Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr Carole Brown 

MBchB DFFP MRCGP

Dr Carole Brown qualified from Medical school in Cardiff in 1995 and spent the next four years training to be a GP in Cardiff, the Lake District and West Yorkshire.She joined Whalley Surgery in October 2000 and enjoys the variety of General Practice. In her spare time, Dr Brown is an impressive skier, and often enjoys hitting the slopes at the local ski club with her daughters.


Working Days
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

Dr Chris Dalton 

DMedSci BMBS DSEM PGCGPEd MRCGP MFSEM(UK)

Dr Dalton joined the Practice in 2006. His main interests are MSK and sports medicine, but he enjoys the variety of general practice. Dr Dalton became an ST3 trainer in 2008 and performs minor surgery procedures such as cyst removals and cryotherapy at the surgery.


Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr Arrian Green

MBChB and MRCGP

Dr Green studied medicine at the University of Manchester, before completing the final stages of his training as a Registrar at the surgery.After joining the surgery as a salaried GP in 2016, Dr Green became a partner the following year and enjoys focusing on General Practice as a whole. Dr Green is also the lead GP for a local psychiatric service.


Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr Padma Chennubhotla

MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH, DRCOG


Dr Padma joined the Practice in 2018 as a Salaried GP and became a GP Partner in 2021. 


Working Days
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.
Dr Thornber

Dr Rebecca Thornber

BM BMedSci MRCGP

Dr Thornber studied at the University of Southampton, graduating in 2012. She joined our practice as a trainee in 2019, becoming a salaried GP later in 2021. Her clinical interests include women’s health and acting as a clinical supervisor for GP trainees. Dr Thornber is also the designated GP for a local care home. Outside of the surgery, Dr Thornber is an excellent seamstress, and can often be seen sporting her own handiwork at the practice. Dr Thornber became the newest Partner to the Practice in April 2023.


Working Days
Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Dr Hindle

Dr Jane Hindle

MBBS, MRCGP

Dr Hindle joined the Practice in 2017 as a Salaried GP.


Working Days
Wednesday & Thursday.
Dr Chamberlain

Dr Anna Chamberlain

MBChB

Dr Chamberlain joined the Practice in 2019 as a Salaried GP.


Working Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr G Sethi

MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP

Salaried GP


Working Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr Adam Dedat

MBChB MPharm (Hons) MRCGP

Salaried GP

Working Days
Monday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr R Khatri

MBBS, MRCEM, MRCGP, DipMSK

Salaried GP

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday & Friday.

Dr Bethany Hayden-Pawson

Salaried GP

Dr H Sohail

Salaried GP

Working Days
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dr Noha Ibrahim

GPST2

Our Nursing Team

Stella Haythornthwaite

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Katie Demaine

Katie Demaine

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

Rachael Ashcroft

Rachel Ashcroft

Treatment Room/Practice Nurse. Specialises in Diabetes

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Chelsey White

Nurse Associate

Working Days

Sophie Gwyther

Sophie Gwyther

Treatment Room/Practice Nurse. Specialises in Diabetes

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Debbie Shepherd

Debbie Shepherd

Practice Nurse. Specialist in Diabetes, CHD, Asthma and COPD

Working Days
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Vanessa Roper

Venessa Roper

Phlebotomist

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday.

Rebecca Parkin

Becky Parkin

Health Care Assistant and Diabetes Specialist

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Clinical Pharmacists

Clinical Pharmacists work across the PCN. Their role involves reviewing patient medication and some long term conditions such as hypertension. They have also played a key role in the running of our COVID Vaccination clinics held at the Clitheroe Health Centre.

Mr Conor Corbett is the Clinical Pharmacist based at the Whalley Practice and works full time running clinics both in person and over the telephone.

Conor Corbett

Connor Corbett

Working Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

MPharm, IP, PGDip, PCPEP

Jessica Seed

Jessica Seed

Jodie-Wilkinson

Jodie Wilkinson

First Contract Practitioner

We also have a FCP at the surgery, Mr Pete Burns. Pete is an experienced MSK specialist, who has the advanced skills necessary to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment or referral for musculoskeletal (MSK) problems.

Pete is based at the Whalley site, and offers assistance with any joint or muscle pains that would typically be treated with physiotherapy.

Pete runs his clinic on Tuesday’s, and appointments can be booked by phoning our reception team on 01254 919888. 

Pete Burns

Pete Burns

BSc Physiotherapy, PG Cert First contact Physio, PG Dip injection therapy

Working days

Tuesday & Friday.

Management

Luan Stewart

Luan Stewart

Practice Manager

Our Office Staff

The administration team are responsible for keeping records up to date, referring patients to hospital, dealing with incoming hospital letters, insurance form requests, arranging clinics and immunisations etc.

Katie Read

Assistant practice manager

Marie Tomlinson

Administration

Abby Parkinson

Administration

Lyn O’Grady

Administration

Jo Walsh

Administration

Claire Beasley

Administration

Dannielle Leech

Administration

Janette Winnard

Administration

Adnan Masters

Administration

Our Reception Staff

The reception team deal with all appointments, requests for home visits, test results and telephone queries etc. If you are requesting a home visit, please contact the surgery before 10am so this can be arranged. If you are requesting any test results, please contact after 2pm.

Donna Thompson

Reception Manager

Daine Heys

Reception/Administration

Karen Williamson

Reception/Administration

Christina Watson

Reception/Administration

Catherine Counsell

Reception/Administration

Rebecca Morris

Reception/Administration

Sheryl Mcdermott-Mercer

Reception/Administration

Alex Isherwood

Reception/Administration

Julie Della-Cuna

Reception/Administration

Our Dispensary Team

The dispensary team deal with all the requests for repeat prescriptions and dispense drugs to patients who live in our dispensary area. They also work closely with local chemists in arranging prescriptions for home delivery to patients. For any queries, or to order a repeat prescription, you can reach the Whalley dispensary team by phoning 01254 919888, and pressing option 2 after 2pm. 

Wendy Elliot

Dispensary Manager

Lucy Watson

Dispensary Manager

Laura Bellamy

Dispenser

Jane Stewart

Dispenser

Amy Verity

Dispenser

Joanne Holden

Dispenser

Danielle Hadcroft

Dispenser

Healthcare Team

District Nurses
The District Nursing Team provide expert nursing care and advice to patients who are unable to attend the surgery. You can contact them on 01282 805989.

Our Health Visitors

Our Health Visitor Team promote good health through education, advice and support.
You can contact them on 0300 247 0040.