Contact Us
Please use our reception number to contact us about any of our services: 01709 829821
To send an email use the format: firstname.surname@varotherham.org.uk
Contact Details for VAR Services
Senior Management Team
Shafiq Hussain • Chief Executive
David Plumtree • Director of Services (Infrastructure)
Hannah Thornton • Director of Services (Projects)
Flux – Creative People and Places (CPP) Project
Helen Jones • Director of Flux Rotherham
Alison Somerset-Ward • Engagement Officer
Katie Matthews • Engagement Officer
Noor Salih • Engagement Officer
Eleanor Beaver • Communications & Marketing Assistants
Sophie Ellingham • Festivalmaker Trainees
Charlotte Howe • Festivalmaker Trainees
Maria Sofragiu • Festivalmaker Trainees
Senior Team Support
Paul Chowdhury • Support Officer (Premises and Services)
Human Resources (HR) Service
Andrea Cox • Senior HR Advisor (hr@varotherham.org.uk)
Finance
Aayush Tekriwal • Community Accountant/Assistant Finance Manager
Manal Said • Finance and Contracts Officer
Karen O'Reilly • Finance Manager
Courtney Lane • Finance and Contracts Assistant
Communications, VAR Membership & Gismo
Amy Forde • Engagement and Communications Officer
Lucy Winter • Support Officer
For e-bulletin and gismo please email comms@varotherham.org.uk
Volunteering and Group Support
Volunteer Centre • 07716 919416
Kerry McGrath • Volunteering and Group Support Manager
Andy Vickery • Neighbourhood Development Worker
Children, Young People and Families (CYP&F) Consortium
Ashley Leggott • CYP&F Consortium Strategic Co-ordinator
Andrew Wilson • Support Officer (Consortium)
Zoe Cartwright - Harrison • Smiles for Miles
Food in Crisis (FiC) Partnership
David Plumtree (Chair of Partnership)
Andrea Cox (Appeals)
Lucy Winter (Provision/Data)
All colleagues can be contacted at:
foodincrisis@varotherham.org.uk
Rotherham Social Prescribing Service (SPS)
Barry Knowles • RSPS Service Manager | Tel: 01709 723098
Louise Robinson • Administrator & Support | Tel: 01709 834442
Email: RotherhamSocial.PrescribingServices@varotherham.org.uk
Referral enquiries: rsps.admin@nhs.net
Aisha Bibi • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834441
Primary Care Network: Health Village / Dearne PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Clifton Medical Centre
· Market Surgery, Wath-upon-Dearne
· St Ann’s Medical Centre, Rotherham
Amy Yeardley • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834469
Primary Care Network: Rother Valley South PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Dinnington Group Practice
· Kiveton Park Medical Practice
· Swallownest Health Centre
· Village Surgery, Thurcroft
Joanne Kelsall • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834447
Primary Care Network: Maltby & Wickersley PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Blyth Road Surgery, Maltby
· Braithwell Road Surgery, Maltby
· Manor Field Surgery, Maltby
· Morthern Road Surgery, Wickersley
· Wickersley Medical Centre
Diane Hammond • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834468 Email: diane.hammond@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Raven PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Brinsworth Medical Centre
· Canklow Road Surgery, Rotherham
· Rosehill Surgery, Rawmarsh
· Stag Medical Centre, Rotherham
· The Gate Surgery, Rotherham
· Thorpe Hesley Surgery
· Treeton Medical Centre
Julie Moxon • VCS Advisor |Tel: 01709 726898 Email: julie.moxon@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Wentworth 1 PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Crown Street Surgery, Swinton
· High Street Surgery, Rawmarsh
· Magna Group Practice, Wath-upon-Dearne
· Parkgate Medical Centre
· Rawmarsh Health Centre
· Shakespeare Road Surgery, Rotherham
· York Road Surgery, Rotherham
Jenny Staniland • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834446 Email: jenny.staniland@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Rotherham Central North PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Broom Lane Surgery, Rotherham
· Greasbrough Medical Centre
· Greenside Surgery, Greasbrough
· Woodstock Bower Surgery, Rotherham
Mental Health Voluntary & Community Services Advisors:
Diane Hammond: Tel: 01709 834468 Email: diane.hammond@varotherham.org.uk
Jenny Staniland: Tel: 01709 834446 Email: Jenny.Staniland@varotherham.org.uk
Rotherham Hospital / UECC Social Prescriber:
Sharney Chambers: Tel: 01709 723093 Email: sharney.chambers@varotherham.org.uk
Long COVID Assessment Service – Social Prescriber:
Julie Moxon: Tel: 01709 726898 Email: julie.moxon@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network (PCN) Link Workers
Donna Gavin • PCN Link Worker Manager
Claire Leggott • PCN Link Worker
Jane Owen • PCN Link Worker
Sobia Kosser • PCN Link Worker
Mental Health Alliance
Kathy Wilkinson • Mental Health Provider Network Manager
Building Recovery in Communities (BRIC)
Karen Shimwell • Programme Development Manager
Contact Us
Please use our reception number to contact us about any of our services: 01709 829821
To send an email use the format: firstname.surname@varotherham.org.uk
Contact Details for VAR Services
Senior Management Team
Shafiq Hussain • Chief Executive
David Plumtree • Director of Services (Infrastructure)
Hannah Thornton • Director of Services (Projects)
Flux – Creative People and Places (CPP) Project
Helen Jones • Director of Flux Rotherham
Alison Somerset-Ward • Engagement Officer
Katie Matthews • Engagement Officer
Noor Salih • Engagement Officer
Eleanor Beaver • Communications & Marketing Assistants
Sophie Ellingham • Festivalmaker Trainees
Charlotte Howe • Festivalmaker Trainees
Maria Sofragiu • Festivalmaker Trainees
Senior Team Support
Paul Chowdhury • Support Officer (Premises and Services)
Human Resources (HR) Service
Andrea Cox • Senior HR Advisor (hr@varotherham.org.uk)
Finance
Aayush Tekriwal • Community Accountant/Assistant Finance Manager
Manal Said • Finance and Contracts Officer
Karen O'Reilly • Finance Manager
Courtney Lane • Finance and Contracts Assistant
Communications, VAR Membership & Gismo
Amy Forde • Engagement and Communications Officer
Lucy Winter • Support Officer
For e-bulletin and gismo please email comms@varotherham.org.uk
Volunteering and Group Support
Volunteer Centre • 07716 919416
Kerry McGrath • Volunteering and Group Support Manager
Andy Vickery • Neighbourhood Development Worker
Children, Young People and Families (CYP&F) Consortium
Ashley Leggott • CYP&F Consortium Strategic Co-ordinator
Andrew Wilson • Support Officer (Consortium)
Zoe Cartwright - Harrison • Smiles for Miles
Food in Crisis (FiC) Partnership
David Plumtree (Chair of Partnership)
Andrea Cox (Appeals)
Lucy Winter (Provision/Data)
All colleagues can be contacted at:
foodincrisis@varotherham.org.uk
Rotherham Social Prescribing Service (SPS)
Barry Knowles • RSPS Service Manager | Tel: 01709 723098
Louise Robinson • Administrator & Support | Tel: 01709 834442
Email: RotherhamSocial.PrescribingServices@varotherham.org.uk
Referral enquiries: rsps.admin@nhs.net
Aisha Bibi • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834441
Primary Care Network: Health Village / Dearne PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Clifton Medical Centre
· Market Surgery, Wath-upon-Dearne
· St Ann’s Medical Centre, Rotherham
Amy Yeardley • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834469
Primary Care Network: Rother Valley South PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Dinnington Group Practice
· Kiveton Park Medical Practice
· Swallownest Health Centre
· Village Surgery, Thurcroft
Joanne Kelsall • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834447
Primary Care Network: Maltby & Wickersley PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Blyth Road Surgery, Maltby
· Braithwell Road Surgery, Maltby
· Manor Field Surgery, Maltby
· Morthern Road Surgery, Wickersley
· Wickersley Medical Centre
Diane Hammond • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834468 Email: diane.hammond@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Raven PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Brinsworth Medical Centre
· Canklow Road Surgery, Rotherham
· Rosehill Surgery, Rawmarsh
· Stag Medical Centre, Rotherham
· The Gate Surgery, Rotherham
· Thorpe Hesley Surgery
· Treeton Medical Centre
Julie Moxon • VCS Advisor |Tel: 01709 726898 Email: julie.moxon@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Wentworth 1 PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Crown Street Surgery, Swinton
· High Street Surgery, Rawmarsh
· Magna Group Practice, Wath-upon-Dearne
· Parkgate Medical Centre
· Rawmarsh Health Centre
· Shakespeare Road Surgery, Rotherham
· York Road Surgery, Rotherham
Jenny Staniland • VCS Advisor | Tel: 01709 834446 Email: jenny.staniland@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network: Rotherham Central North PCN, incorporating the following GP Practices:
· Broom Lane Surgery, Rotherham
· Greasbrough Medical Centre
· Greenside Surgery, Greasbrough
· Woodstock Bower Surgery, Rotherham
Mental Health Voluntary & Community Services Advisors:
Diane Hammond: Tel: 01709 834468 Email: diane.hammond@varotherham.org.uk
Jenny Staniland: Tel: 01709 834446 Email: Jenny.Staniland@varotherham.org.uk
Rotherham Hospital / UECC Social Prescriber:
Sharney Chambers: Tel: 01709 723093 Email: sharney.chambers@varotherham.org.uk
Long COVID Assessment Service – Social Prescriber:
Julie Moxon: Tel: 01709 726898 Email: julie.moxon@varotherham.org.uk
Primary Care Network (PCN) Link Workers
Donna Gavin • PCN Link Worker Manager
Claire Leggott • PCN Link Worker
Jane Owen • PCN Link Worker
Sobia Kosser • PCN Link Worker
Mental Health Alliance
Kathy Wilkinson • Mental Health Provider Network Manager
Building Recovery in Communities (BRIC)
Karen Shimwell • Programme Development Manager