Doctors
DR ROBERT KOPPENHOL
Arts (1996 Amsterdam) MSc
DR SIMON PHILLIPS
MBChB (2001 Birmingham) DRCOG MRCGP
DR BERIT FRENCH
MBChB, MRCGP
DR PAUL NICHOLLS
Salaried GP Partner
DR KATIE CROWELL
MBBS (2015 East Anglia)
DR ANNE-MARIE O'CARROLL
MB Bchir, MRCGP
DR FRANCES WATT
MBBS (1989 London) DRCOG DFFP MRCGP
Registrar
DR KATIE HILL
GP Registrar
Nurses
HELEN EDMED
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
PAULA SHELDON
Practice Nurse
ALISHA HORLOCK
Practice Nurse
TANYA BUSBY
Practice Nurse
ANNE WOODRUFF
Health Care Assistant
Dispensers
ALEX MARTIN
Dispensary Manager
ALISON MCDONALD
Dispenser
Practice Management
SARAH BOTTA
Practice Manager
The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide high quality patient care, HR, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
Reception & Admin
JO-ANNE HALLETT
Reception Team Lead
FELICITY JONES
Receptionist
TANIA BAXTER
Receptionist
KAREN MCMAHON
Receptionist
TRUDY LEPPARD
Receptionist
SARA LOVELESS
Medical Secretary/Admin
LISA CRIPPS
QOF data Lead
JANE DEARLING
Social Prescriber
Community Nurses
The nursing team mainly work in the homes of people not well enough to get to the surgery. They deliver a range of home nursing services to house-bound patients and are skilled in assessing the care needs of such patients.
Counsellors
Professionally trained and qualified counsellors offer support to those undergoing difficult times in their life. They can help people cope with problems such as chronic anxiety, panic episodes and depression.
Appointments are usually made through your doctor.
The Community Mental Health Teams
Both the adult team and that for elderly patients link closely with the practice. In addition to specially trained nurses, the teams include occupational therapists and social workers. They liase closely with the clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.
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 provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.
Physiotherapists
Our visiting physiotherapy team treats a variety of muscle and joint problems and will give people advice how to prevent recurring problems too.
Most of the treatments can be carried out in the surgery, but for some conditions it is better for people to attend the physiotherapy department at the hospital.
In exceptional circumstances it may be possible for one of the community physiotherapists to visit people in their homes.
Referral to the physiotherapist is usually by one of the doctors.
Podiatrist
The podiatrist and footcare assistant visit the practice and hold regular clinics for those with specific foot problems and for people with certain long-term conditions, such as diabetes, who need specialist help with the care of their feet.
Unfortunatly no routine nailcare service is available.
Appointments must be made by a referral from either a doctor or nurse.
Page last reviewed: 04 June 2026
Page created: 22 June 2022