Committee

Jackie Jameson

Business Manager

I joined the LMC back in 2014, after working for over 17 years within finance and pensions. I have the responsibility of managing the office and LMC resources so that the provision of support meets individual and practice needs.

I also work closely with external colleagues on current and ongoing primary care issues, supporting the needs and views of General Practice.

Dr Girish Chawla

CEO and Medical Secretary

I have been a GP in Teesside for last fifteen years and a member of LMC for almost all the time.

I have been an LMC Executive member for last seven years. I work as a GP Partner and trainer at Dovecot Surgery in Stockton.

Along with this, I have experience of collaborative working due my work experience related to working with CCG and our local Primary care network. I additionally work as a GP Appraiser and as a regional elected BMA Representative on General Practitioners Committee.

These roles have given me a good insight into range of issues affecting General Practice on day to day basis.

Michelle Martin

Practice Quality & CQC Facilitator

I trained and worked as a Registered Nurse in Teesside, Hull and Southampton for twenty years.

I then worked in health and safety, risk management, governance, quality improvement and contract management roles for an acute Trust and PCTs on Teesside. Between January 2012 and July 2021 I worked as an Inspector for the Care Quality Commission.

I joined Cleveland LMC in October 2021 as the Practice Quality and CQC Facilitator and have been providing advice and resources to practices. This includes supporting practices in preparing for CQC assessments and inspections to enable them to comply with the legislation and supporting regulations.

Dr Debs White

Chair of LMC

I trained as a GP on Teesside, and have been a partner in Middlesbrough, though have mainly worked as locum all around Tees for about a decade.

I’ve been a LMC member for most of the last eighteen years, and have also been North East Sessional GPs Secretary.

I was deputy chair of the UK Junior Doctors Committee Negotiators during training, and have done various other bits with the BMA nationally since I was a student. I also bring great home baking to any team!

Carrie Behan

Administration and Communication Assistant

I have worked within the administration sector for over thirty years working within the Education and Shipping sector.

I joined Cleveland LMC May 2024 where my current role is the CLMC Administration and Communication Assistant supporting both the business manager and executive team and in the day to day running of the office and maintenance of the CLMC website.