Bracondale Medical Centre

Meet The Staff

Rosemary

Practice Manager

Mrs. Rosemary Hyde has been with the practice since 1993. She takes responsibility for the organisation of the practice, and training and developing staff. She can be contacted via the practice number [ Tel: 0161 426 9050 ], and is available to deal with any comments or complaints about the practice.

Our reception team is co-ordinated by Margaret. Our receptionists work very hard, especially during surgery times. Please be patient when trying to contact the practice by telephone and offer as much information as possible to ensure that you are offered the most appropriate appointment to suit your needs.

We have 10 telephone lines coming in to the practice so we are not able to answer them all at once. This means that at busy times your call will be held in a queue and you may need to wait a few minutes before the phone is answered - we appreciate your patience with this, and can assure you that we will always answer each call as soon as we possibly can.

The General Practitioners

There are 3 General Practitioners at Bracondale Medical Centre, 2 female and 1 male.

Dr. Baron

Dr Rebecca Baron (Female)

MB ChB (Manchester 1984) FRCGP DRCOG

I joined Bracondale Medical Centre in 1988.

I am interested in all aspects of General Practice, in particular women’s and children’s health.

I work part of the week as an Associate Director in Postgraduate General Practice Education, which includes supporting quality of GP training.

Dr. Cath Briggs

Dr Catherine Briggs (Female)

MB ChB (Hons) MRCGP DRCOG MRCS

I have been working at the practice since March 2007.

I am a GP with a special interest in Urology working at Stepping Hill every Tuesday.

I also have interest in:

minor surgery
family planning and
sexual health and health prevention

Dr. Harniess

Dr Dave Harniess (Male)

MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH

I joined the practice in March 2009.

I have an interest in medical teaching and training at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

I enjoy all aspects of general practice with a particular interest in men’s health and mental health.

Practice Nursing Team

There are two practice nurses at Bracondale Medical Centre, both of which are female.

Kathryn

Kathryn Gradwell (Female)

I have been with the practice since 1991 and work as the Practice Diabetes Lead.

I have special interests in:

diabetes
coronary heart disease and
hypertension

Out of work, I enjoy cricket and supporting Stockport County.

Cynthia

Cynthia Mellish (Female)

BSc (Hons) SRN SCM Cert Ed.

An experienced practice nurse, I joined the team in 2004.
My special interests are Asthma and COPD, Women’s Health/family planning, health promotion and teaching.

At home, I enjoy gardening and crafts.

Both nurses offer: