Our Staff
Doctors
Dr Simon Coomber
Partner MB BS MRCGP (Newcastle) 1984
Surgeries Monday, Tuesday. Dr Coomber has been a GP at the Bewicke Medical Centre Surgery since 1990. He is the pharmacy lead at the practice and works closely with our community pharmacist. Dr Coomber has a real passion for teaching and mentors our attached Junior Doctor at F2 Grade and supports in the teaching of medical students from Newcastle University. He does joint injections and remains a generalist covering all patients for physical and mental health conditions. Dr Coomber will be reducing his surgery sessions and will only be available Monday and Tuesday. Due to the reduction in hours some patients may have been allocated a new usual GP so we can continue to provide the best level of care. This does not mean that you can not see Dr Coomber for future appointments.
Dr Alison Petrie
Partner BM BS MRCGP DCH DFFP (Nottingham) 1989
Surgeries- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Dr Petrie is one of the GP tutors for undergraduate medical students at the practice.She is also involved with early clinical and community experience for 1st year medical students. This involves the medical students first visit to primary care as she is dedicated in supporting the development of future doctors into general practice. A clinical lead for Diabetes and her interests include women's health, contraception (coil and implant fitting)
Dr Emma Swarbrick
MBChB MRCGP (Dundee)2000
Surgeries - Monday & Tuesday AM
Dr Sarah Cooke
Partner BM BS MRCGP DCH DFFP (Nottingham) 1989
Surgeries- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Dr Kirstin Richardson
Partner MB ChB MRCGP DFFP (Glasgow) 1996
Surgeries - Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Dr Richardson qualified as a GP in 2003 and has been at the Bewicke Medical Centre since 2006. Her interests are Mental Health, Pain Management and Women's Health. She fits intrauterine devices (Coils) for contraception and heavy menstrual bleeding, and implants for contraception. She is the practice lead for the North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and the Wallsend Locality Director for the CCG and so is involved in policy making and priorities for health in our area. Dr Richardson also works in the Extended Hours Service for Wallsend, providing routine appointments at weekends.
Dr Darren Simpson
Surgeries- Thursday and Friday
Dr Tiru Matla
Partner MBBS MRCGP DFFP 1999
Surgeries - Tuesday, Wednesday all day and Thursday morning only.
Dr Zeenat Rahman
Partner MBBS,MRCP,DRCOG,MRCGP 1989
Surgeries Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Dr Usha Kodali
Dr U Kodali works Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She specialises in women's health, such as coils , implants etc.
Nurse Practitioners
Lisa Clarke
Surgeries- All Week
Carolyn Pine
Surgeries Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday
Jackie Lincoln
RGN
Jackie examines patients on her own and treats minor illnesses. She can prescribe and do referrals but does not give fit notes. Surgeries Tuesday AM & Thursday PM and All day Friday.
Nurses
Irene Atkinson
RGN
Surgeries- Monday , Wednesday and Thursday
Jen Dodds
RGN
Sarah McClaren
Healthcare Assistants
Susan Shannon
Practice Management
Charlotte West
Practice Manager
The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.