Our staff
Jim Jim Duncan Jim has been with Dr Downing since February 1991 and Office Manager since January 1996. A Scot who has settled in York very quickly and easily, he says he has become an adopted Yorkshireman. He enjoys the contact with old and new patients alike and is popular with our patients with whom he has made some very good friendships. “All our staff are here to help our patients in any way we can, we care for them and we put them first at every opportunity” he says. He claims to rule the office with an iron fist but the girls say he always does what they tell him and that he makes a wonderful cup of tea!! Debbie Debbie Twissell Debbie joined the company in 1993 and has been in charge of the accounts and orders department ever since. Last year she decided to reduce her working week so she now shares her duties. Married with 2 daughters, she lives just outside York. She loves nothing better than being on the ski slopes, and the apres ski activities. An invaluable member of staff who is popular with everyone. Shirley Shirley Simeson Shirley, our secretary, has been with us since 1999. She is maybe the hardest working member of staff, due to the many letters we send to patients and doctors. She has a lovely nature and a wicked sense of humour. |
Michelle Michelle Cotter Michelle joined us in July 2004, taking over the receptionist’s role. She has already proved popular with our patients. Formerly a police officer for 13 years, she enjoys walks in the countryside with her ex-police dog, buying and selling old houses, chocolate and wine. Bernard Bernard Beckett Bernard has been our clinic nurse in York since 2005. Regular patients have come to trust and admire his gentle skill with a needle. A York man with some years of experience nursing in the Gulf, he is a DIY fanatic; when not caring for patients he can often be found fixing a shelf. Lizanne Lizanne Guyll Lizanne joined us in April 2008 as an administrator. A Yorkshire lass who loves motorbikes and holds a licence to ride one. Like michelle, she enjoys chocolate (and eats even more of it) with a nice cup of green tea, which Jim has named something unmentionable! Christina Winters(photo coming) Christina works with Dr Downing in London, mainly on medical society and journal business. She can often be sighted around the practice. A Londoner born and bred, she has worked in publishing for several years, and then in practice management. |