Our Team
GP Partners

Dr. Nigel Lord
MB ChB FRCGP MEWI PG Cert in GP Education
GP Partner
Male
Available Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Lord qualified from Sheffield University in 1991 before returning to his home town and joining St Johns as a GP in 1999. Married with threeDr. Nigel Lord[continue]

Dr. Marik Sangha
MB ChB MRCGP
GP Partner
Male
Available all day Monday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Sangha lives locally and is married with three children. He qualified from Manchester University in 1992 and joined St JohnsDr. Marik Sangha[continue]

Dr. Christopher Pughe
MB ChB DRCOG
GP Partner
Male
Available Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Dr. Pughe grew up in Chester, trained at Manchester Medical School and qualified in 1995. He worked as a GP in Stoke-on-Trent for more thanDr. Christopher Pughe[continue]

Dr. Tom Earnshaw
MB ChB DRCOG MRCGP
GP Partner
Male
Available Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Earnshaw trained in Sheffield, qualified in 1998 and joined St Johns in 2006. He has a particular interest in joint injections and is involved withDr. Tom Earnshaw[continue]

Dr. Lorna McCune
BSc MBBS MRCGP DRCOG
GP Partner
Female
Available Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Dr. McCune qualified from Barts and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2003 and completed her GP training in the South East.Dr. Lorna McCune[continue]

Dr. Tim Sandels
MBChB MRCGP PGDipSEM
GP Partner
Male
Available Monday afternoon plus all day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. Sandels studied at Sheffield Medical School qualifying in 2011, before completing GP Training at Wythenshawe Hospital and qualifying inDr. Tim Sandels[continue]

Dr. Sinead Hanley
MChem (Hons) MBChB DRCOG MRCGP
GP Partner
Female
Dr Hanley completed a Chemistry degree at Edinburgh University before embarking on a change in career direction. She qualified from Keele University in 2012 and completed GP Training at SalfordDr. Sinead Hanley[continue]

Dr. James Evans
GP Partner
Male
Available Tuesday morning and all day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. GP Partner from 1st April 2025

Dr. Thomas Wright
MBChB BMedSci (Hons) MRCGP
GP Partner
Male
Available Monday, Tuesday AM, Thursday AM, Friday. Dr Wright qualified from Birmingham in 2016 before working in Liverpool and Bolton. He lives locally with his young family. GP Partner fromDr. Thomas Wright[continue]
Salaried GPs

Dr. Natalie Dawson
MBBs MRCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Available Thursday and Friday. Dr. Dawson joined the practice in October 2018.

Dr. Kate Hayhurst
MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH Loc SDI PG Cert (Diabetes)
Salaried GP
Female
Available Monday and Thursday all day. Dr. Hayhurst qualified from Leicester Medical School and worked in the North East before undertaking her GP Training in South Manchester. Married with threeDr. Kate Hayhurst[continue]

Dr. Lisa Li
MBCHB BMEDSc(Hons) MRCGP DFSRH
Salaried GP
Female
Available Thursday and Friday Dr. Li joined St Johns in September 2018.

Dr. Susan Andrea Mottram
MB ChB MRCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Available Tuesdays & Wednesdays. Dr. Mottram graduated from Liverpool University in 1991. Having worked in a variety of GP roles across the region for almost 20 years, she joined StDr. Susan Andrea Mottram[continue]

Dr. Shalini Yaganti
MBBCh MRCGP
Salaried GP
Female
Available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Yaganti joined St Johns Medical Centre in July 2018.
Nursing Team

Maria McDonnell
RGN BA (Hons) PG Dip Clinical Practice (Masters Level)
Nurse Practitioner
Female
Available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Maria qualified at MRI in 1990 after working as a staff nurse. She spent eight years as a Research Sister in the BreastMaria McDonnell[continue]

Jo Pottinger
Nurse Practitioner
Female
Available on a Monday and Tuesday. Jo also assists with care and nursing homes

Carolyn Dale
Practice Nurse
Female
Available Monday, Thursday and Friday. Carolyn joined the practice in September 2015 and runs the chronic disease clinics.

Elizabeth Wells
Practice Nurse
Female
Available Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. Elizabeth currently undertakes blood pressure checks, dressings, CHD and diabetes checks and injections.
Additional Healthcare Staff
Mental Health Practitioner
Mental Health Practitioner
Male
Will works Wednesday and Thursday The service is to provide comprehensive assessment, brief intervention, sign-posting and onward referral for patients over 18 presenting with mental health complaints. Ideally, patients presentingMental Health Practitioner[continue]
First Contact Physiotherapists
First Contact Physiotherapists
Maithilee (F), Greg (M), Pia (F), Krupa (F) available Tuesday - Friday Our team of First Contact Physios can help adult patients with musculoskeletal issues such as back, neck andFirst Contact Physiotherapists[continue]
Clinical Pharmacist Team
Clinical Pharmacists
Liam (M), Joseph (M), Adele (F), Dina (F), Jas (F) and Farhana (F) available Monday - Friday Working closely with both the administration team and clinicians, our Clinical Pharmacist teamClinical Pharmacist Team[continue]
Social Prescribing Team
Social Prescribers
Shannon (F), Leanne (F) and Nicola (F) The Social Prescribing Team supports St Johns Medical Centre's patients over the age of 18 to live well in their local community. The teamSocial Prescribing Team[continue]
Practice Staff
Laura
Office Manager
Laura joined the Practice in 2005 and is responsible for the management of St Johns Patient Services Team. Laura oversees the day-to-day non-clinical aspects of the practice. Any initial enquiriesLaura[continue]
Lynnette
Head Administrator
Lynnette is responsible for the daily running of the Admin Team, supporting all areas of administration duties within the department.
Diane
Finance Manager
Diane joined the practice in September 2024. She is responsible for our payroll, paying all our bills and keeping our accounting up to date. She has worked in financial rolesDiane[continue]
Vanessa
Operations Manager
Clinical Support Team
Clinical Support Team
Clinical Support Team
Our large Clinical Support Team includes Lynnette, our Head of Administration, Rachel our Assistant Admin Manager, Debbie Head Receptionist who job shares with Val also Head Receptionist. Administrators, Receptionists andClinical Support Team[continue]