Meet the team

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After graduating from Hull York medical school in 2012, Dr Cripps completed her foundation training and GP training in Cheshire. She has been a salaried GP at Hope Farm since September 2017. She has a diploma in sexual health & family planning.

After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2014, Dr Cameron completed his Foundation Training in Chester before initially training in General & Paediatric Surgery in the East Midlands. He switched to General Practice in 2020. He completed his registrar training at Hope Farm and gained Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in July 2023 and has been working as a Salaried GP since August 2023.

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Kath qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1985, following which she gained experience working in local hospitals in surgical, high dependency and orthopaedic nursing. She later worked as a District Nurse and Practice Nurse for Hope Farm Medical Centre. She then went onto undertake an Advanced Nurse Practitioner BSc. (Hons) degree and currently provides care to an undifferentiated caseload. Kath is also the nursing team manager and has a special interest in diabetes.

Tracy qualified as a registered nurse in 1995. After a year working as the gastro link nurse at Arrowe Park Hospital she moved to primary care. Working in the primary care setting since 1996, both in the UK and abroad, Tracy has continuously studied and gained diplomas in chronic diseases, prescribing and her BSc. (Hons) and Masters-level qualification in Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

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Cath qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1986 and worked at Macclesfield District General Hospital in the Coronary Care Unit. She further qualified as a Registered Midwife in Dumfries & Galloway & went on to work at Arrowe Park Hospital maternity unit. In 1991 she joined the newly established Hope Farm Medical Centre as a Practice Nurse & has also worked in community contraception & sexual health clinics.

Laura qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 2013 and has worked in general practice as a practice nurse ever since. She has continuously studied since enabling her to manage long-term conditions. Laura achieved a diploma in Diabetes. Laura has a particular interest in respiratory conditions and is trained in the performance and interpretation of spirometry measurements.

GP assistants are healthcare professionals who assists GPs in managing their patients on a daily basis. They handle various clinical and administrative tasks that help ease the workload of GPs and enhance the patients’ experience at Hope Farm Medical Centre. Some of the tasks that GP assistants may perform include handling and prioritizing clinical correspondence, scheduling appointments and referrals, conducting medical tests like urine dips, blood pressure checks and electrocardiograms.

Susie is our Care Homes Manager. She provides support to our patients who are registered at the practice and living in local Care Homes. She is currently studying at John Moore’s University for a Nursing Associate Degree.

Suzanne has been a registered pharmacist since 1992. She has worked in community and hospital pharmacy before moving into primary care in 2015 in North Shropshire. 

Suzanne has special interests in osteoporosis and medication safety, a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (2003) and is qualified as an independent prescriber (2015).

This role provides expertise in medicines management, structured medication reviews and oversees management of medicines on transfer of care.

Lisa supports both clinical and community pharmacists, as well as members of the multi-disciplinary team at Hope Farm Medical Centre with medicines management.

Kim has a varied role working within Hope Farm Medical Centre delivering practice objectives but also supporting One Ellesmere Port PCN with Ellesmere Port-wide projects

Physiotherapists are highly qualified and experienced practitioners who focus on complex and ongoing musculoskeletal issues, whilst considering overall health and well-being.
The team can assess, diagnose, treat and /or refer on as appropriate, whilst also prescribing medication, injecting, and reviewing imaging.

Eileen is able to diagnose and treat patients with nutrition problems to help them make healthy lifestyle and dietary decisions. She particularly focuses on patients with diabetes, frailty, gastroenterology conditions and general weight management.

Bryn uses coaching skills and behavioural techniques to empower patients to make healthier lifestyle choices and self-manage their conditions.

Social prescribing is a way of connecting people with activities, groups and services in your local community that might help you feel better. The team support patients who are struggling with social issues such as loneliness, stressed by financial issues, employment issues, struggling to lose weight or stay active.
There is no pill to fix these issues, this is where social prescribers help connect patients with the right help in the right place at the right time.

Amy specialises in providing social prescribing for patients with one or more long term health conditions.

Tim has worked for Hope Farm Medical Centre since 2014 and oversees the operational responsibility and management of the medical centre. Understanding the changing landscape of general practice and the importance of the primary care network development, Tim has also taken on the role of the Operational Lead for One Ellesmere Port PCN and worked with the 6 GP practices across Ellesmere Port and the clinical director to develop the structure and strategies for this fledgling PCN. Tim’s role covers everything from implementing large scale change, the operational efficiency of the medical centre to the strategic development of general practice.

Most recently Tim has overseen the introduction of new roles into Hope Farm Medical Centre including a mental health occupational therapist, clinical pharmacist and care coordinator. Coaching and mentoring team members is an area that Tim is passionate about with a strong focus on work-life-balance and mindfulness for his team.
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Outside of work Tim has a keen interest in fitness and relaxation. He has recently taken up ultra-marathon running and when not running, Tim can be found walking his two dogs Herbie and Amber or discovering a new eatery in Chester.

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Ginny has been with Hope Farm Medical Centre since 1992 and takes care of everything related to the medical centre’s facilities, stock, and appointment systems. She also supervises the management of internal procedures. Ginny ensures that the medical centre complies with regulations for infection prevention and control as well as health and safety.

Jake joined the practice team in 2020 and oversees and organizes all aspects of the practice’s IT software, hardware functionality, and data quality. He is tasked with providing daily support to the multidisciplinary team in utilizing the practice’s IT systems.

The Patient Services Team provides essential support to the patients, GPs, nursing and management teams at Hope Farm Medical Centre. The Patient Services Team is trained to deal with patient enquiries in a sympathetic and confidential manner. The team covers the traditional primary care tasks across reception, prescribing, secretarial, data management and administration support duties but also modern, vibrant and forward thinking tasks such as social prescribing. The aim of the Patient Services Team is to provide an effective, friendly and interactive service to our practice patients and professional healthcare associates.