Practice Team
Doctors
Dr Alan Maguire (m)
GP Partner – MBBS (Newcastle 1990) MRCGP, JCPTGP*
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My areas of expertise include men's health, paediatrics, chronic disease management, and palliative care. I offer joint and soft tissue injections for various conditions. I conduct weekly ward rounds in local care homes. I’m also a GP trainer, helping to mentor the next generation of GPs.
I spend one nominal day per week as the clinical director of our Primary Care Network, when I oversee a growing team of paramedics, first contact physios, mental health workers, pharmacists, and more, who are shared across the 12 practices in the Tyne Valley, working to support GPs and nurses. My role involves identifying and addressing health inequalities and ensuring that the Tynedale practices are represented in the wider health system, lobbying for change and extra resources, when needed.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, cycling, and playing board games and cards, and hosting quizzes. I'm proud that our two children are now both junior doctors -our son an anaesthetist, and our daughter training to be a GP locally.
Dr Lorien Dornan (f)
GP Partner – MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, JCPTGP
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I live in the Tyne Valley with my husband and our growing children. Outside of work, I love spending time outdoors—whether it’s gardening, cycling, or walking—along with cooking and catching up with friends.
Dr Farzan Kamali (m)
GP Partner – BMBS (Hons) BMedSci, MRCGP
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As well as Branch End Surgery (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday), I work as an Emergency Care doctor in NSECH Hospital (Cramlington) and am the Engagement Lead for Research representing West Northumberland. This varied week helps me to enjoy a variety of clinical aspects, though I particularly enjoy the continuity of care that General Practice can offer.
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family and most activities associated with the outdoors including running, cycling and football. I'm also a long-suffering Newcastle United fan.
Dr Victoria Parker (f)
Salaried GP – MRCGP(2012) MBBS, PGDipENT, DFSRH
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In my spare time I enjoy running with my dog Willow and getting out and about in the Derwent valley with my husband and children.
Dr Paul Eastaugh (m)
Salaried GP – MBBS (Newcastle 2009), MRCGP (2015)
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Dr Esther Otuyemi & Dr Swapna Mallampati
Registrars until August 2025
Nurses
Mrs Jennie Hill (f)
Practice Nurse
Mr Rob Forder (m)
Practice Nurse
Mrs Joanne McDermott (f)
Healthcare Assistant
Jessica Taylor (f)
Care Coordinator / Health Care Assistant
Management
Mrs Victoria Burnip (f)
Practice Manager
Reception & Admin
Jessica Wilkinson (f)
Practice Operations Lead
Julie Stephenson (f)
Reception Lead
Rachael Gilholme (f)
Receptionist
Lily Foy (f)
Receptionist
Kayleigh Maughan
Secretary / Well-being Champion
Vicki Brown
Secretary / Community Champion
Katie Brown
Secretary / Digital Champion
Stacy Purvis
Secretary / Green Credentials Champion
Danielle Robson
Medicines Management / Dispenser
Claire Fullerton
Medicines Management / Dispenser
Joanne Henderson
Dispenser
Attached Staff
Kayleigh Brown
Midwife
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District Nurses
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If available, the District Nurse will speak to you directly; otherwise the receptionist will take a message and the District Nurse will contact you as soon as possible.
Alex Hadjikakou (f)
Paramedic
Emily Fenwick (f)
Pharmacist
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Jodi (f)
Tynedale Hospice at Home
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Helen Ford (f)
Mental Health Worker
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Domestic Services
Angela and Laura (f)
Domestic Services
Training practice
Fully qualified hospital doctors with a real interest to specialise in General Practice are placed with us by the University of Newcastle for a period of 6 to 12 months as part of their further training.
Known as Specialist Registrars, their exceptional clinical talents and knowledge have real benefits to our patients and the practice as a whole. As we are a training practice, your medical records may be used as part of our teaching and could also be examined by external assessors – but don’t worry, it’s all STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and if you don’t want us to use your records, then we won’t! Just say, we won’t mind!
We may also ask you if you wish to be involved in any training in the practice. This could include having a medical student in attendance during your appointment with the doctor, or have a video taken of your consultation. Again, if you don’t want to be involved, just let us know.
Our training doctors are very well supervised.
GP net earnings
NHS England require that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice is publicised, and the required disclosure is shown below. However it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.
All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.
The average pay for GPs working in this practice in the last full financial year was £96,982 before Tax and National insurance. This is for zero full time GPs, 5 part time GPs and zero locum GPs who worked in the practice for more than six months.