Our Team
Doctors
Dr Raghavendra Kurkal
GP
Male
Dr Tania John
GP
Female
Dr Kirsti Harnor
BMedSci(Hons), BM BS, MRCGP, Cert Clin Ed, DipIMC, DFSRH, DRCOG, DCH, DipSEM, LoC IUT, LoC SDI-IR
GP
Female
Nurse practitioners
Caroline Turner
Nurse Practitioner
Female
Emma Law
Nurse Practitioner
Female
Lyndsey Brinn
Trainee Nurse Practitioner
Female
David Jackson
Nurse Practitioner
Male
Kirbi Williams
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Female
Emma Proctor
Nurse Practitioner
Female
Practice nurses
Kathryn Rigg
Practice Nurse
Female
Clare Cornthwaite
Practice Nurse
Female
Gemma Mellon
Practice Nurse
Female
Dawn Davies
Practice Nurse
Female
Kathryn Elliott
Practice Nurse
Female
Stephanie Varty
Practice Nurse
Female
Karen Eilbeck
Practice Nurse
Female
Lauren Wimbles
Pratice Nurse
Female
Healthcare assistants
Glenys Corkhill
Phlebotomist
Female
Lynne Blight
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Carley Tyson
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Siobhan McVeigh
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Makenzie Blackwell-Milne
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Jamie McAllister
Healthcare Assistant
Male
Victoria Myers
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Elderly care co-ordinators
Shelby Bell
Elderly Care Co-ordinator
Female
Diane Rowell
Elderly Care Co-ordinator
Female
Additional healthcare staff
Community Care Home Team
We have a team of Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, and Healthcare Assistants who action Home visits to our Care Home Patients on a daily basis for Copeland Practices
Paramedics
We have a team of Paramedics who action Home visits on a daily basis for Copeland Practices
Pharmacy team
Pharmacist / Pharmacy Technician / Medicines Care Co-ordinator We have a prescribing Pharmacist who deals with medication queries and medication reviews. We also have a Pharmacy Technician who is partPharmacy team[continue]
Social Prescribers
To help people who have social needs but not necessary Adult Social care need (GP referral)
Macmillan Nurses
The Macmillan Team has extensive knowledge and experience on the care of patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. They can provide support for patients and their families.
District Nurses
The District Nurses provide day to day nursing care, advice and support in the home. If help or advice is required they can be contacted through Lowther Medical Centre.
Health Visitors
The Health Visitors that are attached to the practice are concerned with the promotion of health and the prevention of ill health through the provision of education, advice and support.
Familiar Faces
This is a team of psychologists and living well coaches, who work with people whose difficulties bring them into frequent contact with their GP and other health services. They offerFamiliar Faces[continue]
First Steps Counsellors
Counsellors who offer CBT, support of depression anxiety etc (referral via GP or self-referral)
Practice staff
Reception team
We have a team of receptionists who will care navigate you to the most appropriate healthcare service required for your medical need.
Discharge co-ordinator
This member of the admin team will review discharges form secondary care and action any items for follow up or patient requirements after a secondary care discharge
Medical secretaries
We have a team of medical secretaries that process your referrals on to secondary care service at the request of our clinical team
Medical records team
We have a team that processes your medical records, when you register with the practice or leave.
Clerical team
We have a team that deals with your admin requests such as medicals, request for copies of medical notes, insurance reporting etc.