Our Staff

Doctors

DR JUSTIN WALKER

M.B.Ch.B, D.C.H, D.R.C.O.G (Edinburgh 1992)

Dr Walker has been a Partner at The Stewart Medical Centre since 2006 and is now the Senior Partner. His special interest include mental health, dementia, paediatrics and surgery. He is also heavily involved with the future development of mental health services for North Derbyshire and is one of the mental health leads for the local Clinical Commissioning Group. Availability - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

DR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY

M.B.Ch.B, D.R.C.O.G (Manchester 2004)

Dr Harvey joined Stewart Medical Centre in 2009 and is a Partner. His clinical interests are musculoskeletal medicine, minor surgery and cardiology. He leads the medical education of Foundation Doctors who join our Practice and will shortly be a qualified GP Trainer. He is the Clinical Director for High Peak Primary Care Network and is also a GP appraiser. Availability - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.

DR KATHERINE BRENNAN

M.B.Ch.B, M.R.C.G.P, D.R.C.O.G, D.F.F.P (Manchester 2004)

Dr Brennan joined the practice in March 2014 and became a Partner in 2018. She has a broad spectrum of experience in both primary and secondary care. Availability - Monday, Tuesday, Friday.

DR GEORGINA FORBES

MBBS, M.R.C.G.P, MS cGeriatrics, OPSE (Brighton 2008)

Dr Forbes started at the practice in August 2017 and became a Partner in 2021. She has a special interest in elderly medicine and is currently working closely with the local care homes that are aligned to the practice. Availability - Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

DR CLARA HOCKENHULL

M.B.Ch.B, D.G.M, M.R.C.G.P (Sheffield 1992)

Dr Hockenhull joined the practice in 1996. She enjoys the variety and challenges that working in general practice brings. Availability - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

DR CLAIRE HAYES

M.B.Ch.B (Oxford), BA (Oxon), D.R.C.O.G, D.F.F.P, M.R.C.G.P. (Oxford 1996)

Dr Hayes first came to The Stewart Medical Centre in January 2007 as a part time GP. She enjoys the variety of medicine in general practice and has particular interests in diabetes, cardiovascular medicine, family planning and mental health. Availability - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

DR LISA KOZAKIS

M.B, B.S, M.R.C.G.P, M.R.C.P, D.F.F.P, DipGum (Newcastle 1994)

Dr Kozakis has been at the practice since October 2013 and has particular interest in sexual health and family planning. Availability - Tuesday and Friday.

DR KATE REYNOLDS

M.B.Ch.B, M.R.C.G.P, B.Sc (Birmingham 2010)

Dr Reynolds joined the Practice in 2018. She is available on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday.

Nurses

Our highly qualified nurses deal with a range of conditions and health concerns. They examine patients, make a diagnosis and plan care. They are expert in many areas of disease management such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and asthma as well as the treatment of minor illness.

EMMA KNOWLES

Emma is our Nurse Manager. She has a special interest in diabetes, minor illness and care of the elderly.

MAIR FITZPATRICK

Mair specialises in COPD, Spirometry, vaccinations and minor illness.

GEORGIA FORD

Georgia is our Health Care Assistant. She performs procedures such as ECGs, blood pressure checks, urgent blood tests, ear syringing, and reviews of some chronic conditions, along side regular NHS health checks.

LOUISE DWYER

Louise joined the Practice in 2021 and specialises in Diabetes, immunisations and chronic disease reviews

LUCY TOMSON

Lucy joined the Practice in 2021 and undertakes many procedures, immunisations and NHS Health Checks

Practice Management

GRAHAM CHIPP

Graham is the Practice Business Manager who is responsible for the day to day running of the practice with the support of the Assistant Manager, and is also responsible for the practices' patient services, financial aspects of the business as well as health and safety at the Surgery.

AMY SMITH

Amy is the Assistant Manager who, supporting the Practice Business Manager, is responsible for the day to day running of the practice including human resource management, clinical timetabling and providing support to the administration and clinical teams.

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits. The role is often very demanding, so please be patient. Our receptionists will only ask for details of your illness or problem to help direct you to the most appropriate resource.

Administration

Our administration team including our Practice Secretaries and Data Quality Team work hard behind the scenes dealing with incoming registrations & letters, coding, online access, referrals, letters to patients and organising the invitations for chronic disease reviews, blood tests, immunisations and smears, plus more besides.