Dr Paul Jacklin


MB ChB MRCP MRCGP
GP Partner
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (mornings only)
Dr Jacklin is one of our Senior GP Partners. He specialises in Diabetes and offers a range of services including minor ops and joint injections.

Dr Lucy Laurance 

BM BS MRCP MRCGP DRCOG DfSRH 
GP Partner
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays
Dr Laurance is able to offer a range of services including contraception and joint injections. She is also our Safeguarding Lead.

Dr Sarah JohnsMRCGP DFSRH DRCOG BMBS BMedSci DPD
GP Partner
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 
Dr Johns carries out full GP duties and has a special interest in Dermatology. She can carry out minor operations and joint injections at the surgery as well as assessing dermatological problems.

Dr Punsisi Burns

BSc MBBS MRCP MRCGP DRSRH
GP Partner
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
Dr Burns joined the practice in 2016 and has a special interest in womens health and contraception.

Dr Justine Killingley

BMBS MRCGP Dip Derm
Salaried GP 
Tuesday Mornings & Friday All Day 

Dr Killingley joined us in 2018. She is an experienced GP with a special interest in Dermatology. 

Dr Donna (Caroline) Smith

MBBS MRCGP FRSH
Salaried GP 
Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 

Dr Smith joined The Oaks in 2019. She has specialist interests in womens health and Diabetes. 

Dr Rod Addis 

MRCGP BMBS BMedSci DGM PG Cert - Diabetes
Salaried GP 
Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 

We welcomed Dr Addis to The Oaks in July 2019. He has a specialist interest and training in Diabetes and also does joint injections for patients in his clinics.

Dr Veerinder Jandu

Long Term Locum
MBChB MRCGP
Thursdays & Fridays  

Dr Jaspal Taggar

MBChB FRCP FRCGP PhD MSc AFHEA DRCOG
Long Term Locum
Tuesdays

Dr Taggar is a long term locum who works with us on Tuesdays. He is an experienced GP, a Clinical Associate Professor and head of the undergraduate teaching at the University of Nottingham and has a special interest in cardiology. 

Dinah Noble 

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dinah has previously worked in the community and joined our team in July 2018 as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. She will be working alongside our Clinicians to help triage and treat patients.  

Wendy Simpson 

Senior Practice Nurse
Wendy leads our Nursing Team and can carry out a wide range of nursing duties. She is also our Infection Control and Prevention lead.

Caroline Garfitt

Practice Nurse 

Caroline is our specialist Asthma and COPD Nurse, she can also see patients for a wide range of other problems including contraception, diabetes, smears and dressings. 

Claire Woodhouse

Practice Nurse

Claire joined us in April 2016 from NUH where she worked on an orthopaedic ward. She is working on developing her skills as a GP Practice Nurse. 

Julie Hubbard

Health Care Assistant and Senior Receptionist 

Julie is our senior receptionist and also does Healthcare on a Thursday. She is able to deal with a wide range of queries and issues and handles all complaints. In her capacity as a HCA she is able to provide services including dressings, healthchecks, stitch and staple removal and BP checks. Julie also assists the Doctors in minor operations and coil clinics. 

Sophie Parker

Health Care Assistant 

Sophie has a background in healthcare and has worked within mental health services. She is able to perform a wide range of healthcare duties including dressings and ear syringing and is always looking to develop her skills and give the best care possible. 

Jasmine 

Health Care Assistant

Jasmine is currently training as a healthcare assistant. She is qualified to give some vaccinations and take blood tests and is working to expand her skill set. 

Andrea L Swanson

Managing Partner

Andrea is our Managing Partner and oversees all aspects of the Practice. She has a background working in healthcare and management and aims to continually develop the practice as a healthcare provider and a business and maintain the highest of standards.   

Charlotte Hubbard

Deputy Practice Manager 

Charlotte is also our Carers Champion 

Michelle 

GP Admin 

Michelle handles GP admin including dealing with incoming letters and test results as well as passing on messages from the GPs. 

Julie 

Senior Receptionist

Julie is our senior receptionist and also does Healthcare on a Thursday. She is able to deal with a wide range of queries and issues and handles all complaints. In her capacity as a HCA she is able to provide services including dressings, healthchecks, stitch and staple removal and BP checks. Julie also assists the Doctors in minor operations and coil clinics. 

Olivia 

 Olivia joined us in September 2016 as an apprentice. She has now achieved a qualification in Business Administration and works full time on Reception!

Katie 

Katie joined us as an apprentice in May 2017. She worked in reception alongside studying for her Business Administration qualification which she completed in June 2018. She now splits her time between reception and Summarising.  

Jasmine 

Jasmine joined us in November 2018 as a receptionist and is training to become a healthcare assistant. She will help you with any enquiries you may have. 

Kerry 

 Kerry started with us in April 2019. She works in reception and spends time doing admin duties too. 

Rosie 

 Rosie joined the team as a part time receptionist in May 2019. 

Tracey 

We welcomed Tracey to the team in June 2019. She works part time and will help you with your enquiries in reception. 

Laura 

Laura works in reception for part of the week and is secretary for 3 days a week. She also leads the PPG. 

Leah 

Leah joined the team in September 2016 as a receptionist and secretary. She works in the secretarial role 2 days a week and is able to assist with any queries around referrals or appointments. 

David Sharpe

Clinical Pharmacist

David is our Clinical Pharmacist, he consults with and treats patients directly. He undertakes medication reviews and provides advice and support to patients who are taking multiple medicines (polypharmacy) and are managing long-term conditions.  David also supports the rest of the clinical and the admin team with resolving day-to-day medicine issues and providing clinical advice about medications and treatments. 

The following staff work with us but are employed by the local Primary Care Trust. 

Healthy Family Team - They can be reached at Dovecote House on 0115 883 5500
The healthy family team replace school nurses and health visitors. They are trained to advise on health care for Mums, children and families. 

Midwives - They can also be reached at Dovecote House on 0115 883 5500
Ante-natal clinics for pregnant women are held at the surgery on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, usually by Midwife Julie Tarbitt. Please ask the Receptionist for further information. Please be aware we do not book or hold a list of midwife appointments, all appointments are booked via Dovecote house. 

District Nurses - They can be contacted via the local hub on 0300 083 0100
They are available for a range of home nursing tasks if you are unable to travel to our surgery premises.

We also have a phlebotomy service which is provided by Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust. Our regular phlebotomists are Jacqui and Louise.