The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk


Information>Management

Mrs Linda Johnston  DCR-R, CMS, Pg Cert CT
Practice Manager

Having qualified as a radiographer in Leicester in 1989, I worked in three hospital X-ray departments over a 10 year period before joining a medical equipment company as an Application Specialist.  I returned to the NHS in 2003 and worked for the Ipswich Primary Care Trust and, then, the West Anglia Cancer Network in Cambridge before taking a post as Project Manager in the IT Department at the West Suffolk Hospital in 2004.  I joined The Guildhall Surgery as Practice Manager in June 2009.  Outside work my interests include walking, family cycle rides and travel.
 
Picture will be available soon. Miss Emma Bradshaw  HND (Business and Finance)
Assistant Practice Manager
Having achieved my HND at New College, Durham, in 2000, I moved into sales and marketing working with blue chip companies and international embassies.  Following this, I enjoyed working as a club manager for a large health club chain at different locations across East Anglia before joining The Guildhall and Barrow Surgery as assistant practice manager in 2011.  Outside work I like being active and love climbing, the gym and family activities followed by cake and tea.
 
Mrs Nicola Biela
Dispensary Manager
Educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St. Edmunds, I joined The Guildhall Surgery in 1984 as a receptionist and trained as a dispenser in 2000.  I gained my BTec in dispensing from Nottingham University and was appointed dispensary manager in December 2005.  Outside work my interests include travel, historical architecture and bee keeping.
 
Lynda Bithel
Barrow branch dispensary manager

I was educated at Hill & Cakemore School, Birmingham.  I joined Barrow Hill Surgery as a dispenser/receptionist in 1995.  I gained my NVQ2 in 2005 and was then appointed Dispensary Manager at Barrow in 2006.  My outside interests include travelling, reading and cooking.