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The Doctors
THE PRACTICE TEAM
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Peter Bellamy
MB BS (1969 London) LRCP MRCS DObst RCOG
He was born in
Greenock and moved to Ashburton in 1950, when his father, Dr Richard
Bellamy, joined the practice. He qualified at St Thomas' Hospital,
London and joined his father in the practice in 1978. His particular
interests include the care of the elderly, traditional family medicine
and homoeopathy. He is married with one daughter and his other interests
include golf and gardening. |
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Richard
Hopkins MA MB BChir (1979 Cambridge) DRCOG MRCGP
He was
born in Buckinghamshire and after qualifying at Cambridge University
he joined the practice in 1985. His professional interests include
general medicine, diabetes, medical information technology and ophthalmology.
He shares his time between the practice and the Ophthalmic Department
in Torbay Hospital. He has two children. His hobbies include
fishing the Dart and gardening. |
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Paul Thomas
MSc MB ChB (1981 Birmingham) DA DRCOG MRCGP MILT
He was born in Staffordshire and joined the practice in 1989. His
professional interests include child health, minor surgery and medical
education. He is married to Alison Clegg
and they have three sons. He plays tennis and is a frustrated
windsurfer! |
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Kate Field
MB BS (1990 London) MRCGP DCH
Went to school in Totnes and
qualified at University College Hospital, London. She joined the
practice in 2000. Her other interests include
playing hockey and horse riding. |
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Steph Dyer
MB ChB (1988 Birmingham) DRCOG MRCGP
Born in Sussex, moved
to Devon in 1998 after working for eight years in Northumberland.
Her professional interests include general medicine, ophthamology
and all aspects of women's health. She is married with three young
children. Her interests include keep-fit, gardening and horseriding. |
Please note: the
Health Authority authorises us to have 3.5 whole time doctors in this
practice and therefore not all the doctors are full-time. This will
explain why it is sometimes difficult to see the doctor of your choice,
particularly at short notice.
Additionally, we have:
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Mel Houghton
BSc MB ChB (1986 Bristol) DTM&H DRCOG DCH MRCGP
Mel
was a full-time partner in South East London until she and her partner
and two young sons moved to Devon in 2002. Mel is currently on the
retained doctor scheme. She has professional interests in mental
health, women's health and family therapy, and her other interests
include gardening, yoga and stone carving. |
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Debbie
Parvin MB ChB(Hons) (2001 Liverpool) DRCOG
Debbie moved
to the South West in 2004 with her husband who is a doctor in the
Royal Navy. She has completed her GP Registrar training with this
practice and, having qualified as a general practitioner, is staying
with the practice under the flexible careers scheme. Her professional
interests include medical education and women's health and her other
interests include walking, skiing and travelling. |
GENERAL
PRACTICE TRAINING SCHEMES
Our practice is a recognised
training practice.
Dr Field and Dr Thomas are GP trainers who
supervise doctors in training within the practice.
The doctors in
training are:
Nurse
Practitioner
Belinda Owen is a fully qualified nurse who has undertaken further advanced training that qualifies her to be a nurse practitioner. She is available almost every day (check with reception) to help relieve the doctors of cases of minor illness and injury including earache, coughs and colds, rashes and impetigo, tummy pains, diarrhoea and vomiting, thrush, worms, cystitis, head lice, cuts, bruises and possible fractures. Belinda can also give contraceptive advice including 'pill checks' and Implanon implants. She always has a doctor's support available and will seek advice and obtain prescriptions as necessary. She also manages patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Booking to see Belinda enables the doctors to concentrate on the more complicated and serious conditions.
ANCILLARY
STAFF
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Sue
Pollard
Secretary/
Receptionist
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Jill
Little
Practice
Administrator
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Una
Lapwood
Senior
Receptionist
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Janet
Casely
Receptionist
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Bonnie
Williams
Receptionist/
Administration
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Jane
Mann
Phlebotomist
Receptionist/
Administration
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Sarah
Hoare
Receptionist
& Secretary
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Sandra
Coley
Domestic Staff
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Susan
Porter
Domestic Staff
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ATTACHED
STAFF
Health
Visitor |
Nicola Luxton
BSc RSCN |
Community Nursery
Nurse |
Emily Kirton |
Midwives |
Gwynneth
Reid BPhil, RN, RM
Helen Bendall RN RM |
Community
Staff Nurses |
Olwen
Thomas RGN, DN Cert
Judith Amos RGN
Julie Bright RGN
Anna Dunscombe RGN DN Cert |
District
Nurse |
Wendy Bristow
RGN DN Cert |
Macmillan
Nurse |
Sheila
Cudmore RGN |
District
Nurse Healthcare Assistant |
Janet
French |
Auxiliary
Nurse |
Jayne
Sleat |
Practice
Counsellor |
Chris Moore
RMN |
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