The Doctors
| Dr Hilary Hodgson |
MBBS FPCert
Qualified 1973 St Thomas’ London (female) |
| Dr Heather Lumsden |
MA MBBS MRCGP DRCOG FPCert
Qualified 1983 Guy’s London (female) |
| Dr David R May |
MA BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG FPCert
Qualified 1984 Oxford (male) |
| Dr Mary Hughes |
MB ChB MRCGP DCH FPCert
Qualified 1983 Aberdeen (female) |
| Dr Bill D Brace |
BA MBBS MRCP MRCPath DCH
Qualified 1981 London Medical School (male) |
| Dr Anne R Taylor |
MBBS MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFFP
Qualified 1994 St Mary’s London (female) |
| Dr M Faiz Khan |
MB ChB FRCS DRCOG DFFP
Qualified 1992 Manchester (male) |
| Dr Laura J Singer |
BSc MBChB MRCGP
DRCOG DFFP
Qualified 1997 Manchester (female) |
| Dr Sarah Waterman |
MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Qualified 2001 Imperial College (female) |
| Dr Rachel Kasper |
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
Qualified 1994 Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Dr Tudor Gwatkin |
MBChB MRCGP
Qualified Birmingham 2003 |
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SALARIED GPs
Dr Sally Reynolds MB ChB (female)
Qualified 1972 Bristol
Dr Annick Faure Arts (Louvain) (female)
Qualified 1997
Practice Staff
Child Health Surveillance Doctor
Dr Sally Reynolds MB ChB - Qualified 1972 Bristol (female) is employed by the partnership to be present for consultation at the Friday baby clinics.
Drs Hughes, Brace, Taylor, Waterman and Tipper are also Child Health doctors.
GP Trainee
This is a fully qualified doctor who is gaining experience in general practice. You may be offered an appointment with this doctor who is with us for up to one year.
Practice Manager And Receptionists
Peter Abery, the practice manager (Partner) Jo Miller (Patient Services Manager) and all the staff are here to help you.
All staff attend training courses for medical receptionists. They are
available from 8.00am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday to help with appointments,
receiving specimens and giving test results to patients.
Nurse Practitioner And Practice Nurses
Practice nurses are involved in the management of chronic disease eg diabetes, hypertension, asthma. They offer advice on travel requirements, diet, weight and how to stop smoking. They carry out cervical smears, cardiac screening and health checks. They also attend to dressings, minor casualties and assist in minor surgery in the treatment room.
We have health care assistants who take blood samples and perform basic health checks such as BP readings. They also provide health information.
| Position |
Name |
Qualifications |
| Nurse Practitioner |
Susan Matthews |
RGN
Asthma
Coronary Heart Disease
Diabetes
COPD
Travel Advice and Immunisations
Smoking
Family Planning
Sexual Health |
| Practice Nurses |
Anita Horgan
Catherine Power
Nina Spearman
Samantha Snowdon |
RGN
RGN
RGN
RGN |
| Health Care Assistants |
Mags Beesley
Sue Parkin
Carmen Irwin
Andrea Dye |
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Community Nurses
Community nurses are based at Abingdon Community Hospital providing advice and nursing care to people in their homes.
Messages may be left for them on 01235 205790 between 8.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday. There is also an answerphone that messages can be left on.
At weekends, they can be contacted through the out-of-hours service.
Health Visitors
Health visitors are community nurses working alongside GPs with a special focus on family health, child development and infant nutrition.
They run parentcraft and child health clinics and may also visit at
home by appointment.They can be contacted on 0844 477 3322 between 9.00am and
4.30pm, weekdays only. The surgery actively supports breast-feeding and has strong
links with the Baby Café which too offers this support.
Midwives
Midwives are attached to the surgery and based at Abingdon Hospital. They help with antenatal and postnatal care both in the surgery and in the patient’s home. Contact them on 01235 205732.
Counsellor
We have the services of a trained counsellor available to our patients on their doctor’s recommendation.
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