Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr Sara Hughes
GP Partner

Dr Sara Hughes originally qualified as a Doctor in 2000 from Imperial College School of Medicine in London.  She worked in a number of hospitals until deciding to train as a General Practitioner in 2003. 

She qualified in 2006 and joined Hungerford Medical Centre as a Salaried GP in 2006, and subsequently becoming a Partner.

A keen sportswoman, Dr Hughes has previously represented Great Britain’s swimming team at a number of international sporting events.

Dr Angela Harvey
GP Partner

Dr Harvey initially obtained a degree in Biochemistry / Genetics at Leeds University, following this she went on to study Medicine, and graduated from Leeds in 1998.

She completed her General Practice Training here at Hungerford in 2003; having worked as a salaried GP in Stoke, she then returned to Hungerford in 2010, where she now works as a part-time Partner.

Her areas of specialist interest are Women’s Health / Contraception and Child Health. She is Practice Lead for Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. She also has an interest in undergraduate education and is responsible for medical student training within the Practice.

Dr Laura Neale

GP Partner

Dr Becky Russell
GP Partner

Many of you will know Dr Becky Russell from her time here finishing her GP training.

Everything seemed to ‘click’ between Dr Russell and the Practice so when she finished her training and qualified as a registered General Practitioner, she actually applied for a Salaried GP position at the Practice.

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Russell is now a GP Partner.


Dr Caroline Drake

Salaried GP

Dr Greg Hardy
Salaried GP

Dr Sarah Tyrrell
Salaried GP

Dr Monica Jayaraman
GP Registrar

Dr Vivian Thomas
GP Registrar

Dr Muhammad Ullah

GP Registrar


GP Registrar

A GP Registrar is a fully qualified doctor undertaking further training in order to practice as a GP.

We have three Registrars currently at the Practice: Dr Monica Jayaraman, Dr Vivian Thomas and Dr Muhammad Ullah.

Our Nursing Team

Michelle Perry
Nursing Team Lead

Michelle Perry is our Nursing Team Lead who provides mentoring to our Nursing Team.

Practice Nurse

The practice has its own team of five nurses, two healthcare assistants and two GP Assistants. The team is led by Michelle Perry.

The nurses can advise you on immunisations, travel precautions, dressings, removal of stitches and many other health matters. They also run a number of clinics, for example well person checks, respiratory clinics, family planning and a diabetic clinic.

Triage

Triage is now conducted online by following this link https://florey.accurx.com/p/N81044

Our Practice team

Tori Collier
Practice Manager

Our Practice Manager is responsible for all aspects of the business management of the practice.

The Practice Manager manages all staff and oversees all aspects of the day-to-day running of the Practice.

If you have any suggestions to improve our service, or indeed complaints which you wish to put in writing, please address them to the Practice Manager.

Secretarial Team

Our Secretarial Team are responsible for managing referrals on behalf of the GP’s.

If you have a query regarding a referral please contact the practice. If you would like advice regarding waiting times or have any queries regarding an existing hospital appointment please contact Leighton Hospital Outpatients on 01270 612200.

Reception Team

Our team of Receptionists are trained to help you. They may need to ask you medical details in order to do so. All information given to them is treated in confidence and they are bound by the same codes of conduct as the Doctors and Nurses.

Medical Students

Hungerford Medical Centre are an accredited Keele University School of Medicine Teaching Practice and are involved in the training of third and fifth year medical students. Keele Medical School has an excellent reputation nationally, and we are very proud of our links with them. There are many advantages of being a Teaching Practice, not least of all that, as Doctors involved in training we need to keep our own knowledge/skills up-to-date and also reflect on our own consulting styles.

One of the main aims of the general practice placement is to improve communication and consultation skills. With patient consent, students may be sat observing consultations, may take the history themselves and then present their findings to the GP or may video the consultation (purely for teaching purposes, detailed consent taken from patients prior to this and recordings destroyed after the placement), by the time the students reach their final (5th) year they will also be suggesting management plans. All of this allows the students to identify how well they are doing and also areas where they could improve.

Any history or examination findings or management plans suggested by the students will always be reviewed fully by the responsible GP.

We understand that some problems are of a sensitive nature, and that some patients would prefer not to have a student present – we totally respect and understand this, please don’t ever feel pressurised into having a student present if you don’t feel comfortable with this.

We would like to thank patients for their continued support in helping train the future Doctors of tomorrow, some may even decide to come back and join us at some stage following their experience – Dr Hughes enjoyed a placement at Hungerford as a medical student and Dr Harvey trained here as a GP Registrar!

Our Attached Team

District Nurses

The District Nursing Team offer services at home to the housebound and to recently discharged hospital patients.

The team can be contacted on 01270 278420.

Midwives

Community Midwives can be contacted on 01270 612184. They can offer special advice in both antenatal and postnatal care. 

Social Prescribing

Attached to the Practice is a Social Prescriber who aims to improve patients health and wellbeing e.g. relationships, diet, finances, housing, stress, anxiety, bereavement etc.  A referral to Social Prescribing can connect patients with the appropriate support services, to tackle the issues they are faced with and alleviate some of the pressures that are making them feel unwell.

MSK Practitioners

The MSK Practitioners specialise in the following:

  • All soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains or sports injuries
  • Arthritis
  • Possible problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons or bone, e.g. tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankle sprains.
  • Spinal pain including lower back pain, mid-back pain and neck pain.
  • Spinal-related pain in arms or legs, including nerve symptoms, e.g. pins and needles or numbness.
  • Changes to walking.
  • Post-orthopaedic surgery

Phlebotomy

The phlebotomist takes blood samples for tests ordered by the GP.  Phlebotomy appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Dietician

The dietician provides a detailed dietary assessment and appropriate dietary advice.