MB BCh BAO MRCGP

Partner

Full time partner,  joined the practice in 1993. Practice lead for clinical protocols and chronic disease management.  GP trainer and undergraduate programme lead.

MB ChB Dip IMC RCS MRCGP

Partner

Full time partner at the surgery and joined in 1996. Studied medicine in Bristol before completing his GP training in Plymouth. GP trainer and on the board of the out of hours provider, Devon Doctors. Practice lead for the treatment of drug addiction.

MB ChB DRCOG DCH RCGP

BMBS MRCGP DFSRH

MBBS MRCGP DRCOG

MBBCh MRCGP

Visiting Doctors and Students

Other doctors join us for advanced training to become family doctors – they are fully qualified and already have extensive experience of hospital work. They usually spend a year in the practice. We also help to train medical students and you might meet nurses and health visitors who are under supervised training. You may see the doctor or nurse alone if you wish – just ask!

RGN, Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Joined the practice team in September 2016.   Provides telephone triage consultations and same-day appointments for acute minor illness or injury, to complement those offered by the doctors.  

Dawn joined us in May 2015. She trained in the Army and qualified in 2001. After leaving the Army in 2004 she then worked predominantly in Accident and Emergency for 8 years.

You can make appointments with the practice nurses for dressings, stitch removal, contraceptive pill check, cervical smears, vaccinations and other preventative health care, including chronic disease review, without seeing a doctor. One of our nurses is also trained in treating minor illness.

You can phone to speak with the nurses between 12:00 – 12:15, or make an appointment via reception.

Beth joined us in October 2018 and is a Primary Care Paramedic Practitioner

Physiotherapist 

MCSP

Joined the practice in August 2017.

Joined North Road West in January 2011, from a background of working in clinical research.  Angie is a trained smoking cessation advisor.

Qualified to NVQ3 and joined us in November 2014 from a clinical research and previous GP surgery background.

Both Angela and Sharon are trained to carry out clinical procedures such as ear syringing, injections and dressings.

Our admin team and our receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.

Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

District Nurse Lead

Community nurses provide nursing care for the housebound and those recently discharged from hospital. You can phone them on 01752 434851 between 14:00 – 14:30 from Monday to Friday or contact them via the surgery.

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

If you need to contact them, please ring 01752 434008.

This Healthcare Organisation is working together with the University of Plymouth, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry to host students (Medical, Dental and / or Physician Associate) to assist with their learning. You may be asked to talk to or be seen by a student either with the doctor or nurse or on their own. The student will introduce him or herself and ask to discuss your medical problem and examine you.

Students are supervised at all times by the placement supervisor and a health care professional, usually your doctor. Like qualified practitioners, the students guarantee your privacy and confidentiality. You may find helping students in their learning interesting and stimulating.

The students and the Faculty appreciate your contribution to the education of future doctors, dentists and physician associates. If you would like to make any comment or have further questions, please speak to a member of staff.