THE HEALTHCARE TEAM

DOCTORS

Dr Richard Wade MB ChB FRCGP DRCOG

The senior partner, qualified at Manchester in 1971. He has had a major involvement in local medical education and has been with the practice since 1974. He is accredited as an appraiser of other GPs.

Dr Norman Doidge BSc MB BS MRCGP DCH DRCOG.

Qualified at University College Hospital, London in 1976 and joined the practice in 1983. He has an interest in children’s medicine and is qualified in the training of GP registrars.

Dr Barry Henwood MA MB BS MRCGP DRCOG

Graduated from Cambridge and qualified at Guy’s Hospital, London in 1981. He also has responsibility for the training of GP registrars within the practice.

Dr Mike Richards MA MB BS MRCGP DRCOG

Also graduated from Cambridge and qualified at Guy’s Hospital in 1982. He is a member of the Local Medical Committee and Medical Director of Devon Doctors Limited, the out of hours service for the whole of Devon. He has been with the practice since 1987.

Dr Andrew Robinson BSc PhD MB ChB MRCP MRCGP

Qualified at Bristol in 1988 and joined the practice in 1994. He is the Clinical Governance Lead for the practice.

Dr Sue Smout MB BS MRCGP DFFP

Qualified at St. George's Hospital Medical School, London in 1987. She has particular experience of the health of young people and, in addition to her work at the surgery, she runs the drop-in clinic at The Junction. She is also an appraiser of other GPs.

Drs Wade, Doidge, Henwood, Richards and Robinson practise together as a non-limited partnership. Dr Smout is a salaried GP.

PRACTICE MANAGER

Our administration team is led by practice manager Robin Elliott FCIB. Robin joined the practice in September 2002. He is responsible for the administration of the practice and all enquiries of a non-clinical nature should be addressed to him.

OFFICE AND PATIENT LIASON MANAGER

Our office and patient liason manager, Sue Howard, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the practice and is responsible for our computer system. She also acts as the contact point for patients in respect of routines administrative matters such as hospital choice and hospital appointment bookings.

PRACTICE NURSES

We have a team of two practice nurses who provide a wide range of treatment and health advice. They are:
Sister Ruth Cooper RGN
Sister Rachel Ludlam RGN BSc

PHLEBOTOMIST AND HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Our practice nurses are supported by Linda Perkins, healthcare assistant and our phlebotomist.

COMMUNITY NURSES (based at Albany Clinic - 01626 352445)

Albany surgery is supported by a team of community nurses with a range of skills and experience to manage the nursing needs of patients within their own home or residential setting. Concentrating on housebound patients, the team is led by Modern Matron - Lee Baxter BSc (Hons) district nurse.

HEALTH VISITORS (based at ALBANY CLINIC - 01626 352445)

Mrs Ann Donnelly RGN RSCN RHV
Mrs Jenny Whelbound RGN RHV

MIDWIFE (Tower Midwifery Group - 01626 201148)

Mrs Amanda Inder

DOCTOR AND STAFF TRAINING

To allow time for doctor and staff training the surgery usually closes at 12.30pm on one Thursday afternoon four/five times per year. Notices in the surgery confirm the relevant dates. If you require urgent medical attention on any of these training afternoons, please telephone the usual surgery telephone number (01626 334411) to be directed to the out of hours services, Devon Doctors on 08456 710270.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The practice is approved for the further training of qualified doctors wishing to follow a career in general practice. These doctors, who are known as Registrars in General Practice, have a lot of hospital experience and are valuable members of our team. We also sometimes assist in the training of medical students, who (with your permission) may accompany doctors or nurses in surgery and on visits.