Dr Sircar joined Bideford Way Surgery as a full time Salaried GP in June 2006 and became a partner in August 2009. Dr Sircar has a special interest in both Dermatology and Women’s Health. Dr Sircar is a GP trainer and works closely with HEE in supporting Registrars working within General Practice as well as Keele University when hosting medical students in their placements at the practice.

Dr Sinha joined Alderwood Medical Practice as a partner in June 2017. Dr Sinha has many years hospital experience working within Trauma and Orthopaedics. He continues to have special interest in that field in his role as a GP. Dr Sinha is a GP trainer and works closely with HEE in supporting Registrars working within General Practice as well as Keele University when hosting medical students in their placements at the practice.

The role of nurse practitioner is becoming an integral part of general practice and allows for us to meet the ever increasing demand for clinicians time.

Louise is qualified to see patients presenting with a wide variety of health needs, often without the need to see one of our GPs.

Patients contacting the practice requesting appointments are asked for the reason they are requesting advice. This allows the reception staff to direct patients to the most appropriate appointment. This can often be our Nurse Practitioner.

Practice Manager

Both the practice manager and assistant practice manager are involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The reception manager oversees the smooth running of the reception. All of the management team support the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering the best possible patient care.

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.