Our team

All of the doctors are partners in the Practice which is an unlimited partnership. This is a training practice, so you may see another doctor. He or she is a fully qualified doctor, who has completed at least a year in hospital (often much longer), and who is now working with us for six months to obtain experience in general practice.

As part of their training they are now required to record some of their consultations on video. These recordings are normally only seen by the doctor and his or her trainer, and will only be made or viewed with your written permission.

GPs

Dr Julia Brown

GMC No 3584998
MBBS, DCh, DRCOG, MRCGP
1992 Newcastle

Dr Debbie Ashcroft

GMC No 3465655
MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, Dip Derm
1990 Sheffield

Dr Stephen Wild

GMC No 3120581
MBChB, FRACGP (Aus), MRCGP, DOccMed
1986 Leicester

Dr Bridget Laybourne

GMC No 4369080
MBChB, DFFP
1996 Johannesburg

Dr Dylan Owen

GMC Number 4307873
MBchB, MRCGP, Dip Derm
1996 Manchester

Nurses

Lisa Kitson – Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Lisa holds a first degree in Community Health Care Nursing and a Masters Degree in Advanced Practice. She has been a Nurse Prescriber since 2003. Lisa can undertake assessment and clinical management of patients with health problems or illness; take a health history; perform clinical examinations; diagnose and treat many illnesses and conditions; arrange blood tests, xrays and referral to hospital doctors; and give advice and guidance on other health related issues. Her clinical interests include respiratory disease, dermatology and sexual health.

Debra Smith – Nurse Prescriber

Debra qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1997 and has worked as Practice nurse for the past 14 years. She has been a Nurse Prescriber since 2014 and can undertake assessment and management of patients with minor health illnesses and long-term conditions including hypertension (blood pressure), cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. She has undertaken specialist training in respiratory medicine (asthma and COPD), minor illness/injury and is also a Nurse Trainer/Mentor for the Cervical Cytology Service. Debra holds specialist chronic disease clinics for patients with asthma and COPD, hypertension and cardiovascular disease and provides minor illness/minor injury clinics on Wednesdays and Fridays. She is also available for telephone advice.

Sandra Chapman – Nurse

Sandra has undertaken specialist training in coronary heart disease, diabetes and smoking cessation.

Janet Coates – Nurse

Janet has undertaken specialist training in smoking cessation and in coronary heart disease.

Caroline Metcalfe – Nurse

Caroline has undertaken specialist training in COPD.

Emma Stanley – Nurse

Emma has a wide range of nursing skills and provides a general nursing service for our patients.

Kathryn Hill – Phlebotomy and Care Assistant

Olivia Dixon – Phlebotomy and Care Assistant

Lorraine Reed – Phlebotomy

Supporting staff

Managing Partners
Stephen Brown BA (Hons) FCCA MA
Mandy Dargue

Dispensers
Sue Buck
Kate Fox
Lynne Wallis

Dispensary Assistants
Amanda Hebdon
Sarah Weatherald

Home Deliveries
Kate Fox
Olga Lambert
Sarah Weatherald

Administrative Coordinator
Harriet Manning

Secretaries
Jo Corbett
Janet Armstrong

Notes Summariser
Catherine Brown

Receptionists
Karen Mabbott
Jo Corbett
Lorraine Reed
Ruth Westwood
Sarah Pybus
Janet Armstrong

Paramedic Practitioner

Pete Shaw, a Paramedic Practitioner employed by Yorkshire Ambulance Service, is based at our Practice. In a scheme unique to Leyburn Medical Practice, as well as answering Ambulance Service emergency calls, Pete is able to see and treat walk in minor injury cases, thereby complimenting the service provided by our doctors and nurses.

Community Support Staff

Access is provided to a full complement of support staff, based mainly in the same building, comprising community nurses, midwives, health visitor, physiotherapist, chiropodist and psychiatric nurses.