Meet the Staff

General practice involves a group of professionals trained in health care. The doctors, receptionists and secretaries work closely with the health visitor, practice nurses, community nurses and midwives. All of these people can be contacted through the surgery reception, or by telephoning 01872 572255

Partners

Dr Peter Merrin MBBS (London 1985) MRCP(UK) MRCGP

Dr Charles Sidebotham MBBS MRCGP DCH DRCOG

Dr Karen Murdoch

Salaried GPs
Dr Noor Hamad, Dr Jim Huddy and Dr Katy O’Driscoll.

GP Registrars (Qualified doctors training to be GPs)
Dr Nick Jacobson and Dr Paula Fitzpatrick

OFFICE TEAM

Lisa Fogg Practice Manager

Sandra Batty Office Manager

Secretary and office IT lead – Cathy Haskins.
Receptionists – Cheryl Hendry, Louise King, Pauline Johnson, Caroline Atkinson, Lesley Hull, Lucy Dawes, Shirley Hebb, Kim Clarke, Cassie Beckerleg, Jeane Barsch, Anne Buckle, Jan Smith, Jenny Dodd, Debbie Rilstone and Kimberley Crow.

Mary-Rose Merrin and Pauline Johnson complete our new patient summaries.

PRACTICE NURSES
Mary Gofton, Karen Hardwick, Helen Tellam and Mary Parrett are our practice nurses. Karen Hardwick is currently on maternity leave.  We have three new nurses Anne Greenwood, Sarah Whittaker, Debbie Defalko. They run our chronic disease clinics.
Amy Toone is our Health Care Assistant.

DISPENSARY

Lucy Dawes, Louise King , Anne Buckle and Kimberley Crow are our Dispensers.

PHYSIOTHERAPY

Liz Davoren and Rowena Beckly are our physiotherapists

COMMUNITY STAFF

Our midwife, Karen is currently on maternity leave. Her replacement, Charley Viney, looks after our mums-to-be and arranges antenatal, relaxation and parentcraft classes.
Di Profaska leads our Community Nursing  team and Angela Hart is our Community Matron.
Karen Harris is our Health Visitor. Rachel Michael is the Health Visitor Assistant.

ATTACHED STAFF
McMillan Nurse – Louise Lyward.
CADA Counsellor – Jayne Waterfield

Community Psychiatric Nurses – Amber Vitae and Brian Thompson and for the elderly Jaqui Humphries. Cheryl Woon and Anita Mitchell are our counsellors.
Social Services Team (Perranporth) and case co-ordinators are based in the Centre for Healthy Living.

CHEMISTS

1. Boots (Perranporth), Kayes (Newquay) collect prescriptions from us weekly. Open until 9.00pm in the summer.
2. Jepson’s (St. Agnes)