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Nurses Managers


Michelle Cocklin

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Gina Jones
Jill Lowsbrough
Julie Fowler
  

Michelle Cocklin

Leigh Surgery Nurse Manager

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Michelle manages the nursing staff at the Leigh surgery including rotas, holidays, appraisal etc in addition to her normal nursing duties. Michelle joined the Practice as a YTS placement many years ago and has worked her way through the ranks to be an extremely competent leader. She supports Manchester United, has a dog Jack, married her husband Dave in Florida and enjoys many aspects of computing at home.

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Gina Jones

Leigh Surgery Head Nurse and Practice Nurse Training Manager

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Gina has been working at Leigh for some 18 years and is one of the most experienced of our nursing team. As well as managing the Operating Theatres and day to day nursing duties she is our Internal Assessor for the Veterinary Nursing NVQ courses and takes responsibility for VN training within the Practice and also other aspects of trainee management.

Gina has a husband Bryn, a handsome boy Liam, 3 horses, and over 20 dogs and cats who together engage most of Gina's freetime.

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Jill Lowsbrough

Hindley Surgery Nurse Manager

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Jill Manages the Hindley Surgery, our most recent addition to the establishment. She shares responsibility for human resources with the other Nurse Managers and the Practice Adminstrator.

Jill has many pets: Cilla the Dobermann she rescued in 1992 after a road traffic accident damaged her hindlegs, Arnold the Bull Terrier was rescued when he acquired a sight problem, Fisbee used to be a racehorse, Abbie she showjumps, Roger is also a showjumper, Killa the Iguana is 2 years old and occasionally lives up to his name when feeling grumpy, Jester picks up every sound he hears, Skippy was bald when she was rescued, The two Zebra Finches have foot injuries which don't stop them bouncing from perch to perch. Nearly all of her other birds have been rescued from some illness or dilemma

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Julie Fowler

Bolton Surgery Nurse Manager

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Julie manages the nurses at the Tonge Moor surgery where she competently supports the Junior Nurses through their training, organises the rota and ensures the welfare of the clients and patients at Bolton through her supervisory role. She has shared responsibility for all aspects of the smooth running of the Bolton site including Human Resources in addition to her own nursing duties.

Julie is also training for an Open University degree in business and management studies and was married in July 2000.

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