Our Staff
Doctors
DR ANN PRICE
MB.BCH. MRCGP MRCP Qualified Bristol 1993 (Senior Partner)
Works: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. **Welsh Speaker** Special Interests: Palliative Care Family Planning, Substance Misuse.
DR PAULA VARMA
BSc MB.BCH. MRCGP DFFP – Qualified Cardiff 1994 (GP Partner)
Works: Thursday and Friday. Special Interests: Paediatrics, Sexual Health and Family Planning and Medical Educational
DR HYWEL DAVIES
MB.BCH. MRCGP DFFP – Qualified Cardiff 2000 (GP Partner)
Works: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Special Interests: Sports Medicine and Medical Education.
DR JAMES MULLAN
MB.BCH. MRS MRCGP – Qualified 1997 (GP Partner)
Works Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Special Interest: Sports medicine
DR RICHARD WALSH
MB.BCH. MRCGP DFFP – Qualified 2002 (GP Partner)
Works: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Special Interests: ENT, Rheumatology, Palliative Care and Medical Education
DR NERYS SIMPSON
MB.BCH MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH – Qualified 2007 (GP Partner)
Works Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday **Welsh Speaker** Special Interest: Paediatrics, Family Planning and Sexual Health.
DR EMMA WHITE
MBBCh. BSc. MRCGP. DFSRH Qualified 2010 (GP Partner)
Works Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Special Interest: Palliative Medicine, Family Planning and Sexual Health, Skin Lesions
DR HANNAH WILLOUGHBY
MBBCH, MRCGP, DFSRH, PGC Med Education Qualified 2005 Cardiff
Works: Monday and Tuesday Special interest: Palliative Care and Quality Improvement Projects
DR AVRIL GIBBONS
MB.BCH MRCGP DRCOG Qualified Cardiff 2015
On Maternity Leave until August 2025
DR BETHAN REES
MB.BCH MRCGP
**Welsh Speaker** Qualified 2013 Works Thursday and Friday
Nurse Practitioners
RHIAN LANG
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Rhian has a BSc in Community Health Studies and has a title of ‘Specialist Practitioner – GP Services’. Rhian works in Pontyclun and Llanharry. Rhian is also a Supplementary Prescriber. Rhian will work alongside the GP emergency surgeries when needed and run her own clinics for patients aged 12 and above (not in the Practice on a Wednesday).
Practice Nurses
LAUREN GRIFFITHS
Lauren is our Nurse Manager and overseas the management of the Practice Nurse Team. Lauren has an interest in Asthma, Diabetes, Dementia, Contraception and Sexual Health and mentoring practice nurse students
JENNA WILLIAMS
Practice Nurse
ON MATERNITY LEAVE UNTIL END OF APRIL 2025 Jenna works in both Pontyclun and Llanharry surgery and has a special interest in, Diabetes, Asthma, Dementia, Contraception and Sexual Health (not in the Practice on a Wednesday). Mentor to Practice Nurse Students
MENNA PRICE
**Welsh Speaker** Works in both Pontyclun and Llanharry Menna will carry out: Diabetic reviews, cervical smears, immunisations, wound care, and contraception (pill/depo) reviews, Dementia review. Mentor for Practice Nurse Students
Health Care Assistants
GEORGIA KANAVAS
Georgia has recently qualified as a HealthCare Assistant
THOMAS EDDIE
Thomas has recently joined the Practice as a Healthcare Assistant.
JADE MORGAN
Jade has recently joined the Practice and is being trained as a HealthCare Assistant
Phlebotomists
CHRISTINE HOWELLS
Phlebotomist
Practice Management
RACHAEL BAKER
Practice Manager
Based at Pontyclun Surgery, Rachael is responsible for the day to day running of the practice and can help you with any administrative or non-medical aspects of your health. Rachael also deals with problems and complaints you may have to do with the Practice and would welcome any ideas you have that you feel would improve the services we provide.
JOANNE DAVIES
Assistant Practice Manager
Joanne undertakes administrative work for the practice and will deputise in certain areas for Mrs Rachael Baker, Practice Manager when she is on annual leave.
Administration
ELEANOR HUCKER
Practice Secretary
SOPHIE WILLIAMS
Administrative Assistant
Prescription Clerks
JENNA KELLY-TAYLOR
CLOE JONES
Currently on maternity leave