Meet the Team

The Women’s Health Service across the Wakefield District is being developed by GPs and Health Care Experts working across the area.

Champions of Women's Health

The main focus of the group is to:

Dr Saima Virk

Graduated in 2004 and trained as General Practitioner in 2014.

GP Partner at Park Green Surgery and Practice lead for Women health , Safeguarding and Caldicott Guardian.

MRCGP – Sheffield VTS training programme – 2014

DFSRH – Diploma in reproductive and sexual health – 2012

DRCOG-Diploma of women’s health care, especially for general practitioners – 2012

Letter of Competence for IUD and Implant fits – 2013

MRCS – Part 1 & 2 2008

MBBS- Distinctions in three subjects including Obstetric and Gynaecology – 2004

Dr Debbie Hallott

Brigantes

Debbie graduated as a Doctor in 1989 and as a GP in 1994 and having an interest in women’s health ever since. She currently works as a GP Partner at New Southgate Surgery.

DFSRH – diploma in reproductive and sexual health in 1993

Letter of Competence for IUD fits 1993

MRCGP 1994

Letter of competence Subdermal implant fits 2005

Faculty Registered Trainer 2006

Part Time Clinical Assistant Gynaecology PGH 1996 – 2001

Sessional family planning doctor from 2001

MFSRH 2010 FFSRH 2022

Head of Contraception and Sexual Health Spectrum – Part Time 2010 – 2015

Salaried GP deployed to sexual health HMP Newhall 2002 – to date

Clinical Adviser in women’s and children’s health WDHCP.

Dr Hannah Browne

Trinity

Previously an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Speciality Trainee and worked at Registrar level. Obtained MRCOG Part 1

Have my DRCOG and DFSRH diplomas.

Fitter of coils and implants

Faculty trainer for DFSRH and insertion/ removal of coils and implants

Currently undergoing Advanced Menopause Care diploma

GP Trainer and Partner

Comfortable fitting pessaries and performing pipelle biopsies

Dr Laura Darby

West Wakefield

GP Partner at Middlestown Medical Centre (MRCGP)

GP Trainer (PCHFE)

Special interest in Women’s Health – in particular Menopause Care.

Coil and Implant fitter.

Emma Still

Five Towns

I am women’s health lead for Kings Medical practice.

Have the DSFRH qualification.

I am an implant and coil fitter

I am a trainer for implants and coil fitters

I have an interest in menopause care and am running group menopause clinics starting October 2024

Dr Penny Navarro

Trinity

MBChB – 2000, Spain

MRCGP – 2006

Salaried GP – 2009; Partner GP – since 2011

DFSRH – Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2009

LoC in IUT – Letter of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques, 2009

LoC in SDI-IR – Letter of Competence in Subdermal Implant Insertion and Removal, 2010

BMS Principles and Practice of Menopause Care – 2017

Menopause Special Skills Course – Primary Care Women’s Health Forum, 2023

Faculty Registered LARCs Trainer – 2024

BMS PPMC Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care – in progress

Menopause Mentor – Theramex Menopause Mentoring Programme

Mrs Sara Hafidh

Wakefield South

Graduated in 2013 as a Pharmacist.

Graduated as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in 2020.

MSc Pharm, MSc ACP and currently undergoing my training to become a practitioner with special interest in gynaecology.

Advanced Clinical Practitioner in College lane surgery two days a week

Advanced clinical Practitioner in Wakefield North PCN one day a week

Lead Clinical Pharmacist and lead for the pharmacy team in Wakefield North PCN and Pontefract and Knottingley PCN.

Certified coil fitter (LOC)

Certified implant fitter (LOC)