Our Team
Doctors
Dr Rachel Warner
BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCGP DFSRH PGCGPE. Qualified London 1998
Senior Partner
Female
I have an interest in family planning & I am trained to fit the contraceptive implant. My other professional interest is medical education. As a GP trainer, I supervise GP … [continue] Dr Rachel Warner
Dr James Weems
MBChB MRCGP. Qualified Manchester 2007
Doctor
Male
I am a big Oldham Athletic fan and work as their crowd doctor on match days. I lead the minor surgery here at the practice and am continually developing my … [continue] Dr James Weems
Dr Magdalena Sniadek
MBBS MRCGP DFRSH Qualified Poland 1993
Doctor
Female
I have been working as a GP in Leigh area since 2006 and joined Brookmill team in 2014, previously worked as a GP in Poland. I have got an interest … [continue] Dr Magdalena Sniadek
Dr Thomas Hilditch
Qualified Manchester 2011
Doctor
Male
MBChB Bsc (Hons). Qualified Manchester 2011 and joined GP register in 2016. GMC number is 7136174 I am currently working part time at Brookmill as the newest member of the … [continue] Dr Thomas Hilditch
Dr Anika Shukla
Dr Shuka (f) joined the practice in March 2023 Dr Shukla was brought up in Essex and studied medicine at King’s College London, graduating in 2012. She has previously worked … [continue] Dr Anika Shukla
Joanne Dickinson ANP
Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing and BSc Hons Nurse Practitioner Qualified UCLAN 1998, Joanne joined the practice June 2022. In my early career was spent working in the Acute … [continue] Joanne Dickinson ANP
Practice nurses
Nurses
The practice nurses and health care assistant are available for health checks, vaccinations, specialised clinic sessions and general advice. You can have an appointment to see the nursing team without … [continue] Nurses
Additional healthcare staff
Pharmacist – Busola Bammeke
Busola is a dedicated pharmacist within the general practice team, where she works closely with patients to optimise their medication therapy and improve health outcomes. A graduate of the University … [continue] Pharmacist – Busola Bammeke
First Contact Practitioner (FCP)
A First Contact Practitioner (FCP), is a healthcare professional working at the GP surgery, and being the ‘first contact’ for a patient. This means that you do not need to … [continue] First Contact Practitioner (FCP)
Care Co-ordinators
Care Coordinators play an important role within a PCN (Primary Care Network) to proactively identify and work with people, including the frail/elderly and those with long-term conditions, to provide coordination … [continue] Care Co-ordinators
Midwives
The midwives are available for all aspects of care and advice before, during and after pregnancy. They attend at our antenatal clinics.
Health Visitors
The Health Visitors work mainly with the antenatal group, children under five and the elderly.
District Nurses
The District Nurses provide nursing, treatment and advice to the housebound and patients recently discharged from hospital.
Community Link Workers
CLWs provide support with non medical issues, such as housing, benefits and social isolation.
Practice Management
Mrs Sahra Kay
BA (Hons)
Managing Partner
Female
Sahra joined the team at Brookmill Medical Centre in January 2006, and later became a partner at the practice. She has worked in General Practice since 1995. She has overall … [continue] Mrs Sahra Kay
Mrs Lorna Leonard
PGCert
Practice Manager
Female
Lorna joined the Brookmill team in 2017 and has previously worked with the CCG, Shared Services and started working in General Practice in 2011. As the Practice Manager manages … [continue] Mrs Lorna Leonard
Mrs Laura Quinn
Laura is our Office Manager and is responsible for the day to day running for the practice team. Laura has worked at Brookmill since 2016, she initially joined as a … [continue] Mrs Laura Quinn
Practice staff
Administration
General Practice is an increasingly busy and complicated part of the National Health Service, and there is more and more administrative work involved. We have a dedicated team of admin … [continue] Administration
Reception
The reception team are your first point of contact with our medical centre. They have a difficult job to do and your patience will always be appreciated. It may be … [continue] Reception