Reception opening hours
Monday to Friday
08.00am-6.00pm
Closed 12.30pm-1.30pm for housekeeping services

Phone 0151 355 1191

Our staff

Doctors

The practice is managed by our three partners:

Dr Alan Birch

MB BCh (Wales) 1975 MRCGP DCH

Dr Martyn Phipps

MB BCh (Wales) 1975 MRCGP DRCOG

Dr Sally Shaw

MB BCh (Middlesex) 1980 MRCP, MRCGP

Practice Staff

In addition to our three Partners you may be seen by our regular Doctors:

  • Dr Minnal Nadaph
  • Dr Jessica Deacon
  • Dr Deborah McCarthy

Our practice is a training practice, training doctors who wish to become GPs, and who work with us for a period before entering General Practice. Both Dr Birch and Dr Phipps are registered trainers.

The practice is managed by:

Practice Manager Mrs Sue Roberts
Assistant to Practice Manager Mrs Dot Lawton
Secretaries Mrs Val Perrin
Mrs Libby Phillips
Administration assistant Sam Merryweather
Receptionists We have a team of 8 receptionists
Practice Nurses Mrs Jean Jones
Mrs Kath Young
Health Care Assistent Mrs Maureen Goulden
Medicines Manager Mrs Maureen Goulden
Mrs Rachel Statham

Staff attached to our practice

We offer a number of services run by staff who work from our surgery:

Health Visitor Helps mothers with young children, but it is pleased to help all ages. They can be contacted on 0151 355 2168
District NurseLooks after patients at home and will visit on the request of a Doctor
Dressing ClinicHeld Mon-Fri 8.30am to 4.00pm at Ellesmere Port Hospital.for patients who require dressings or suture removal.
For an appointment please ring 0779 964 3247. Outside these times can you can leave a message on the answer machine and the clinic will phone you back.
Midwife Holds clinics on a Thursday morning by appointment only. You do not need to see a Doctor before booking in to the Anenatal Clinic. Ask at reception for an appointment. The midwife is based at the Countess of Chester Hospital, please call 01244 365166
Phelbotomy
Blood tests
If you require a blood test, the phlebotomist attends the surgery at the following times:
Mon, Tues, Fri: 11.30-12.30, Wed: 9.00-10.00 and Thu: 8.30-9.30.
Ask at reception for an appointment.
Smoking Cessation Clinic If you need help with giving up smoking we hold weekly 'stop smoking' support clinics. Help can be in various forms such as patches, nicotine replacement gum and support. Ask at reception for an appointment. There is no need to see a Doctor.
Counsellor We have counsellors working as part of our team and they can help with stress management, bereavement and other conditions. Please see your Doctor for referral to this service.