Call us: 01524 843333

Email: [email protected]
Address: 2 Queen Square, Lancaster, LA1 1RP

Our Team

Doctors

Dr Helen Connell

MB ChB (Manchester) 1995 DRCOG MRCGP DipGyn DFFP

GP Partner
Female

Dr Helen Connell was born and bred in Derbyshire. She qualified from Manchester Medical school in 1995. She joined Queen Square Medical Practice in May 2001 and became a partner … [continue] Dr Helen Connell

Dr Brandon John

MBChB (Sheffield), MRCGP, DRCOG

GP Partner
Male

Dr Brandon John grew up in Manchester. He went to medical school in Sheffield, then came to Lancaster to do his GP training. He is a General Practitioner Trainer. Dr … [continue] Dr Brandon John

Dr Sam Moon

MB ChB (Birmingham) 1999 BMedSc PG Dip SEM MRCGP

GP Partner
Male

Dr Sam Moon joined the Practice in December 2012. He studied Medicine at the University of Birmingham and completed his General Practice training in the West Midlands. He spent five … [continue] Dr Sam Moon

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Dr Robbie Whitaker

GP Partner
Male

Dr Whitaker joined us as a Partner at the begining of August. Dr Whitaker has clinics at Queen Square and Caton Health Centre.

Dr Chaturvedi Vare

MBBS (NTR University of Health Sciences) 2003 MRCGP 2015

GP Partner
Male

Dr Vare qualified in India and has been working in the UK since 2005. He has experience of working in various surgical specialities in Manchester. He completed his GP training … [continue] Dr Chaturvedi Vare

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Dr Laura Bath

GP Partner
Female

Dr Bath became a partner in the Practice in Dec 2020

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Dr Joanna Whitaker

GP Partner
Female

Dr Whitaker became a partner in the Practice in April 2021

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Dr Roshin Mathews

GP Partner
Female

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Dr Fiona Stuart

MBBS (London) 1987 DRCOG MRCGP

Associate GP
Female

Dr Stuart was previously a Partner for a number of years at a practice in the South of England before moving to Lancaster. She has been an Associate GP at … [continue] Dr Fiona Stuart

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Dr Bernard Pac Soo

Associate GP
Male

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Dr Heather Smith

Associate GP

Research Team

Sadie Mckeand

RGN and return to practice BA Hons Qualified Teacher Status

Clinical Research Nurse
Female

Sadie joined Queen Square Medical Practice in September 2022, after being a practice nurse. She works in the research team and in addition, usually runs a smear clinic on the … [continue] Sadie Mckeand

Dr Sam Moon

MB ChB (Birmingham) 1999 BMedSc PG Dip SEM MRCGP

GP Partner
Male

Dr Sam Moon joined the Practice in December 2012. He studied Medicine at the University of Birmingham and completed his General Practice training in the West Midlands. He spent five … [continue] Dr Sam Moon

Elley Sowerby

Research Development Nurse

Elley joined the Practice in January 2018.  She is a Registered Nurse with twenty years experience working in a variety of areas including Intensive Care, A&E, Palliative Care and Lancaster … [continue] Elley Sowerby

Pharmacist

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Salma Sadek

Pharmacist

Salma qualified as a Pharmacist in Egypt in 2004 and she has been working in the UK since 2012. Salma joined Queen Square in January 2021.  Due to the current … [continue] Salma Sadek

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Yasmin Thompson

Pharmacist

Yasmin grew up in Lancaster and qualified as a pharmacist from The University of Manchester in 2010. She then joined Boots as a Community Pharmacist where she worked for over 10 … [continue] Yasmin Thompson

Paramedic Practitioner

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Rebekah Gunn

Paramedic Practitioner

Rebekah was born and bred in Lancashire.  She joined Queen Square in 2020 as a Paramedic Practitioner. Rebekah qualified as a Paramedic in 2010 and worked for North West Ambulance … [continue] Rebekah Gunn

Nurse Practitioners

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Sister Christine Hudson

Nurse Practitioner

Chris has been with the practice for many years and has a great deal of experience in all areas of general practice.  She is qualified to prescribe and can refer … [continue] Sister Christine Hudson

Practice Nurses

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Sister Lisa Waddington

Practice Nurse

Lisa became Lead Nurse in September 2023 and is a qualified Nurse with twenty years experience. For most of this time she worked as a District Nurse. She has a … [continue] Sister Lisa Waddington

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Sister Catherine Jackson

Practice Nurse

Cath joined the surgery as Lead Nurse at the beginning of May 2017. She studied nursing at Glasgow Royal Infirmary 1984 to 1987. She moved to Lancaster in 1987 and … [continue] Sister Catherine Jackson

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Sister Catherine Townsend

Practice Nurse

Catherine joined the Practice officially in January 2013. Catherine has worked over four years in Practice Nursing and previously nine years in the Community as a Nurse Visitor for the … [continue] Sister Catherine Townsend

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Sister Nicola Hamblett

Lead Practice Nurse

Nicola joined the practice in 2019 as a Practice Nurse. Prior to joining Queen Square Nicola worked in the community with the Long Term Conditions service managing patients with chronic … [continue] Sister Nicola Hamblett

David Fasina


David joined the practice in 2022 as a Practice Nurse. David started his career with local hospital RLI where he worked for few years in A&E, Stroke ward, Gastroenterology, Oncology, … [continue] David Fasina

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Sister Laura Gallagher

Practice Nurse
Female

Practice Management

Mr Adrian Eglington

Practice Director

Adrian joined the practice in April 2023 to take over from our retiring practice director. He has overall responsibility for the smooth running of the Practice and financial matters. It … [continue] Mr Adrian Eglington

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Mrs Janet Byrne

Practice manager

Janet joined the practice in October 2019. She works closely alongside Adrian. Her main role is to oversee the reception and administration of the Practice.  If you have any non-medical … [continue] Mrs Janet Byrne

Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistants


Health Care Assistants are important members of our team supporting the nursing staff. They are on hand to assist the doctors and nurses. Amongst the services they are trained to … [continue] Healthcare Assistants

Esther Watson

Healthcare Assistant

Dawn Spurr

Healthcare Assistant

Tina Kerr

Healthcare Assistant

Deborah Forrest

Healthcare Assistant

Additional Healthcare Staff

District Nursing Team


The District Nursing Team provide nursing care and support to patients in their own homes when they are too ill to attend surgery. The team provides specialist nursing care as … [continue] District Nursing Team

Community Midwives


Community Midwives provide antenatal care throughout pregnancy, during labour and after birth. They can be contacted on 01524 584130 or you can self refer at www.uhmb.nhs.uk/maternity.

Long Term Conditions Team and Community Matron Team


The Long Term Conditions Team and Community Matron Team will work with those complex health and social care needs to prevent crisis and promote independence. The team will also provide … [continue] Long Term Conditions Team and Community Matron Team

Health Visiting Team


The Health Visiting Team can advise on health care to all age groups but is mainly involved with mothers, babies and young children. Their work includes child health surveillance, childhood … [continue] Health Visiting Team