The Pendle Medical Partnership Employs over 55 staff.
Our Amazing Practice Team work hard to provide you great healthcare.
Our Partner GPs
Michael Horsfield (Senior GP Partner)
Mike graduated from Newcastle University in 1996, joined the team in 2001 and became a partner in 2003. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, foundation doctor trainer, University of Bradford postgraduate tutor (MSK & rheumatology diploma). GP update (Red Whale) presenter and author. Mike became the nominated “senior partner” from October 2022.
Esther Smith (GP Partner)
Esther joined the practice in 2000. She trained and completed her VTS in Scotland, but always planned to work closer to her roots in Lancashire. Esther leads women's health issues and family planning. She is especially interested in menopausal issues and provides intra-uterine device fitting for the practice. She does, however, remain interested in all aspects of general practice. She is keen to maintain an academic interest in general practice and has an interest in evidence-based medicine. Esther is enthusiastic about training at all levels within the extended team and acts as Lead Trainer for the practice.
Catherine Taylor (GP Partner)
Catherine joined the practice in 2011 for her final year of GP training, staying on as a salaried GP then becoming a partner in 2014. She is originally from Burnley and has worked in Bradford and Airedale previously. Catherine takes the practice lead on the monitoring of long term conditions, ensuring that we have robust systems in place for monitoring and reviewing patients with asthma, COPD, hypertension and diabetes to help improve their health. She is the practice lead for dementia, ensuring that the practice is dementia friendly and working to improve services for people living with dementia in the community. She also leads on learning disabilities, aiming to provide high quality care for people with learning disabilities through the development of personlised care plans
Dr Corrie Smith (GP Partner)
Corrie has been a salaried GP with us for several years and we are now delighted that she has become a Partner. Corrie graduated from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2009 and since then has worked in a variety of military settings as well as in general practice. Corrie has a special interest in mental health and works closely with our Mental Health Nurses.
Our Salaried GP Team
Phil Huxley (GP)
Phil joined the Practice in 1998 having completed his GP training at Airedale Hospital. He was a partner at the practice until October 2022. He has had an interest in leadership and team development for many years. He is a former chairperson of NHS East Lancashire CCG and former Clinical Director of Pendle East PCN. He takes a lead in the care of people residing at Favordale Home for the Elderly. He takes a keen interest in ensuring that the practice delivers a safe, quality service and supports the in-house learning programme.
Jo Huxley (GP)
Jo qualified from Leeds University and she spent several years working in Medicine for the Elderly in York, Harrogate and Airedale, before entering General Practice on the Airedale scheme. She joined the team at Earby in 2007. Jo has an interest in Palliative Care, and she is the practice lead for Cancer Care. She also fits contraceptive implants.
Dr Tim Smith (GP)
Tim joined the practice in 2018, having worked as a locum at both sites periodically over the previous year. He completed GP training in Wales in 2007, but then returned to England since which he has spent nearly all his clinical time working in the North West. In 2014, he completed his part-time Masters in Allergy at Imperial College London and maintains an interest in allergies and related conditions such as asthma. He has an interest in academic medicine and has been actively involved in both primary care research and training doctors in training. He currently works as a GP researcher at the University of Central Lancashire for part of the week and is looking to build up research opportunities within the practice.
Dr Rachel Huggins (GP)
Rachael Huggins joined the practice in 2021. She graduated from Leeds University in 2013 and has a BSc in Primary Care. Rachael has an interest in child health, infant feeding, improving access and lifestyle medicine She looks after the baby clinic at Colne. She is also Hyperemsis friendly practitioner.
Dr Ifrana Bostan (GP)
Ifrana has been connected to the practice for several years. She had her first attachment with us as an FY2 doctor, returning as an ST3 to complete her GP training, finally settling as part of the team in a substantive role in 2020. Ifrana takes a lead in supporting the diabetes team at the practice and oversees some of the wider clinical quality improvement work as part of her role.
Dr Priyesh Tiwari (GP)
Priyesh joined the practice in October 2023, moving from NHS Scotland. An experienced GP with an interest and specialist in Minor Surgery. More details to follow.
Dr Atul Sachdeva (GP)
Atul is due to join the practice in March 2024 - more detials to follow.
Other members of our Clinical Team
Amy Howarth - Physician Associate (PA)
Brooke Kirtley - Physician Associate (PA)
Both Amy and Brooke are medically trained, generalist health care professionals who work alongside Doctors. While not a Doctor, they work to the medical model and are trained to assess, diagnose and manage medical presentations. They work closely with the Doctors, Nurses and others, as part of the clinical team and are always supported by senior GP's when necessary.
Fahid Khan - Senior Clinical Practitioner
Fahid is a Clinical Pharmacist by background and has extended his role even further with training by undertaking an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. He is a clinically trained professional, qualified in assessment, diagnoses and treatment of medical presentations. He works closely with the Doctors, nurses and others, as part of the clinical team and is always supported by senior GP's when necessary.
Michelle Harland – Practice Pharmacist
Shelley French - Mental Health Nurse
"The Practice are also very proud to host, train, mentor and support a number of trainee GPs. Supporting the long term future of our NHS"
Our Nursing Team
Louise Nash, Kathy Clarkson, Tracey Bentley, Helen Winward, Lucy Jones, Alice Seymour, Mandy Kirtley, Lisa Wainman and Lisa Robson.
Our amazing nurses undertake patient chronic disease reviews including coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and COPD to name a few!
As well as women's health including cervical smears and contraception. They also administer the childhood immunisations, Flu and Covid campaigns.
Carly Marshall - GP Assistant
Rachael Oldham, Emma Scott-Jones - Nurse Associates
Megan Holmes, Sujatha Kalyalasundaram, Zoya Butt and Gemma Davidson - Healthcare Assistants
In support of all our clinicians we rely on a super team of Health Care Assistants who do a fantastic job as part of our Nursing Team. From blood tests to ECG’s and BP checks, they also assist with Minor Surgery, child health clinics and flu injections, these are the people you often see if you need any tests doing or if you are a new patient joining the Practice.
Our Management Team
Mark Lunney CMgr. (Practice Business Manager)
Mark heads up the overall strategic management and leadership of the practice and supports the Partners in delivering the practice primary objectives. Mark is responsible for the leadership of both clinincal and managerial staff. He is also responsible for all HR, Legal, Finance and Contractual standards.
Nicola Raw (Practice Operations Manager)
Nicola is responsible for the day-to-day Operational management of our Earby and Colne sites. She also manages our admin team, QOF and Enhanced services alongside patient feedback and complaints.
Systems Manager : Junaid Sidat
Operations System Officer: Jeanette Paxton
Our Admin, Secretarial and Reception Team
Margaret Higgins, Kris Dean, Bev Philpott, Kelly Sunter, Sarah Thorpe, Denise Watson, Carolyn Lancaster, Amanda Duncan, Zoya Butt, Shelley Elms-Medley, Lizzie Seed, Anja Trick, Anna-Marie Petie, Tam Vermaak, Jeanette Paxton, Gillian King, Cassie French, Linda Brown, Charlotte Holt, Brenda Lambert, Debbie McDermott and Noorain Rehman.
All members of the hard working team above are the very first people you will see and are here to help you. They are the backbone of patient support. With a variety of important roles, the team work on reception desks, answer the phone, sort out referrals and triage, answer your queries, look after patient records and correspondence and carry out a whole host of other duties behind the scenes. keeping our patients safe and directing them to the very best clinical care. They are a vital part of our team and do a fantastic job at a time when general practice has never been so busy.
ALL our staff put patients health and wellbeing first and foremost to give you the very best healthcare in our community. We are proud of everyone of them for their hard work commitment and dedication.