Practice Manager
Danielle Adams
Danielle has responsibility for the day to day management of the practice and leads our amazing workforce. Danielle is happy to deal with any queries or comments you may have about the practice.
Email: danielle.adams7@nhs.net
General Practitioners (GP)
Dr Sarah Lee (Partner)
Joined the practice in March 2003. Her interests include Mental Health and Plastic Surgery. Dr Lee also does regular Minor Surgery clinics. Dr Lee supervises the foundation doctors attached to the practice.
Dr Philippa Allan (Partner)
Joined the practice in January 2014. Her interests include Palliative Care and Women’s Health. Dr Allan organises the teaching for Year 5 medical students from Newcastle University.
Dr Emily Fussey (Partner)
Joined the practice in May 2020. Her interests include Paediatrics, Medical Education and Mental Health. Dr Fussey is a GP Trainer and regularly has a GP Registrar Doctor under her supervision.
Dr Jennifer Kane (Partner)
Joined the Practice in September 2022. Her interests include Paediatrics, Mental Health and Palliative Care. Dr Kane is a GP Trainer and regularly has a GP Registrar under her supervision. Dr Kane also organises the teaching for Year 3 medical students from Newcastle University.
Dr Mike Smith (Partner)
Joined the practice in January 2023. His interests include Musculoskeletal Medicine, Men’s Health and Quality Improvement. Dr Smith regularly performs joint injections and minor surgery and is also the Research Lead for the Practice. Dr Smith is a GP Trainer and a Training Programme Director on the Durham & Tees Valley GP Training Scheme.
Dr Bryony Coapes (Partner)
Joined the practice in June 2023. Her interests include Women’s Health and Wellbeing.
Nursing Team
Amanda McGough
Practice Nurse
Samantha Welford
Practice Nurse
Rebecca Wetherill
Practice Nurse
Kirsty Solomon
Health Care Assistant (HCA)
Barbara Noble
Phlebotomist
Training Practice
At Springwood Surgery we are passionate about our role in developing the workforce of the future. We are a training practice for GP Specialty Trainees, Foundation Doctors and Medical Students and encourage them to see a broad range of patients during their time with us.
We are actively involved in training GP registrars who are supervised by our three GP Trainers – Dr Fussey, Dr Kane and Dr Smith. They are fully qualified doctors who are undertaking specialist training to be GPs.
We also host Foundation Doctors with us on rotation, supervised by Dr Lee, as well as Year 3 and Year 5 Medical Students from Newcastle University whose supervision is coordinated by Dr Kane and Dr Allan/Dr Smith respectively.