All patients at the practice have a named GP. Your GP is responsible for the coordination of your health care and services. When you register at the practice you will be told which GP's list you have been put on and you will be asked to see this GP when attending the medical centre. If you do not know which GPs list you are on then please ask at reception or ring in.
Doctors
Dr Rosalind Wardle (f)
MB, ChB, MRCGP, DCH, Dip Ther, DRCOG, Bristol 1985. Ros joined our Holsworthy practice in 1990. As well as a full general practice service, she has special interests in dermatology, family planning, women’s health and supports the antenatal and children’s clinics. (Partner) |
Dr Gretel Green-Armytage (f)
MB, ChB, DCH, Dip Paeds, DRCOG, Leicester 1992. Gretel has been with the Holsworthy practice since 1997. As well as a full general practice service, she has special interests in women’s health and family planning and supports the antenatal and children’s clinics. (Partner) |
Dr Robert Shaw (m)
MB, ChB, Leicester 1992. Rob has been with the Holsworthy practice since 1997. As well as a full general practice service, he has special interests in sport’s medicine and skiing/trauma medicine. (Partner) |
Dr Diana Stone (f)
MRCP, MRCGP, Nottingham 1992. Diana joined the Holsworthy practice in October 2010. As well as a full general practice service, she has special interests in women's health. (Partner) |
Dr Alexandra Brown (f)
BMBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DTMH, DFSRH. Registered 2004. Alex joined the Holsworthy Practice in July 2012. As well as offering a full range of practice care to patients, she has particular interest in travel medicine. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and running.(Partner) |
Dr Andy Brown MBE (m)
BMBCh, MA, MA, MRCGP, MFSEM(UK), DOccMed, Dip STI, Oxford 1997. Andy joined the Holsworthy practice from the Royal Navy in 2015. His interests include sports medicine, expedition medicine and occupational health. In his spare time he enjoys mountaineering & paragliding. (Partner) |
Dr Catriona Hall (f)
BSc, MB, ChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, Birmingham 2009. Cate joined the Holsworthy practice in February 2016. |
Dr Sean Whitaker (m)
MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, Birmingham, 2011. Sean joined the Holsworthy practice in January 2018 after a prior career as an ergonomist. He has a particular interest in acute/emergency medicine. In his spare time Sean enjoys surfing and scuba diving, as well as film-making. |
Dr Holly Puckett (f)
BM BS 2012, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth. Holly joined the Holsworthy practice in February 2018 and will be with us for a year to complete her general practice experience and qualification. |
Dr Andrew Moss (m)
MB, BS, DRCOG, MRCGP. Andrew qualified in 1983 and joined our Stratton practice in 1991. |
Dr Robert Waterhouse (m)
MB, BS, MRCGP, Dip.Obs RACOG. Robert qualified in 1984 and joined our Stratton practice in 1992. |
Dr Sarah Patridge (f)
MB, BS, MRCGP, DRCOG. Sarah qualified in 1997 and joined our Stratton practice in 2012. |
Dr Davinder Kandola (f)
Dr Kandola joined our Stratton practice in August 2018. |
Dr David Lee (m)
Dave re-joined our practice 2018. Dave is one of the named GPs for Hatherleigh and Shebbear patients. |
Nurse Practitioners
Teresa North-Lewis
Teresa has a BSc Hons in Special Community Healthcare Nursing. She has been a full-time nurse since 1978 and has nursing experience in A&E, triage, cancer care, ear, nose and throat conditions, eye care, paediatrics and geriatrics as well as general and district nursing. As a Nurse Practitioner Teresa is part of the ON THE DAY TEAM and has been prescribing since 2003. |
Sarah Westley-Thomas
Sarah trained at University Hospital in London and became a community nurse in 1989. She spent many years as a District Nursing Sister and Practice Nurse and qualified with BSc (Hons) as a Nurse Practitioner in 2001. She has special interests in respiratory medicine including asthma and COPD. |
Bridget Chisholm
Bridget joined the practice in November 2015. |
Jane Wason
Jane joined the practice in November 2016. Prior to this she was Community Matron serving the Holsworthy area. |
Jayne Johnson
Jayne joined the practice in February 2018 and is based at Stratton. |
Nurses
| Our highly qualified practice nurses deal with a range of conditions and health concerns. They are experts in many areas of disease management. Their individual specialties are indicated below. |
Jane Rusden
RGN, Dip Asthma Care. HOLSWORTHY. Jane is our Senior Nurse and is a part of the practice’s management team. She leads our team of practice nurses providing medical services including holding surgeries. Jane's specialities are Asthma, Diabetes and Travel Health. |
Hannah Daniel
RGN Dip Prof Studies in Nursing. HOLSWORTHY. Hannah provides general medical care. She has worked as a practice nurse since 1999 prior to which she worked in general surgery at NDDH. She is involved in running the Coronary Heart Disease clinic. She also has an interest in leg ulcer and wound management. |
Kathryn Shadrick
RGN. HOLSWORTHY. Kathryn provides general medical care and care for patients who suffer with asthma. |
Jenny Ley
RGN. HOLSWORTHY Jenny provides general medical care, weight loss advice and annual health checks. |
Carol Clarke
Carol joined the practice in September 2015 and is based at Holsworthy. |
Jo Hutt
Jo is based at Stratton |
Debbie Bryant
Debbie is based at Stratton. |
Ann Stevens
Ann is based at Stratton. |
Joanne Crocker
Joanne is based at our Stratton surgery. |
Nicky Treneman
Nicky is based at Stratton. |
Healthcare Assistants
| Our nursing team is supported by Health Care Assistants. They can take blood, check blood pressure, test urine and undertake simple dressing and removal of sutures. |
Rachel Richardson
HCA level A |
| Jacqui Moores |
Shelley Williamson
Health Care Support Working in General Practice Level 4 |
Phlebotomists
Michelle Axford
Based at Holsworthy |
Mandy Mitchell
Based at Holsworthy |
Caroline Higgins
Caroline Higgins is based at Stratton with the phlebotomy clinics being held currently at the Bowling Club Monday to Thursday. On Friday mornings blood tests are held at Stratton Medical Centre. |
Practice Management
Our Practice Management team Jane Wells (Managing Partner) and Sara Davey will be able to help you with any administrative problems you may have with the way our practice is run. |
Reception
Caroline Boundy oversees our Prescription, Secretarial, Clinical Administration and Patient Services teams at both centres. Caroline is based at Stratton Medical Centre. Our Patient Services team members answer the phone, deal with enquiries and make appointments, asking brief questions only to enable them to direct you to the most appropriate clinician or allied health professional. Their job is very demanding so please be patient. |
Pharmacists
John Green
John is our full-time in-house Clinical Pharmacist. To find out more about what a Clinical Pharmacist does go to: What is a Clinical Pharmacist? John is currently overseeing the prescription requirements of our Shebbear and Hatherleigh patients. He is unable to take appointments at present. |
Attached Staff
HOLSWORTHY BASEThe primary healthcare team, including the midwives, community nurses, health visitors, mental health community workers, school nursing service etc. all work in locations in Holsworthy and can be contacted easily through the medical centre. Midwives: Tel 01409 259650 Health Visitors & School Nurses: Tel 01409 255340 District Nurses: Tel 01409 255134 Depression and Anxiety Service: Tel 01271 335041 Holsworthy Link Centre: Tel 01409 254729 or 01409 255321 STRATTON BASE |
Lotten Jernqvist (f)
Lotten is one of our paramedics based at Stratton |
Dave Thomas (m)
Dave is one of the paramedics based at Stratton. |