Our Doctors
Salaried GPs
Dr Fiona Lessels
MBChB BSC MRCGP DCH
GMC No: 3582886
Working Day: Wednesday
Dr Lessels graduated from London in 1992. She has a particular interest in minor surgery and dermatological conditions.
Dr Brian McGregor
MBChB
GMC No: 3266045
Working Day: Monday
Dr McGregor graduated from Leeds in 1987. He joined the practice in 2013. He has a particular interest in joint injections and minor surgery.
Dr Amelia Edwards (Currently on Maternity Leave)
MB ChB
GMC No: 7459423
Working Days: Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Edwards graduated from Liverpool in 2014 and joined the practice in 2020. She has a particular interest in gynaecological conditions.
Dr Miriam Hodgson
MB BS
GMC No: 6114861
Working Days: Monday and Tuesday.
Dr Hodgson graduated from Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2005 and joined the practice in 2020.
Dr Maria Edstam
MB ChB
GMC No: 7454768
Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Edstam graduated from Leeds in 2014. She joined the practice in December 2023.
Dr Stephen Robertson
MB BS
GMC No: 6150181
Working Day: Tuesday
Dr Robertson graduated from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 2007. He joined the practice in December 2023.
Dr Meriam Abdeslem
MB ChB
GMC No: 7458884
Working Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Dr Abdeslem graduated from Manchester in 2014.
Dr Katherine Hunter
MBChB (Hons) BSc (Hons) MRCGP
GMC No: 7406522
Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Hunter graduated from Leeds in 2013. She joined the practice in April 2024. She has a special interest in diabetic medicine.
Dr Tim Dixon
MB ChB
GMC No: 7662772
Working days: Monday, Thursday and Friday
Dr Dixon graduated from Leeds in 2019 and joined the practice in August 2025
Our Nursing & Clinical Support Teams
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Sheena Thomas
Working Days: Monday and Wednesday.
Advanced Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses who have completed extra training and academic qualification to be able to clinically assess, diagnose, refer and treat patients who present with undiagnosed or undifferentiated problems. Advanced nurse practitioners are highly-trained health professionals that can undertake complex reviews of patients, similar to GPs. They can assess symptoms and build a picture of a patient’s condition, treat minor health problems, infections, minor injuries and prescribe medication where necessary. They can also often manage more complicated problems, for instance, patients presenting with long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and COPD.
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Lewis Johnson
Working Day: Thursday
Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) are healthcare professionals, educated to Master’s level or equivalent, with the skills and knowledge to allow them to expand their scope of practice to better meet the needs of the people they care for. ACPs are deployed across all healthcare settings and work at a level of advanced clinical practice that pulls together the four ACP pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research
Home Visiting Paramedic
Sarah Barrow
Home visiting was traditionally carried out by GPs, but it is now becoming increasingly difficult for GPs to do, and many doctors surgeries, such as ours, are utilising the medical skills of paramedics who are now carrying out home visits to alleviate the pressure on GPs. Paramedics working within primary care possess the knowledge, leadership and complex skills needed for home visiting, and some are independent prescribers.
Practice Nurses
Jennifer Nadin
Lead Practice Nurse
Lyndsay Savery
Practice Nurse
Our Practice Nurses will undertake many of the nursing procedures at the surgery, such as child immunisations, ECGs, dressings and injections, wound care, smears. They are also trained to perform annual reviews with patients who have long term chronic conditions such as Asthma, COPD, Heart Disease including Hypertension. Our Practice Nurses have undertaken separate training for each type of condition, so not every Nurse can undertake all types of reviews if they haven’t completed training.
Pharmacy Team
Adam Mahmood
Pharmacist
Sana Yaqoob
Pharmacist
Our Pharmacists are here to help the GPs and Nurses with any medication reviews patients need and dealing with prescribing queries, freeing up time for our GPs to spend on patients medical problems.
David Hall
Pharmacy Technician
Erica Carpenter
Pharmacy Technician
Our Pharmacy Technicians deal with prescribing related work such as hospital discharge medications, repeat prescription alignment and electronic repeat dispensing.
Health Care Assistants
Tracey Richards
Tanya Wheeler
Hayley Duckworth
Our Health Care Assistants undertake specific training to allow them to provide a skilled support service to the nursing team and can take blood samples, take your blood pressure, perform ECGs, NHS health checks and other support services.
Phlebotomists
Donna Foulkes
A phlebotomist is trained to take blood samples.
Dispensers
Dawn Loynes
Dispenser
Susan Oldfield-Reilly
Dispenser
Our dispensers are responsible for dispensing medicines, medical equipment and appliances to patients, upon the presentation of a prescription from the surgery GPs
Our Practice Teams
Practice Management
Helen Quiney
Practice Manager
Helen is responsible for the overall leadership and smooth operation of the surgery. She oversees all aspects of the practice’s management and compliance with NHS standards. Working closely with the clinical and administrative teams, Helen ensures that the surgery runs efficiently and that patients receive the highest quality of care in a well-organised and supportive environment.
Natalie Dolecki
Deputy Practice Manager
Natalie supports the Practice Manager with the smooth day-to-day running of the surgery. In addition to her management duties, they are responsible for the administration of insurance reports and the coordination of private, non-NHS work.
Charlotte Dixon
Patient Services Manager
Charlotte leads and supports the Patient Services Team, ensuring that every patient receives a helpful and positive experience when contacting or visiting the surgery. Charlotte oversees the day-to-day running of the reception, providing guidance and support to staff while maintaining high standards of service. Their role is central to ensuring that patient enquiries and requests are handled efficiently, professionally, and with care.
Patient Services Team
Julie Norman
Receptionist
Juliet Blenkinsop
Receptionist
Sarah Pears
Receptionist
Annie Smith
Receptionist
Melanie Spencer
Receptionist
Scarlett Johnson
Receptionist
Our Patient Services Team have a demanding and often challenging role, managing a wide range of patient enquiries and requests every day. They will always do their best to deal with your needs as efficiently and promptly as possible; however, some requests may take a little longer to process, especially during busy periods. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding while the team works hard to assist everyone and keep the practice running smoothly.
Administration
Charlotte Hirons
Medical Secretary
Our medical secretary plays a vital role in ensuring smooth communication and coordination between patients, healthcare providers, and hospitals. They are responsible for managing referrals — both sending referrals to other care providers and hospitals, and liaising with hospital teams. Their work helps to ensure that patients receive timely, coordinated care and that all administrative aspects of their treatment are handled efficiently and accurately.
Facilities
Sue Metcalfe
Cleaning Operative (Bramham Surgery)
Sue is a very important and integral part of the Surgery Team at Bramham, to deliver a high quality of healthcare cleaning, which is complex, demanding and not to be underestimated. The aim is to ensure all areas of the Surgery are cleaned on a daily basis to a high standard and that any cleaning related risks are identified, minimised and managed on a constant long-term basis,