Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Christopher Batty

GP Partner

MB ChB DRCOG

Male
Dr Batty graduated from Liverpool Medical School in 1989, having enjoyed an active role in medical student life, being Treasurer of the Society in his fourth year and Captain of the Medical School Football Team for three years.

Following House Officer jobs, he moved to Macclesfield in Cheshire for his vocational training and took a year out to work in Australia prior to finishing his GP training.

Since being in Lincoln, he has taken up the position of Club Doctor to Lincoln City Football Club since 1996 and has graduated from Nottingham University with an MSc in Sports Medicine.

Within the practice, he is responsible for finance and complaints, with a shared responsibility for personnel and is also responsible for the practice appointment system.

Clinically, he has interests in asthma, diabetes and minor surgery in addition to Sports Medicine. He is also a GP with a special interest in Orthopaedics.

Dr Paul Fitzgerald

GP Partner

MB BCh BAO MRCSI MRCGP PGCME

Male
Dr Fitzgerald graduated from University College Dublin in 1994. Following internship, he completed a three year Pre-Fellowship training programme in Surgery in Ireland.

After Membership examinations, he spent two years as an Orthopaedic Registrar in Cork and Limerick. He then moved to the UK in 2000 and completed the Lincoln Vocational Training Scheme in 2003. He then worked as a Salaried Principal in two local Practices before joining Minster Medical Practice as a Partner in August 2004.

He has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education and enjoys the wide variety of General Practice.

Dr Puneet Mehrotra

GP Partner

MBBS, MRCS, DRCOG, MRCGP

Male

Dr Ayham Zanoun-Abugazala

GP Partner

LMS EMFC

Male

Dr Yvonne Owen

Associate GP

BMedSci BM BS Dipl MCRCSEd

Female
Dr Owen graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 1985 and completed Lincolnshire GP Training in 1989.

She has worked as a GP in a rural Practice until 2021 when she moved to Lincoln. Special interests include Women’s Health, Diabetes and Urgent Medical Care.

Dr Owen was awarded an MBE by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 2016 for services to healthcare.

Dr Emma Berry

Associate GP

Female

Nursing Team

Jane Hickinson

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Female
Jane qualified in 1995 and spent five years on a medical ward in Grimsby Hospital specialising in cardiology and respiratory conditions.

She became a district nurse for 2 years then a practice nurse working in a GP surgery.

In 2010 Jane undertook a medical degree in autonomous practice and then completed the independent prescribing course. This further qualification enables Jane to work alongside her GP colleagues seeing the minor illness/ minor ailments elements that present in the practice. Jane can prescribe treatments and refer for investigations which allows the GPs to spend more time on complex cases.

Karen Towersey

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Female

Vikki Griffin

Practice Nurse

Female

Angela Gray

Practice Nurse

Female

Clinical Team

Ann-Marie Hudson

Healthcare Support Worker/Nurse Team Leader

Female

Jo Botham

Phlebotomist

Junaid and Melissa

First Contact Practitioners (FCP)

First Contact Practitioners are advanced physiotherapists who are clinically competent to manage and treat musculoskeletal problems which means you may not need to see a GP.

These specialist physiotherapists can assess you and suggest the most appropriate way to help you. They can also give you advice about any further investigations or treatment you may need and refer you to other services. They can help patients with musculoskeletal issues such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains and sports injuries, arthritis and spinal pain.

First Contact Practitioners have been shown to give patients quicker access to diagnosis and treatment, helping them to manage their conditions more effectively and recover faster, so they can get back to normal life quickly.

Rosie, Rukshana, Paul and Enoch

Clinical Pharmacists

Clinical Pharmacists work as part of the general practice team to improve value and outcomes from medicines and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines and better access to health checks.

The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and ensuring patient safety.

Having Clinical Pharmacists in GP practices means that GPs can focus their skills where they are most needed, for example on diagnosing and treating patients with more complex conditions, and ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional.

Practice Team

Jo Downes

Practice Manager

MIGPM BSc
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.

Reception Team

The reception team of Elaine, Sharon, Mandy, Helen, Amanda and Rosie are your first contact with the Practice. It is their job to advise and guide you and any information they receive is treated in the strictest confidence. If you are willing to provide them with details of your enquiry, they will then be able to assist you in the use of our range of services.

Secretaries

Tracey and Nicky are our secretaries; in addition to providing secretarial support to the Practice, our secretaries also arrange hospital referral appointments and liaise between hospital consultants and your doctors.

Administration

Our administrator Maralyn provides support to the practice management team and is responsible for managing the practice recall system. Administrators Ellen, Jodi, Mel and Emily are responsible for workflow optimisation, summarising and clinical coding.

Attached Staff

Community Nurses

The District Nursing team offer care in the homes of those patients unable to attend the surgery. They are based at Ravendale Health Centre. Telephone number: 01522 533331.

Health Visitors

The Health Visiting Team is available for your routine baby and child reviews along with confidential advice regarding all aspects of their care and health.

For more information, please visit: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/health-wellbeing/health-visitors

Telephone number: 01522 843000

Community Midwives

Claire Warburton provides the majority of antenatal and postnatal care and is at the surgery on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She works with a small team of midwives practicing in the North of the City.

Please contact the Community Midwifery Office on 01522 573772 where you can leave a message. For advice you can contact the Antenatal Assessment Centre on 01522 573138. For emergencies or when in labour contact 01522 573140.