermatology. Since joining the practice, Emma has completed her NIPE training and is now able to perform 6-8 week baby checks.
Amy Grimmer (f)
Physician Associate
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
Non-urgent advice: Notice
Physician associates are medically trained, generalist healthcare professionals, who work alongside doctors and provide medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. They work with a dedicated medical supervisor.
Reception & Administration Team
Jack (m)
Business Support Officer
Libby (f)
Business Administration Apprentice
Letti (f)
Clinical Coder
Amy (f)
Clinical Coder
Jemma (f)
Medical Receptionist
Beth (f)
Medical Receptionist
Emma (f)
Medical Receptionist
Hannah (f)
Medical Receptionist
Imogen (f)
Medical Receptionist