THE DOCTORS
Dr Thomas Lynch (Male)
MBChB MRCGP
Registered in Manchester 1980
Dr Timothy Isaac (Male)
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG
Registered in Manchester 1980
Dr Gillian Rink (Female)
M.B.,B.Ch MRCGP
Registered in South Africa 1976
Dr Steven Whittaker (Male)
MBChb MRCGP
Registered in Manchester 2000
Dr Shahina Yasmin Khan (Female)
MB ChB. MRCS MRCGP
Registered in Manchester 2001
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Tina Matthews
- Tina has worked at Dunstan Medical Centre since 1989.
- She has specialist qualifications in managing a wide range of illnesses.
- Her main responsibility is to offer appointments to patients who need to be seen urgently, or who feel that they cannot wait till the next available routine doctors appointment. She is also available for telephone advice and non-urgent appointments. She is able to assess your problem, examine you, organise any tests that may be required and decide, with you, a course of treatment.
- She works in partnership with the doctors, the hospital and other health specialists.
NURSING STAFF
Elizabeth Gardiner
Samantha Morrell
Shirley Stant
- Responsible for Health Screening Clinics, vaccinations and immunisations, asthma, heart disease and diabetic clinics and giving help and advice on health matters.
PRACTICE MANAGER
Vera Bourn
- Vera is responsible for the accounts, administration, organisation and running of the practice, the supervision of staff and the administration of the complaints procedure.
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Victoria Bourn - Deputy Manager/IT Manager
Margaret Johnson - Data Input Clerk/Receptionist
Karen James - Data Input Clerk/Receptionist
Samantha Emerson - Medical Secretary/Data Input Clerk/Receptionist
Lynn Collins - Data Input Clerk/Receptionist
Janet Burke - Medical Secretary/ Data Input Clerk/Receptionist
OTHER MEMEBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM
Health Visitor
- The Health Visitors work in the community and are notified of the birth of all babies. They will then visit patients at home and offer advice on all aspects concerning immunisation and the development of children from birth to 5 years of age. Contact may be continued through further visiting at home and at Tonge Fold Health Centre.
- The Health Visitors may be contacted at Tonge Children's Centre, Starkie Road, Bolton, BL2 2ED on 336745.
District Nurses - Janet Ottley (Team Leader)
- District Nurses provide nursing treatment and advice to the housebound and those recently discharged from the hospital.
- Your District Nurse may be contacted at Tonge Fold Health Centre on 393093 on weekdays betwen 9.00 am - 9.30 am, 2.00 pm - 2.30 pm and 4.00 pm - 4.30 pm.
