Our Team
Practice Nurses | Practice Manager | Practice Secreteries | Dispensing Staff | Reception Staff | Your local PCT
The Doctors
Dr Peter Ticehurst
M.B., B.S. (London) 1969, M.R.C.S. (Eng) L.R.C.P. (London) 1969
Dr. Ticehurst has been with the practice since 1981. He offers a full range of general practice care to his patients, he has developed a specialist interest in diabetic conditions.
Dr Kaye Mechie
M.B., Ch. B. (Glasgow) 1979, D.A. (Eng.) 1984
Dr Mechie has been with the practice since 1991. As well as a full general practice service, she has a special interest in mental health, women’s health, contraception and supports the antenatal and children’s clinics.
Dr Gregory Black
M.B., Ch.B. 1994, M.R.C.G.P. Distinction 1998
Dr Black has been with the practice since 2000. He offers a full general practice service and has a special interest in minor surgery, ophthalmology, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory medicine and Ear, Nose & Throat.
Dr Heidi Schwarze
B.B.B.S (Berlin) 1992, MD (Berlin) 1994, DFFP 2008
After her medical school studies in Berlin, Dr Schwarze trained as a GP in Britain and has been working here since 1994. She joined the practice in 2008.
As well as offering a full range of general practice care to her patients she has a special interest in rheumatology, women and children’s health. She offers contraception advice including insertion of IUD’s and hormonal implants.
Dr Pamela Manners
B.M.B.Ch,1989, Dip Practical Dermatology, 2007, D.R.C.O.G, 1992 M.R.C.G.P. 1993
Dr Manners has been with the practice since 2002. As well as offering a full range of general medical services to her patients she has a personal interest in dermatology.
Practice Nurses
Henny Hannan, Fiona Darrell and Fiona Amer are our practice nurses and provide care for patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension. They can also offer advice on immunisations required for foreign travel. Jenny Mountain our Health Care Assistant can take blood and perform hypertension reviews.
Practice Manager
Mrs Alison Redhead will be able to help you with any questions you may have with the way our practice is run and works with Mrs Penny Coldbeck the Deputy Practice Manager responsible for the practice accounts.
Practice Secretaries / Administrators
Catherine Whitaker, Lisa Blades, Debbie Burnett and Laura Dearness are responsible for preparing letters and various administrative tasks
Dispensing Staff
Libby Boyden, Anthea Wrigglesworth, Tonia Waller, Jenny Mountain and Donna Taylor are all responsible for dispensing at Ampleforth and can help with any questions you may have about your repeat prescribing. Mrs Susan Cuthbert looks after the Dispensing at Hovingham as well as the reception.
Reception Staff
Mrs Frances Wainwright, Sally Gudgeon and Fiona Peckitt work on Reception and are here to help you. They answer the phone, deal with enquiries and take repeat prescriptions. Their job is very demanding so please be patient. If you wish to speak to a receptionist in confidence please let them know that you would like to talk to them away from the desk.
Your local PCT
The area served by Drs. Ticehurst, Mechie & Black is in the district covered by North Yorkshire & York Primary Care Trust who are responsible for ensuring you get all the services you need. For details of all primary care services in the area, look at Your PCT Guide to Primary Care Services you can get the information you need at www.nhs.uk
