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Our Doctors

Bishop’s Close Medical Practice provides Standard General Medical Services and holds a contract with NHS Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

  • Dr Sarah Paul

    MBBS | RCOG | MRCGP | Qualified 2001 India
    Dr Paul joined the Practice 2 September 2011

  • Dr Sara Huntley

    MBChB | DFFP | MRCGP(Distinction)
    Dr Huntley qualified from Leeds Medical School in 2002. She worked in hospitals in Yorkshire and Peterborough including in Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Elderly Medicine. She completed GP training in 2006 and has worked as a salaried GP in the Durham area since 2007. She joined us as a salaried GP in May 2021 and become a GP partner from April 2022.

  • Dr Hasan Basri

    MBBS | MRCGP | MSc
    Dr Basri Qualified at the University of Jordan, Jordan and completed a Masters degree at Newcastle University, England, UK. He worked in the NHS since 2014. He worked in A&E and Intensive care units in different hospitals across the North-East before joining the GP training programme. Dr Basri has a special interest in research and population health. He joined our practice as a GP registrar in February 2021 and became a salaried GP in September 2021. Dr Basri became a GP Partner with us in April 2022.

Salaried GPs

  • Dr Bejoy Madhavan

    MBBS | DCH | MRCGP | Qualified Calcicut Medical College in India
    Dr Madhavan qualified at the Calicut Medical College in India, and worked for a time in Paediatrics and A&E in South India. He has worked in hospitals in the UK since 2005, specialising in in Paediatrics and neonatal units. More recently he has worked as a salaried GP in Guisborough, Shildon and Bishop Auckland, before joining us in March 2016.

  • Dr Rut Espino

    LMS | Qualified Oviedo
    Dr Espino qualified in Spain and has worked in the UK since 2005. She has special interests in family planning and diabetes. Dr Espino joined the Practice in January 2017.

  • Dr Vicky Ip

    BSc Neuroscience | MBChB | MRCGP
    Dr Ip qualified from Leeds Medical School in 2016. She trained at Bishops Close Medical Practice as a GP Registrar, completing her training in October 2023. She has started working as a salaried GP from November 2023.

GP Registrars

In February 2016 we became a Training Practice and now benefit from the services of a General Practice Registrar. Fully qualified doctors, Registrars join us for a six month period to gain experience in family practice. Dr. Paul is the appointed general practitioner trainer. Patient medical records are used to aid GP registrar training in accordance with practice guidelines.

As part of their training, registrars are required to video some consultations for assessment and you may be asked for permission to record your visit. You are under no obligation to do this and can decline without any effect on your care in any way.

From time to time, the Practice accommodates Medical Students in their training. Students from local universities may, with the patients consent, accompany our Clinicians during consultations or home visits

Senior Practice Nurse

  • Angela

    Independent Prescriber
    Angela is an Independent Prescriber and can diagnose and treat minor illness, skin conditions and other minor ailments.

Practice Nurse

  • Janet

    The Practice Nurse undertakes a wide range of procedures including:
    Smears | Baby Immunisations | Injections | Wound Management | Ear Irrigation
    They can also give advice on long term conditions and are particularly concerned with preventing disease and promoting good health

Nursing Associate

  • Charlotte

    The Nursing Associate undertakes a variety of procedures including:

    • Smears
    • Some injections
    • Wound dressings
    • Ear irrigation

Trainee Nursing Associate

  • Alicia

    This is a new role within the nursing team and is designed to help bridge the gap between health care assistants and registered nurses.

Health Care Assistants

  • Lynn and Karyn

    Both have had the appropriate training to allow them to undertake tasks traditionally undertaken by Practice Nurses.

Business Manager and Practice Manager

  • Marie Carfoot

    Practice Business Manager

  • Brian Wilson

    Practice Manager
    If you wish to make any enquiries or have a comment about the service we provide, Brian will be happy to help

Reception Staff

  • Michelle

    Reception Supervisor

  • Shelby | Kelly | Lauren | Eve | Michelle

    Medical Receptionists

Our Team of Receptionists are your first point of contact. When telephoning for medical attention the Receptionist may ask you for a few details, to help you see or talk to the right Clinician. All Reception Staff are fully trained and ask for these details in order that we can help you in the most appropriate way. Our Receptionists are very busy at certain times of the day and we ask that you be patient. The Receptionists ease the flow of patients for the Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals and keep the Practice running smoothly. They are here to help you.

Sometimes they may need to ask for further details. They are not being nosey and are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the Doctors and Nurses. All medical information, which is held on your behalf, is governed by the Data Protection Act and Staff are vigilant in ensuring that only essential information is made known to other Practice Staff.

Receptionists are the engine room of the Surgery, doing a wide range of administrative jobs, answering telephone calls and greeting patients at the counter. At times there may be slight delays so please be patient until they can attend to you.

Secretaries | Admin Assistants | Data Processor/Admin

  • Jackie | Phoebe | Lauren | Owen | Robert | Molly

Community Clinical Staff

Community Nurses are employed by the Primary Care Trust and work alongside the Medical Staff Based at the Practice

Pharmacists

  • Hicham Bou Samra/Xiao Leng

    The Pharmacist works closely with the Clinicians to help ensure that all prescribing in the Practice is effective and efficient

Physiotherapists

  • Physiotherapists - First Contact Practitioner (FCP)

    We have highly trained physios available by appointment. They can be seen at the practice or one of six other locations. Patients can self-refer to the service. Please collect a referral form from Reception, complete and hand back to Reception. The Physio department will then contact you direct.

Integrated Care and Health and Wellbeing Coaches

  • Integrated care consists of care coordinators who can help and support you to remain independent. Social Prescribers can help you with things such as money worries, self-help, local support and our health and well-being coaches are available for patients who have been newly diagnosed with pre-diabetes, have an elevated QRisk or would like weight management support

District Nurses

  • The District Nursing Team provide Specialist Nursing to those in the community who are unable to get to the Surgery for treatment such as wound care. They are also responsible for the ongoing Health Care needs of housebound patients and their families with a variety of conditions such as Diabetes, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, etc., and liaise with other providers of care in the community. Another large part of their role is supporting terminally ill patients who wish to be cared for in their own home. Their service also includes the Promotion of Continence and Health Education.

Community Midwives

  • The Midwives work closely with the Doctors in providing care for all expectant mothers. In addition to running Ante-Natal Clinics, they work with the Health Visitor in helping to prepare couples for the birth and care of their baby. The same Midwives will deliver mothers who wish to have their babies at home or in the Maternity Unit and continue to care for them whilst in that hospital and at home afterwards.

Health Visitors

  • Health Visitors are concerned with the health and well-being of families. Health Promotion, early detection of ill health and monitoring of normal growth and development are her responsibility, with particular reference to mothers, babies and the under 5’s. They liaise closely with the GP’s, other members of the Nursing Team and professions allied to Medicine, such as Social Workers, Speech Therapists and Pre-School Teacher Counsellors. The Health Visitor has specialist knowledge of the facilities and resources available for families and children in the area.

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