Doctors
The Partners
- Dr W Ioan Thomas (M)
MB BCh (University of Wales) PGDip MRCGP - Dr Kirstie H Truman (F)
MB BCh (University of Wales) FRCGP, MSc Medical Education, PWSI (cardiology)
GP Trainer - Dr Lisa J Adams (F)
MB BCh (University of Wales) B Pharm (London) LLM – Master of Law (Cardiff) DRCOG, FRCGP, Diploma in Family Planning
GP Trainer - Dr Colman Chiu (M)
MB BCh (Cardiff University) MRCGP - Dr. Zara Ansar (F)
BM BS (University of Limerick, Ireland), MRCGP
Clinical Team
We have a range of multidisciplinary staff who work across both practice sites. These include salaried doctors, doctors in training, nursing staff, and an advanced nurse practitioner.
Salaried Doctors
- Dr. Claire Williams (F)
- Dr. Sunniva Nicholas (F)
- Dr. Melissa Blyth (F)
Nursing Staff
We have five highly trained practice nurses who hold a range of post-graduate qualifications and an advance nurse practitioner. They are always available to offer advice and support.
- Helen Cooper
- Donna Davies
- Helen Jones
- Kate Hancock
- Catherine Blakemore
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Jessica Huntley
Jessica runs a chronic disease clinic as well as helping with urgent care.
GP Training
Our practice is a training/teaching practice. Our GP registrars are fully qualified and have a great deal of hospital experience. Registrars are attached to our practice for four, six or twelve months and patients often find their fresh, enthusiastic approach complements to the service we offer.
The registrars usually become general practitioners after completing their training, and are at all times encouraged to seek advice, when required, from the practice partners. As part of the registrars’ training and examination process, there is a requirement to video a number of consultations. Your written permission would always be sought for this.
We undertake a program of teaching medical students and express our thanks to all our patients and staff for their co-operation in this process. A strict protocol is followed: the receptionist will inform a patient that a medical student will be present and will seek consent before the consultation starts.
Practice Team
Practice Manager
As Practice Manager, Angela Yates directs the operational infrastructure and strategic administration of our practice. She oversees all core business functions, including financial management, regulatory compliance, human resources, and workflow optimization. Angela ensures organisational efficiency while enabling our clinical staff to maintain an absolute focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Reception Manager
As Reception Manager, Carly Fender exercises comprehensive operational oversight of our practice’s primary communication and administrative infrastructure. She is directly responsible for the daily governance, workflow and performance management of the front-of-house reception, telephony, and administrative teams.
Reception Team / Prescription Clerk / Secretary
Our reception team directly assists you with appointment scheduling, the processing of repeat prescriptions, and the secure communication of diagnostic test results. Under stringent regulatory guidelines, our management and administrative staff enforce absolute patient confidentiality, ensuring your personal records and clinical data are maintained at the highest legal and ethical standards.
Attached Staff
The Swansea Bay University Health Board employs pharmacists, district nurses and health visitors that regularly work with us to help deliver your care.
Pharmacists
The practice has a team of pharmacists who will see patients on our behalf for medication reviews, polypharmacy reviews, blood pressure management and anticoagulation. David Richards is the Bay Health Cluster pharmacist.
District Nurses
The district nursing team consists of sisters, staff nurses and enrolled and auxiliary nurses. The nurses are based in a Local Central Hub.
Their duties include visiting patients of any age in their homes, giving practical assistance or offering professional advice. Each patient’s needs are assessed and the care and treatment is planned accordingly. District nursing sisters are experienced registered general nurses with a certificate or diploma in district nursing.
If you need a district nurse to visit you at home, or for any other district nursing enquiries, you can contact them on 01792 636007.
Health Visitor
The health visitor is a specially qualified nurse who can provide information, advice and support to families with children. It is part of their role to visit children under five and they are available in the surgery at their regular baby clinic.
The health visitor may be contacted on the following number: St. Thomas and West Cross 01792 653992.