Meet the team

Doctors

We are a training practice and are joined by fully qualified Doctors from the hospital for six to twelve months at a time. They see the difference between hospital and general practice and we all benefit from their particular skills, experience and knowledge of new advances. They are very capable Doctors so please consult them as you would your usual Doctor.

Filey Surgery Partners

Dr C M Shepherd (m)
MA, MB, B.Chir, DRCOG – Qualified in Cambridge in 1988
Dr J Mainprize (f)
BA, BM, BCh, DRCOG, MRCGP – Qualified in Oxford in 2000
Dr R Ford (m)
MBChB, MRCGP – Qualified in 2022

Salaried GP’s

Dr R Sharma (f)
(Associate) MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Dr D Pearson (m)
(Associate) MA MBChB DCCH MMedSc EdD FRCGP
Dr D Wright (m)
(Associate) BSc MBChB MRCGP – Qualified in 2024
Dr L Hobkinson (f)
(Associate) MBChB, DrCOG, MRCGP, PGCME – Qualified in 1994
Dr A Firfirey (m)
(Associate) MBChB PGDip Rheum – Qualified in Cape Town in 1996
Dr D Nwinee (m)
(Associate) MBBS, MRCGP – Qualified in 2025

Health Practitioners

Mrs Sarah Penny
Advanced Clinical Practitioner – ACP
Mrs Rebecca Butterfield
Advanced Clinical Practitioner – ACP
Mrs Julie Norman
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – ANP
Mrs Lorraine McCusker
Advanced Clinical Practitioner – ACP

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma, hypertension, CHD, diabetes, HRT and epilepsy. They administer vaccine such as childhood immunisations, seasonal Covid and Flu, Shingles and hormone injections. They also preform cervical smears and HPV tests.

Sister Caroline Bood
Practice Nurse
Sister Anita Gammon
Practice Nurse
Sister Kate De Hoest
Practice Nurse
Sister Alison Kok Hansen
Practice Nurse
Sister Judith (Judy) North
Practice Nurse

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support the practice nurses and GP’s with their daily work. Carrying out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, dressings, ECGs, vaccines including flu and pneumonia and vitamin B12 injections. They also see patients for the first part of annual reviews. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Miss Amy Horton
Mrs Charlotte Barmby
Miss Anna Bedford

Practice Management

Mrs Carolyn Liddle
Practice Manager
Mrs Jill Ponder
HR and Governance Lead
Miss Catherine Waggitt
Operations Manager

Administration

Mrs Helen England
Medical Secretary
Ms Judith Freeman
Medical Secretary
Mrs Kathryn Billingham
Medical Secretary
Mrs Elisha Harrison
Data Quality Administrator
Mrs Sarah Sullivan
Patient Service Administrator
Mrs Grace Davie
Patient Service Administrator
Mrs Catherine Rylatt
Patient Service Administrator
Mrs Louise Wood
Patient Service Administrator

Reception

Mrs Jane Beaumont
Senior Receptionist
Mrs Natalie Bowes
Senior Receptionist & Digital Marketing Manager
Mrs Sharon Weighell
Mrs Susan Worth
Mrs Anita Newbould
Miss Victoria Haviland
Mrs Terri Rogers

Pharmacist Team

Mr Ekaitz Unanue Miguel (m)
Pharmacist
Mrs Lisa Tymon (f)
Pharmacy Technician
Miss Hannah Shepherd (f)
Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Dispensers

Mrs Kathryn Dooley
Mrs Jenny Spencer
Mrs Lisa Robinson
Mrs Emily Robinson

Primary Care Network Team

For more information on the Primary Care Network team working alongside our clinicians see our More about the surgery page.

First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) – clinics available in the Surgery on a Tuesday and Friday.
First Contact Mental Health Practitioners – clinics available in the Surgery on a Tuesday and Friday.
Social Prescribers – supporting your wellbeing by listening and connecting you with the right services for help with housing, debt, employment, childcare, bereavement, loneliness, money worries and much more, contact the Surgery to arrange a referral.
First Contact Paramedics – providing expert clinical support in General Practice, managing acute cases and conducting urgent home visits.
Clinical Pharmacists – supporting the clinical staff with medication reviews, prescription management and medicine queries.
Care Co-ordinators – helping patients navigate care and support needs and creating personalised care plans.

Page last reviewed: 7 October 2025