Dr Ravi Arya - Priorslegh Medical Centre

Dr Ravi Arya
Dr Arya graduated from St Andrews University in 1999 and completed his medical training at Manchester University in 2002.

Staff

Doctors

Dr Clare Stanley

General Practitioner

Dr Stanley graduated from Manchester Universtiy at started at Priorslegh in 1987 after completeing a GP training scheme in Bolton.

Her interests include obstetrics and gynaecology, family planning and paediatrics.

She is a member of the Macclesfield Maternity Advisery Committee.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Obstetrics Gynaecology Family Planning Paediatrics

GMC General Medical Council number

2833598

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1983

Dr John Burnett

General Practitioner

Dr Burnett graduated from St Andrews University in 1989 and completed his medical training at Manchester University in 1992.

He then undertook a vocational training scheme in General Practice in East Cumbria before spending a number of years rotating through hospital specialites both in the UK and abroad.

Dr Burnett is a GP Trainer and represents Priorslegh alongside Dr Ward at the East Cheshire Consoritum Meetings. He also a GP liason for the Priorslegh Patient Participation Group.

Dr Burnett can provide a wide range of steroid injections for joint and soft tissue problems.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

General Medicine Joint & Soft Tissue Medicine

GMC General Medical Council number

3679937

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1992

Dr David Ward

General Practitioner

Dr Ward graduated from Liverpool University in 1998. Before becoming a GP he worked extensively in hospital medicine and became a Member of a the Royal College of Physicians.

In 2005 he joined Priorslegh Medical Practice as a registrar and was made a partner in 2007, following a year of working at Liverpool University.

Currently Dr Ward is the Diabetic Lead Doctor at the practice. He also helps to train the medical students, who you may well see sitting in with him at various times. He hopes to become a GP Registrar Trainer soon. He, along with Dr Burnett, represents the practice at the East Cheshire Consortium meetings. Dr Ward is interested in IT and has recently developed a new diabetes website as well as redesigning the practice website. He has also done some work at Consortium level around IT regionally.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Diabetes General Medical Problems

GMC General Medical Council number

4537760

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1998

Dr Gareth Morelli

General Practitioner

Dr Morelli graduated from Liverpool Medical school in 2002.

He initially undertook a basic surgical training rotation in Manchester, gaining membership to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2005.

He then worked in Ear Nose and Throat for nearly 3 years, before undertaking General Practice Training.

He started working at Priorslegh Medical Centre in Aug 2010, and became a GP Partner in August 2011.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Ear, Nose & Throat Minor Surgery Skin Conditions

GMC General Medical Council number

6053720

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2002

Dr Ravi Arya

General Practitioner

Dr Arya graduated from St Andrews University in 1999 and completed his medical training at Manchester University in 2002.

He then worked extensively in hospital medicine and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2006.

In 2007-8, he trained as a GP registrar at Priorslegh Medical Centre before working at Liverpool University and at various GP practices.

In 2011, he returned to Priorslegh and currently works part time at the practice. For the rest of the week, he is a GP Education Facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at Manchester University and is a Chief Invigilator for General Medical Council examinations. His main interest is undergraduate teaching and is currently undertaking a MSc in Medical Education at Cardiff University.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Undergraduate Teaching

GMC General Medical Council number

6057448

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2002

Dr Abigail Goodger

General Practitioner

Dr Goodger gained her biochemistry degree at Leeds University prior to studying medicine at Liverpool Medical School. She graduated in 1994.

She completed her GP Vocational Training at Macclesfield and has been a salaried GP at Priorslegh since the year 2000.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Women's Health Family Planning Pediatrics

GMC General Medical Council number

4128061

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1994

Dr Hannah Connell

General Practitioner

Having grown up locally in Cheshire, Dr Connell graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2009 and worked initially in Ipswich before moving back to the North West to complete her GP training in Wythenshawe.  She worked in Wilmslow before joining the Priorslegh team in September 2015.  Her interests include neurology and medical education.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Neurology & Medical Education

GMC General Medical Council number

7045858

Qualifications

MChir Master of Surgery 2009

Dr Fiona Ellison-Smith

General Practitioner

Dr Ellison-Smith graduated from the University of Leeds in 2009. She then worked in West and Mid Yorkshire until 2014 when she returned to Cheshire as a GP, initially gaining experience working as a locum GP. She joined the team at Priorslegh Medical Centre in March 2015.

Her interests include Family Planning and Women’s Health and she is trained to fit contraceptive coils and implants. She also undertakes 6-8 week baby checks and is involved with teaching medical students.

Surgery hours

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Special interests

Family Planning & Women's Health

GMC General Medical Council number

7039533

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Practice nursing team

Sarah Barber

Healthcare Assistant

Sarah Barber qualified as a Phlebotomist in 2006 and worked at a previous practice for 4 years before moving to Priorslegh Medical Practice in 2010 where she went on to gain her NVQ Level 2. Sarah achieved her portfolio of qualifications through Manchester University and went on to acquire her HCA Level 3 in 2010.

Sarah assists Dr David Ward and Sister Michelle Jennings in the diabetes clinics by performing routine blood tests, urine tests and blood pressure readings, and also basic neuropathy foot screening, following training from the lead diabetes podiatrist. In addition she assists Dr Gareth Morelli with his Minor Surgery Clinic and with Drs Goodger, Guillem, Ellison-Smith and Sr Bell within the Contraceptive IUD/IUS and Implant clinics.

Sarah also performs 24 hour Blood Pressure Monitors, ECGs and also Spirometry Lung Function Tests having undergone ARTP Spirometry training at Wythenshawe Hospital. She is able to perform routine health checks, blood tests, blood pressure measurements and Over 65 Flu injections. She may also be asked to apply simple dressings under the direction of a Registered Nurse or GP.

Sarah also received training from the local lead podiatrist which has enabled her to perform a Toe Nail Cutting Service (for patients with no underlying foot problems) for Priorslegh Medical Centre.

Surgery hours

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Sister Amanda Bell

Nurse Practitioner

Amanda is a Registered General Nurse with almost 30 years experience. She initially worked as an Accident Emergency Nurse, then moved to General Practice in 1995. As a Practice Nurse she gained qualifications as a Specialist Practitioner in Practice Nursing, Advanced Asthma Management, Advanced Diabetes Care, Breast and Cervical Screening, and Family Planning and Reproductive Sexual Health Care. She ran a nurse-led Diabetes clinic in Macclesfield for several years and also worked as a triage nurse at the Out of Hours Centre in Macclesfield.  In 2004 she further extended her clinical knowledge and skills by becoming an Independent Nurse Prescriber, and in 2007 completed a BSc Nurse Practitioner degree at Lancaster University.  

Amanda's primary role is working alongside the GPs in diagnosing and treating undifferentiated medical conditions and minor illness. She is able to prescribe a wide range of medications and order investigations and tests within her range of expertise. She offers morning and afternoon surgeries with both emergency and pre-bookable appointments.  Amanda has a keen interest in respiratory medicine and is the clinical lead for the surgery's Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) service. She is also the clinical lead for the Chlamydia Screening Programme, and offers a contraception service including the insertion of contraceptive implants.

Surgery hours

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Sister Catherine Chadwick

Practice Nurse

Sister Chadwick after qualifying initially worked on general surgical wards before moving to St Ann’s Hospice, Heald Green for 5 years. Here she gained qualifications in palliative care nursing and counseling. Since 1990 she has been a Practice Nurse, first based in Wilmslow and joining Priorslegh in 2008.

Over this period she developed her practice nurse role, and completed the BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practice Qualification (General Practice Nursing Pathway) in 2006. She has also worked part-time as an East Cheshire PCT Epilepsy Link Practice Nurse and as a British Heart Foundation Nurse. Her current specialisms are wound care management at Priorslegh which includes assisting Dr Morelli in minor surgery and she is a member of the Childhood Immunisation team working alongside Sr Dougan. In her general clinics she does health checks, gives injections, performs ECGs, lung function tests, syringing ears, taking smear tests, swabs and blood tests.

Surgery hours

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Sister Rachel Dougan

Triage Nurse

Sister Dougan originally started out her nursing career in hospital and worked for 18 years in the Accident and Emergency Department.  There she gained qualifications in major trauma and telephone triage amongst others and qualified as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.  

She was one of the first team of nurses to work in the Out of Hours at Macclesfield Hospital and went to work at Knutsford Hospital in a "satelite" OOH service.

She then moved to work in Intermediate Care and was a Discharge Liason Team Leader, managing a team of nurses and working with a multidiscliplinary care team including social workers, district nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

She subsequently moved on to become a practice nurse, first in Knutsford and Congelton and joined Priorslegh in 2010.  

Her primary role is predominantly with telephone triage at Priorslegh which incorporates all of her above experience and knowledge to date.

Surgery hours

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Sister Ruth Holligworth

Practice Nurse

Sister Hollingworth qualified as a state registered nurse in 1978 at Manchester Royal Infirmary.  After having a family she started working at the Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle in 1984 and gained experience working in Gynaecology. Sister Hollingworth began working as a Practice Nurse in Stockport in 1989 for two years, when practice nursing was relatively new, before joining Priorslegh in 1991 to the present day.

During this time, Sister Hollingworth has acquired diplomas in Family Planning, Cervical Screening, Asthma, Cardio Vascular Disease and levels 2 and 3 in Diabetes. She specialises in Well Women, Family Planning and Asthma as well as Diabetes support, dressings, ear syringing, injections, blood pressure monitoring and other practice nursing duties. She also manages the Nursing Team.

Recently, she has used her many years of experience in encouraging patients to adopt a healthier lifestyle, by offering a twelve week Healthy Lifestyle Course to patients who need to lose excess weight and which has ultimately led to health problems. The third and fourth groups are currently running and those who have attended have had great success in achieving weight loss.

Surgery hours

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Sister Charlotte Hughes

Practice Nurse

After qualifying as a registered general nurse in 2005 Charlotte Hughes returned to work in the Emergency Department at Wythenshawe hospital where she had worked for a number of years as a health care assistant. Here she gained experience of nursing people who were acutely unwell and completed the advanced life support course. She also completed training in triage, ECGs, venepuncture, wound assessment and dressings and the assessment of minor limb injuries.

Since joining Priorslegh in 2013, cervical screening, contraception reviews, and cardiovascular risk assessments and has recently completed her Asthma Diploma and conducts annual asthma reviews.

Charlotte has developed her role from Treatment Room Nurse, to Practice Nurse. In addition to her existing skills above, she is now able to perform cervical screening, contraception reviews and cardiovascular risk assessments and has recently completed her Asthma Diploma.

Surgery hours

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Sister Michelle Jennings

Diabetes Specialist Nurse

Michele works to help provide specialist care to our Diabetic Patients. She has an extensive background in Diabetes have worked for many years in Secondary Care both in South Manchester and East Cheshire. She qualified as a Nurse Consultant in Diabetes in 2005.

Michele joined Priorslegh in 2007 and works two days a week. She has very specialist skills which allow us to provide an excellent standard of treatment for our Diabetic patients.

Surgery hours

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Other staff

Heather Codling

Reception Manager

Heather has worked at the Practice for 3 years but has been in the Health Service for over 20 years.  Heather is responsible for the management of the reception team to ensure we continue to provide an excellent service to our patients.

Mr Tony Reilly-Cooper

Assistant Practice Manager

Tony has returned to Priorslegh as the Assistant Practice Manager.  He brings a wealth of experience of IT, Emis Web and extensive patient care administration experience. 

Services

Our Diabetic Specialist Nurse Michelle Jennings manages our diabetic population at the practice and is an expert in her field.

Michelle also runs a diabetic education service for all practices within East Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group for newly diagnosed diabetics and for more information on this service then please visit http://www.priorslegh.co.uk/middlewooddiabetes1/

This service requires a referral by your GP

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)