Clinical Team

Dr Gareth Powell (M)

MB BCh

GP Partner

Dr Gareth Powell qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2004 and has worked at Llan Healthcare since 2019. He works 4 days a week at the practice and one day a week in the dermatology department of the Royal Gwent Hospital. His other clinical interests include skin surgery, musculoskeletal problems and joint injections.

Dr Amanda Faulkner (F)

MBBCh MRCGP

GP Partner

Dr Amanda Faulkner qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1993 and has worked at Llanedeyrn Health Centre since 2000. She works 6 sessions a week at the practice splitting her time between the Llanedeyrn and Llanrumney sites.
She has particular interests in Women’s Health, Sexual Health, Mental Health, Prescribing and is involved in the training of new GPs.

Dr Bart Veneman

Dr Bart finished his medical degree at the University of Leuven in Belgium in 2013. He did a further postgraduate degree in Tropical medicine and International health and then worked in North Africa before settling in the UK.

After various hospital jobs and a further degree at the University of Manchester he felt it was time to develop is interest in general practice. When he finished his general practice training he began working for Llan Healthcare in 2021.

He works three days at both, Llanrumney and Llanedeyrn surgeries. Dr Veneman also works for the Health Inclusion Service (health screening for migrants) and the prison health service.

He is currently developing his interest in substance misuse.

Dr. John Shewring (M)

MBBch FRCGP DRCOG

GP Partner

Dr John Shewring qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 1991 and has worked at Llanedeyrn Health Centre since 1996. He works 6 sessions a week at the practice. He has an interest in GP education and training and is a GP trainer. He is also a GP Appraiser for Cardiff University.
He has a clinical interest in Dermatology (skin lesions), ENT, minor surgery and joint injections, and managing patients with drug and alcohol problems.

Dr Chloe Bullock (F)

Dr Chloe Bullock.

Dr Heledd Griffiths (F)

Dr Heledd Griffiths

Dr Lucy Lazarus (F)

MBBCH MRCGP DFSRH

Dr Lucy Lazarus qualified from Cardiff University in 2013. She did her Foundation and GP training in South Wales and joined Llan Healthcare in August 2018. She works 6 sessions per week and has particular interests in women’s health, sexual health and care of the elderly.

Dr Benjamin McIlwham (M)

Dr. Ben McIlwham

Dr Samra Shah

MBBCh MRCP MRCGP

Dr. Shah graduated from Cardiff University in 2014 and has been practising in Wales ever since.
He has acquired experience in a range of different specialties, particularly general internal medicine before committing to a career in General Practice.
He joined Llan Healthcare as a registrar in 2022 and is now a salaried GP working 6 sessions a week across both sites.
He has an interest in cardiovascular medicine and geriatrics.

Dr Emily Burgoyne (F)

MBBCh, DFFP, MRCGP

Dr Burgoyne qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff in 2002 and has worked at Llanedeyrn Health Centre since 2006. She has a particular interest in women’s health, dementia and patients with drug and alcohol problems.

Dr Burgoyne currently works 2 days a week at the practice. She also works for the Tribunal service at appeal hearings, and sessions for the local memory team.

Teena Maliyakkal

Lisa qualified in 1995 and has worked at Llanedeyrn Health Centre since 2003. She works 8 sessions a week at the practice and also undertakes 2 sessions a month at the Integrated Sexual Health service at the Royal Gwent Hospital. She has a particular interest in women’s health, sexual health and minor illnesses.

Nicola Williams

RGN, SPQ Bsc Hons

Nicola qualified from Cardiff University in 2000. She has worked at Llanedeyrn Health Centre since 2009. Her role includes chronic disease management, Minor illness, women’s health and family planning, child health, travel and treatment room duties. She has a particular interest in Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease.

Victoria Davies

Practice Nurse RGN

Victoria has worked as a practice nurse for 16 years and prior to this has a background in A&E where she gained a further qualification as a children’s nurse. Victoria’s role includes minor illness clinics, contraception clinics including being an implant fitter, diabetic and asthma clinics. Victoria is also responsible for annual reviews of our housebound and nursing home patients.

Gaynor Ambler

RGN MSc Nurse Practitioner, Independent Prescriber

Gaynor qualified in 1986 and has worked in Llanedeyrn since 2001. She left to spend three and a half years living and working as a Practice Nurse in New Zealand from 2013 until 2016 before returning back to Llanedeyrn.
Her particular interests are dealing with Minor illnesses, Chronic Disease Management and Women’s Health

Janice Rees

RGN, RM, BSc Clinical Practice

Janice Rees completed her nurse training in April 1988 in Cardiff before completing her Midwifery diploma. She worked for 7 years as a midwife at The Royal Gwent Hospital and UHW before moving to General Practice.

She joined the Llanrumney team 12 years ago and undertakes general clinics as well as Minor illness and all Chronic diseases. She enjoys the continuity of care with my regular patients.

Nikki Hayes

Practice Nurse – RGN

I qualified from University of Manchester in 2019.

I worked through the Covid pandemic in respiratory medicine. I then moved down to Cardiff and worked in Critical Care at the University Hospital of Wales. Towards the end of the Covid pandemic I then moved into District Nursing to move towards my aspiration of becoming a practice nurse. I am a new member of the team with Llan Healthcare since March 2023.

I enjoy learning and developing my skills, womens health is probably one of my main interests at the moment.