Doctors
Dr Alan Cunningham
Dr Alan Cunningham was a partner for over 25 years. Dr Cunningham runs surgeries on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoon. Dr Cunningham qualified in Dundee in 1983, his qualifications are MBChb, DRCOG, Dip Therapeutics.
Dr Tom Polito
Dr Tom Polito has been with the practice since 2006, and has now been a partner for 7 years. Dr Polito runs surgeries every weekday except Wednesday. He is able to administer steroid/cortisone injections. Dr Polito qualified in Sheffield in 1995, his qualifications are MBChb.
Dr Rachel Aston
Dr Rachel Aston joined the practice in January 2009, and runs surgeries on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday and Friday mornings. She has an interest in family planning and is trained to fit/remove contraceptive implants. Dr Aston qualified in Nottingham in 2004, her qualifications are BM BS DRCOG DFSRH.
Dr Victoria Finan
Dr Victoria Finan joined the practice in April 2014 and became a partner in November 2017. Dr Finan runs surgeries on Mondays and Thursdays. She qualified in Cambridge in 2006, her qualifications are MB, BChir & DRCOG. She has a particular interest in palliative care and is trained to fit contraceptive implants and coils.
Dr Catherine Walker
Dr Walker joined the practice in May 2016 and runs surgeries all day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She qualified in Liverpool in 2010, and has a particular interest in palliative medicine.
Dr Charlotte Macdonald
Dr Charlotte Macdonald joined the practice in January 2018 and became a partner in October 2018. She works every weekday apart from Friday. Dr Macdonald qualified from Leeds University in 2002, her qualifications are MBChB, DFSRH and MRCGP. She has been working as a GP since 2006 and in Harrogate from 2013. Dr Macdonald has a keen interest in reproductive and sexual healthcare and is trained to fit and remove contraceptive coils and implants.
Practice Nurses & Healthcare assistants
We share a team of nurses and healthcare assistants with the other 2 practices in the medical centre; they provide a wide range of care and services such as annual reviews for chronic diseases/conditions such as asthma, diabetes, COPD or hypertension, wound care and dressings, stitch removal, childhood immunisations, seasonal flu vaccinations, B12 injections, blood pressure checks, NHS Healthchecks, ear syringing and contraceptive reviews.
Support Staff
Sarah Wilkinson
Practice Manager
Anne Harries
Admin Manager
Sarah Woffinden
Pharmacist
Demmi-Sue MacDermid
Medical Receptionist
Alexia Roch-Vidal
Medical Receptionist
Emma Balgue
Reception Manager
Clare Harrison
Administrator/Medical Secretary
Sandrine Trotereau
Medical Receptionist
Julie Tucker
Medical Receptionist
Other Attached Staff
We work alongside a district nursing team, a counsellor and link worker.
Health Visitor
We work with a Health Visitor team who cover the Harrogate district. For routine baby weighing you are asked to go to the drop in baby clinics (please note that you need to arrive 15 minutes before the finish time) :-
- Monday – Bilton Children’s Centre (Woodfield school) 9.30am – 10.45am or Knaresborough Children’s Centre (Manor Rd school) 9.30am – 11.30am
- Tuesday – Harrogate Library, Victoria Avenue 1.30pm – 2.45pm session run on the first Tuesday of every month, Starbeck Library 10.00am – 11.30am
- Wednesday – Harrogate North Children’s Centre, Saltergate school 9.15am – 10.45am
- Thursday – Harrogate Town Children’s Centre (Wedderburn) – 1.00pm – 2.30pm
- Friday – Stockwell Road Surgery, Knaresborough 10.30am – 11.30am