Doctors
Dr Darragh O’Driscoll
Senior Partner
MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG 1993 Cork, GP Trainer
Dr Tom Heath
Partner
MBChB BSc MSc 2010 Warwick, GP Trainer
Dr Robin Kendle
MBChB MRCGP 2011 Leicester
Dr Rob Mundy
MBChB BSc MRCGP 2010 Bristol
Dr Julia Vyas
MBBS MRCGP 2018 Eberhard Karls, Germany
Dr Christine Gibson
MBChB BSc MRCGP 2010 Bristol, GP Trainer
Dr Martine Morgan
MBChB MRCGP 2005 Sheffield
Dr Anjali Thapa
MB BS 2012 Sun Yat-Sen University
Nursing Team
Non-urgent advice: Practice Nurses
Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions including asthma and diabetes, minor ailment clinics, immunisation clinics as well as carrying out cervical smears.
Sarah Rumsby
Nurse Manager
Cathy Thomas
Practice Nurse
Sarah Robinson
Practice Nurse
Non-urgent advice: Healthcare Assistant
Healthcare Assistants support Practice Nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement, patient health checks, ECGs and diabetic foot checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.
Amy Chalk
Healthcare Assistant
Non-urgent advice: GP Assistant
A General Practice Assistant supports the running of clinics by performing clinical and administrative tasks on behalf of the GP, freeing up their time to focus on the patient. This improves patient access and releases highly qualified staff to treat and manage patients with more complex conditions.
Rowena Thorpe
GP Assistant
Non-urgent advice: Phlebotomist
A phlebotomist is a healthcare professional that specifically draws and collects samples of blood for laboratory testing.
Practice Team
Marshall Cooper
Practice Manager
Jo Bridgeman-Daw
Assistant Practice Manager
Lisa Sandford
Reception Supervisor
Non-urgent advice: Receptionists
Our team of highly trained Receptionists, led by Lisa, are available to help with booking appointments and answering queries. They signpost patients to the most appropriate care pathway following guidance written by our GP Partners. They also process prescription requests and deal with a wide range of administrative tasks on behalf of patients.
Additional Staff
Non-urgent advice: Care Co-ordinator
Hayley, our Care Co-ordinator provides a valuable bridge between the doctors, social care and the voluntary sector. She is able to spend time with patients and carers and is able to direct them towards where their needs are best met. If you feel she can help you please contact the surgery and we will arrange for her to contact you.
Hayley Wylie
Care Co-ordinator
Non-urgent advice: Living Well Team
The team offers support by signposting to local groups and community activities, promoting personal independence, mental health awareness, benefits and financial liaison support as well as reducing social isolation and managing daily routines. Patients can self refer by calling the team on 01249-462775 and choosing option 3.
Non-urgent advice: Community Midwives
Midwives look after women during pregnancy, labour and birth and care for the newborn baby. They can be contacted directly on 01249 456434
Non-urgent advice: Community Nurses
We have a team of attached district nurses caring for those who cannot attend the surgery. If you need to contact a district nurse, please ring the surgery and we will arrange for the nurses to contact you.
Non-urgent advice: Counsellors
A counsellor attends the surgery on a regular basis. Self-referral is not possible and an initial consultation with one of the doctors is required.
Non-urgent advice: Health Visitors
A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to support families with children under five years old with advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. They can be contacted directly on 01249 456459.