The Doctors

Dr Tim Brigstocke	MB BS LRCP MRCS DRCO (Senior Partner), Qualified 1975
Dr Simon Thompson	MB BS DRCOG, Qualified 1981
Dr Ann Cary	MBChB DCH DRCOG DFFP, Qualified 1985
Dr Andrew Pestridge	BM DRCOG DFFP, Qualified 1993
Dr Anne Wilson	BM DRCOG DFFP, Qualified 1983
Dr Rachel Barrass-Stones	MB ChB BSc MRCGP DFFP, Qualified 1999
Dr David Hogan	BSc MB BS DCH MRCGP, Qualified 1995
Dr Kate Knight	BSc (Hons) MBBS (Lond) DCH DFFP MRCGP, Qualified 1997

Practice Staff

Practice Manager

Mr Stephen Antill Dip. IHSM DipPM
Manages the operational and business aspects of the practice.

Practice Nurses

Practice Nurses	Specialist Clinic
Gaynor Flint	Nurse Lead/Coronary Heart Disease Advice
Jill Collard	Travel Health Advice
Sue Cleverley	Diabetic Health Advice
Nikki Lopez	Respiratory Health Advice
Karen Thompson	Hypertension Health Advice

Our practice nurses see patients by appointment only. They are involved in all the health promotion clinics as well as dressings, vaccinations, ear syringing, undertaking cardiograms and cervical smears. They can offer advice on numerous health topics. They also assist in all the clinics that are run and are competent at carrying out general health checks.

Health Care Assistants

Jane Rothwell
Sharon Bloor
Tracy Stone
Debbie England

Our HCAs see patients for routine blood tests, blood pressures and health screening and run clinics by appointment only. Jane also offers smoking cessation advice to any patient wishing to give up smoking in our 'Quitters' sessions. She works on a one-to one basis within our surgery hours. Please contact the surgery if you would like to make an appointment to see her.

Receptionists

The practice has a team of receptionists who will be happy to assist you with making appointments, repeat prescriptions and general enquiries.

Health Visitors

The surgery has two health visitors who are trained to provide preventative child health care services to children from birth to five years old. They run baby clinics in conjunction with the doctors and can be contacted by leaving a message with reception.

Community Nurses

The District Nursing Service treats patients over the age of 16 who are housebound or who have a medical requirement to receive treatment at home. Our aim is to enhance independence and rehabilitation by supporting patients and carers in their own homes.

You are welcome to contact the District Nursing team through the surgery and leave a message with reception by telephoning

8.30am to 4.30pm	01425 478901 Leave message with reception.
4.30pm to 6.30pm*	01425 478901 Leave message with reception. (*at this time the message is passed on to the team for the next working day).
6.30pm to 08.30am	0844 811 3060 out-of-hours service and make a request for a nurse to visit.

Weekends and Bank Holiday Emergency Number

You will need to contact the Out of Hours Service and make a request for a nurse to visit.
Tel No: 0844 811 3060

Midwives

A team of midwives assist the practice and care for all stages of pregnancy in our antenatal clinics. They can be contacted by leaving a message with reception.

Training

We are a training practice which means that fully qualified doctors (GP Registrars) who have completed their hospital training spend up to 12 months working here at the surgery to develop their skills in general practice, before embarking on a career as a GP or returning to hospital work. We may offer you an appointment with our GP registrar. Occasionally we may have medical students observing consultations with the doctor. You will be asked if you agree to the medical student attending your consultation and you have the right to refuse this request.

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