Our Team

Wellington Medical Centre is a Partnership comprising the following GP Partners.

Salary GP's

Dr Sally Ash, BM BS Nottingham 2007, BMedSci, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH

Dr Bryan McElroy, MB BCh 2009 National University of Ireland - University College Cork

Dr Rachel Yates, MB ChB 1995 University of Sheffield

Dr Adedayo Awodiji, MBBS 1998 University of Lagos, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

Dr Rachael Phipps, MB BCh 2008 University of Wales

Dr James Robinson, MB BCh 2009 University of Wales

Glossary of Doctors’ Qualifications

Doctor Availability

Although you will be given a named GP, you may see the doctor of your choice. However, in order to maintain a continuity of service it is sensible for you to consult your usual doctor wherever possible.

The normal days of work for each doctor are given below. From time to time there may be a need for a doctor to work at alternative times.

Appointments are 15 minutes. Appointments with our Registrars are 20 minutes.

We have an experienced and friendly team of practice nurses.

The practice nurses offer appointments for a range of services including asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease reviews, cervical smears, referral for smoking cessation advice, wound dressings, removal of sutures, ear syringing, blood pressure checks, travel advice and vaccination* (including Yellow Fever), doppler tests, new patient checks, anti-coagulation monitoring and blood tests. Your doctor will let you know which tests and checks you require.

*We are currently offering a restricted service for travel advice and vaccinations. We are able to provide all NHS travel vaccination, but if any private vaccinations are required you will need to attend an external travel clinic.

Practice Manager

The practice manager Janet Hewlett is responsible for the management of the Medical Centre. If you have any queries, problems or suggestions to improve our services, please ask to speak to her. Alternatively you can write to her.

Practice Patient Services & Administration Teams

We have an excellent team of Patient Services and Administration staff who work either in reception or in one of the general offices but all are trained to help you. They may ask you questions in order to decide how to help you best, but all information you give is treated in the strictest confidence.

Community Midwives

In conjunction with the doctors, the Community Midwifery Team provide a complete service of maternity and post-natal care for you and your baby. For urgent advice from a Midwife telephone 01823 343 985. If you are in labour, the same telephone number can be used.

Community Nurses

The Community Nursing Team provide services to the house-bound, assessment of health needs, advice on any matters of health concern and continuing care after discharge from hospital. To contact the Community Nursing Team telephone 0300 323 0026.

There is an answerphone to leave a message if they are out of the office, and they will return your call.

Public Health Nurses

The Public Health Nurses provide advice on children under 5, developmental checks and hearing assessments. To contact the Public Health Nurse team telephone 01823 660667.

There is an answerphone to leave a message if they are out of the office, and they will return your call.

Our Pharmacy team are trained experts in medicines and work as part of our multidisciplinary team. You will be signposted to our pharmacy team for a telephone call when this is appropriate, for example medication queries and medication monitoring.

Paramedics and Advanced Nurse Practitioners work as part of our multidisciplinary team dealing with acute conditions.

Wellington Medical Centre is a designated training practice. Dr Gailey, Dr Sarah Thomas & Dr Joe Collings are trainers.

GP Registrars are qualified doctors training to be General Practitioners (GPs). Medical Students are undergraduates training to be doctors.

All the partners are enthusiastic about training so doctors are supported by the whole practice. At times some consultations are recorded on video for training purposes. We usually have two registrars in post. Past trainees have enjoyed having another registrar in the practice to share clinical problems with.

Teaching from the registrar’s own trainer concentrates on consultation skills and problems, while joint tutorials with both registrars (and sometimes registrars from other practices) concentrate more on specific clinical areas.

GP registrar workload is carefully controlled to be at a level consistent with the registrar’s abilities and experience. In practice this means seeing patients alone only after an induction period, initially with 20-minute appointments (the standard for the practice is 15).

Registrars are encouraged to arrange study outside the practice where this will aim towards MRCGP, or other qualifications.

We endeavour to inform patients in advance of the presence of trainees during consultations. Whilst we hope that patients will co-operate with us to assist their learning, if they do not want trainees present during the consultation, their wishes will be respected.