Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr Lucy LauranceFemale

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 JohnsFemale

MRCGP 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 BurnsFemale

BSc MBBS MRCP MRCGP DRSRH

GP Partner

Mondays, Wednesday (PM only) and Thursdays

Dr Burns joined the practice in 2016 and has a special interest in womens health and teaching.

Dr Justine KillingleyFemale

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 Rod Addis Male

MRCGP BMBS BMedSci DGM PG Cert – Diabetes

Salaried GP 

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (AM only) 

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

Professor Jaspal TaggarMale

MBChB FRCP FRCGP PhD MSc AFHEA DRCOG


Salaried GP


Fridays


Professor Taggar was initially employed as a long term locum and became a Salaried GP in April 2020. He works with us on Fridays. He is an experienced GP, a Professor and head of the undergraduate teaching at the University of Nottingham and has a special interest in cardiology. 

Dr Tom (Oliver) Browne Male

BSc (Hons) MBBS

Salaried GP

Tuesdays, Wednesdays(AM only), Thursdays and Fridays

Dr Browne joined our team in September 2020 as a Salaried GP. He is also passionate about teaching medical students!  

Dr Benjamin BradleyMale

Salaried GP

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 

Dr Bradley started at the surgery in 2021 as a maternity locum and joined the team permanently as a Salaried GP in April 2022 as he was so popular with our patients. Dr Bradley enjoys teaching our medical students and performing joint injections! 

Dr Gomati LakhanpaulFemale

GL
Salaried GP

Mondays, Tuesdays (AM only) and Thursdays.

Dr Lakhanpaul joined us in 2023 having worked as a locum previously. She enjoys working with students and our Registrars and is working towards becoming a GP Trainer.

Our Nursing Team

Dinah Female

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Dinah has previously worked in the community and joined our team in July 2018 as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. She works alongside our Doctors to help triage and treat patients, she can assess and prescribe for a wide range of illnesses as well as performing nursing duties. 

Jen Female

Paramedic

Jen is employed by the PCN (Primary Care Network) and attached to our practice. She is a fully qualified and experienced paramedic who has previously worked with EMAS. She works alongside our GPs and Dinah to assess and treat patients, she also performs home visits to patients who are housebound and unwell.  

Claire Female

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Practice Nurse

Claire has been at the practice since 2016. She previously worked at NUH on an orthopaedic ward. She is able to perform a wide range of nursing duties including immunisations, spirometry cervical smears and long term conditions

Charlotte Female

Practice Nurse

Charlotte joined us in March 2021. She has worked in both community and General Practice Nursing and is working to upskill on her practice nursing duties. 

ZaraFemale

Practice Nurse

Zara joined us in June 2024. She has worked at NUH previously as well as General Practice. She is also a prescribing Nurse.

Julie Female

JH

Health Care Assistant


Julie is our longest serving member of staff. 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. 

Teaching Practice

GP Registrars

As we are a GP associate training practice we are involved in the teaching and training of doctors who are specialising to become GPs – they are sometimes know as GP Registrars. They are qualified doctors who are engaged in their Postgraduate Training Programme with us at The Oaks Medical Centre.

When seeing one of these doctors you may be asked for your consent to video the consultation. This is part of the doctors’ training and is only ever used for teaching and training purposes.

Our current GP Registrar is Dr Akunma Nzepuome.

Medical Students

To further help with the education of future doctors we are linked to the University of Nottingham’s Medical School. We therefore often have medical students in the surgery. You will be informed when you book an appointment, or on arrival if this is the case. If you do not wish to have the student present during your consultation please let reception or the doctor know.

You will always be asked if you are happy to see a student or a student may sit in observing the consultation. Students are expected to behave in the same professional way as doctors and have the same understanding of confidentiality as we do.

Our Practice Team

Charlotte HubbardFemale

Practice Manager


Charlotte 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, equipment and information technology. She supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care. Charlotte has worked in the NHS and private healthcare settings for over 10 years. She was commended as Practice Finance Manager of the year 2023!

LeahFemale

LB

Reception Manager


Leah joined the team in September 2016 as a receptionist and secretary. She is able to assist with any queries around referrals or appointments as well as carrying out a full range of reception and admin duties. She also leads our PPG and works alongside the Practice Manager to help support reception and the wider team. 

DarceyFemale

Receptionist


Darcey joined us in 2022 as an apprentice. She worked and studied to complete her apprenticeship in 2024. She works on reception and is always happy to help deal with any queries

JanFemale

Receptionist


Jan joined our reception team in 2023 with Olivia. She really enjoys being on reception helping patients and greets everyone with a smile! 

OliviaFemale

Receptionist/Secretary


Olivia joined our reception team in 2023 with Jan. She works mostly in reception but is also able to help with a range of secretary queries.

Michelle  Female

GP Admin 

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

PaigeFemale

Receptionist/Secretary/Admin


Paige joined the team in December 2020. Paige is trained in reception, secretary and GP admin and can help with any queries. Paige is also our Carers Champion.

LouiMale

LP

Receptionist


Loui started in January 2024 and is loving learning how to help with all of the queries.  

SueFemale

Receptionist


Sue joined the team as a part time receptionist in November 2020. She is always happy to help! 

Our Healthcare Team

David Male

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. 

Emily Female

Pharmacy Technician 

Emily is a Pharmacy Technician who is employed by the local Primary Care Network and is attached to our practice. She has lots of experience dealing with medication queries and provides advice and support to patients with their medication. Emily works closely with David and the rest of our clinical team to provide excellent care for our patients.  

Our Attached Staff

Physiotherapist – We do not currently have a physiotherapist working at the surgery. However if you feel like you would benefit from physiotherapist services you can self refer by visiting www.connecthealth.co.uk/services/nottingham (and clicking self-refer) or you can call 0115 784 2147

Mental Health Team – We have a Mental Health Nurse and Health & Wellbeing Coaches who are able to support patients with their mental health. They are generally in surgery on Mondays and Fridays and you can be referred to them by the GPs. Find out more about our Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaches here

Social Prescribers – We work with our local social prescribing team who are able to see adults and children for support with things such as social isolation, finances, physical or mental health, housing and training. You can now self refer to the social prescribers – speak to reception for more details.

Midwives – They can be reached at Dovecote House on 0115 952 2412.
Ante-natal clinics for pregnant women are occasionally held at the surgery, 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 the midwives. 

Healthy Family Team – They can be reached at 0300 123 3387 (option 4) 
The healthy family team replace school nurses and health visitors. They are trained to advise on health care for Mums, children and families. 

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