Our Staff
Doctors
DR NEIL ARMSTRONG
MB BCh 1983 (Trinity College, Dublin) DObst DGM DCH MRCGP
DR STEWART RUTHERFURD
MBChB (Edinburgh) 1988 DGM MRCGP
DR MADELEINE BENNETT
Salaried GP MBBS BMedSci MRCGP
DR JO TEIXEIRA
Salaried GP BSC, MbChB MRCGP
RHIANNE ROBINSON
Specialist Paramedic
JOHN CLAY
Dip HE, FdA, PGCert, NMP, SR Para
Clinical Pharmacist
ENGKEAT TAN
Nurses
The Practice Nurses are available by appointment during normal working hours for: health advice and disease prevention, blood tests, dressings and wound care, cervical smear tests, dietary and weight advice, advice about vaccinations, asthma care and, advice on teenage issues.
SARAH FRANCIS
Advanced Clinical Nurse Practitioner RN, MSc, PGCE
GINETTE KEAREY
Nurse Practitioner BSc (hons)
NATALIE THOMAS
Practice Nurse
GAIL ROXBURGH
Acute Illness Nurse
MARTHA HOLBROOK
Visiting Nurse Practitioner RN, BSc (Hons), NMP
ADELE WARD
Practice Nurse
Healthcare Assistants
The Health Care Assistants are available by appointment during normal working hours for blood tests, blood pressure, dietary and weight advice, smoking cessation, wound care and new patient health checks.
TAMMY CURNOW
KAT JOHNSTON
SHAKIRA O'DONNELL
Allied Heath Professional
A first contact practitioner (FCP) is an experienced physiotherapist who has the advanced skills necessary to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment or referral for musculoskeletal (MSK) problems on a patient’s first contact with healthcare services e.g. when they visit their GP surgery.
TIM ROWLAND
First Contact Physiotherapist
Social Prescriber
Social prescribing involves helping patients to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare by connecting them to community services which might be run by the council or a local charity.
LIL DYE
Social Prescriber
CLAIRE FLOWER
Health & Wellbeing Coach
Practice Management
IMOGEN PALK
Interim Practice Manager
Administration
SARAH HOSKEN
IT Lead
CHERRILYN ROBERTS
Medical Secretary
NICOLA MCWILLIAM
Medical Secretary
KATE CREHAN
Medical Secretary
Reception
GEMMA KENNY
Reception Manager
JULIA MCFADDEN
LINDA HOSKING
ZOE ROWE
TRACEY WENN
NICOLA FRY
HOLLY ROTHERY
AMANDA ABBOTT
CLAIRE HARVEY
REBECCA POTTER
ANNETTE BROWN
District Nurses
District Nurses and Community Matron are employed by the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, working closely with General Practitioners and Social Services, caring for patients in their homes. Work involves offering advice and supplying equipment, e.g. commodes, special beds and mattresses, as well as care of medical conditions, care of the elderly and post-operative care on returning home.
Community Midwives
There is a Midwife on call 24 hours a day and she can be contacted by telephoning Bellair Clinic on 01736 575506 during office hours or on 0800 525900 at other times.