M.B., Ch.B., D.R.C.O.G., D.C.H., M.R.C.G.P. Qualified Birmingham 1984

M.B. B.S. M.Sc

Dr Cobley is our newest salaried GP who started in September 2016. She specialises in family planning and works 3 days a week.

Barbara,our Nurse Practitioner was an experienced qualified nurse who undertook a three-year degree course in addition to her basic nursing qualification. This allows her to treat patients with any health problems, minor or major, She has been trained to assess them using both her nursing knowledge and expertise and where appropriate, other procedures not normally undertaken by nurses such as physical examination. She is an experienced practice nurse and continues to provide advice and oversee the management of chronic conditions i.e. Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Family Planning and where necessary can refer to hospital consultants.

Wendy joined the practice at the beginning of October and she will be working alongside Barbara.

Nurse Practitioner RGN, BSc Hons  PG Dip Clinical Nursing

Practice nurses undertake a wide range of tasks and although they overlap in some areas, members of the team have qualifications in different aspects of nursing. This is why we ask you for a reason when booking an appointment.

Jane has recently joined the practice and works in Kirkby on Tuesdays, Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings. Jane does all the general nursing duties and in addition provides travel advice and performs lung function testing (spirometry) for patients with respiratory problems.

Vanessa has reecntly joined our practice nursing team and works at both Kirkby Lonsdale and Hornby. She mainly does phlebotomy (taking blood) but also does ECGs, urine testing, blood pressure checks and height and weight recording.

Adam is our practice support pharmacist and he works with us on Wednesdays. He assists the doctors by seeing patients for medication reviews as well as providing advice for patients and staff on medication and prescribing matters.

Mrs Fiona Dodd can give advice on health care, and is particularly involved with caring for expectant mothers and small children. She runs regular child development clinics in the surgery and can be contacted on weekdays on 015242 79177. There is an answer phone for times when she is not in the office; if you leave a message some-one will get back to you as soon as possible.

Chris is our dispensary manager and works full time at Kirkby Lonsdale. He joined the practice in September 2010 and has qualified as Pharmacy Technician after studying for a BTEC Diploma in Dispensing Services at Preston college. 

Danni joined the team in April 2014

Hollie joined the practice in August 2016 and will be working towards her NVQ level 2 in dispensing as well as an apprenticeship in customer service over the coming year. 

Jade joined the practice in October 2016 as a dispenser. She previously worked in community pharmacy where she obtained her NVQ level 2 in dispensing.