MBBS BSc

Will is our Exectutive Partner. He qualified in London and did his Hospital training in Bournemouth and Salisbury. He has a special interest in Ophthalmology, ENT (ear, nose and throat) and joint injections. His wife is an Occupational Therapist at Christchurch Hospital and they have two young daughters.

He is a keen sportsman with a particular interest in motor racing, snowboarding, tennis and hockey.

BM DRCOG DGM DFFP MRCGP DMA PGCE Med Ed

Karen joined the practice as a partner in 1989 having trained in Southampton and local hospitals. Her interests include Women and Children’s health, Care of the Elderly and Dermatology, Within the practice she is responsible for minor surgery, joint injections, Prescribing and medicines management .

She is also a GP Trainer, examiner for Southampton University Medical School and Lead appraiser for the Wessex Deanery for Southampton and the Isle of Wight. She also undertakes appraisals in Jersey and Gibraltar.

Her hobbies include travel, skiing, swimming, tennis, singing and running around after her grown up children and husband.

MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH

Qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997. Dominique enjoys all aspects of General Practice and works at the practice on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her Interests include sailing, outdoor activities and living in the New Forest with her husband and two sons.

MB ChB DRCOG DFFP

Bridget was brought up in the Midlands and qualified from Bristol Medical School in 1985. She has a special interest in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Psychiatry.

She is married with a son and a daughter. Her interests include cycling and walking.

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MBBS, MRCGP

Dr Prendergast spends time working with our most frail patients to develop comprehensive care plans.  She also works at the Practice as an Urgent Care doctor. Before training to become a doctor she worked as a physiotherapist. Sarah is known for her stylish work cloths and delicious baking.        

MBBS, BSc, MRCGP 

James qualified from Barts and The Royal London Medical School in 2010. He worked as a doctor in New Zealand for 2 years before completing his GP Training in Southampton and the New Forest. He is especially interested in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Child Health and Minor Surgery and Joint Injections.

James is a keen sportsman having played rugby for many years. He now loves getting outdoors with his family - whether it’s on foot, two wheels or on the water!

Bsc Msc BM(Hons) MRCGP

Elizabeth Fowler graduated from Southampton Medical School in 2008.  Her initial post-graduate training was based at Poole Hospital and then commenced general practice training in Wessex. She now works two days at the surgery and is married with young children. Her particular interests are infectious disease, child health, medical education and dermatology.

BSc MB BS DCH DRCOG MRCGP

After working as a Practice Partner for over 31 years Dr. Tim Thurston is now going to continue here even longer as a ‘GP retainer’. This is an NHS scheme designed to support GP practices, keeping long serving doctors in work by letting them cut back a little instead of retiring altogether. From June 2018 he will carry on seeing patients on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However he will no longer be a partner in the practice, so cannot any more be the named ‘usual doctor’ for patients. His patients will therefore be fairly allocated to one of the younger GPs. For the time being, people will still be able to book advance appointments with him, although due to his cutting down the wait to see him might be a little longer. We are delighted that our practice will continue to have the benefit of his considerable experience for the next few years.

Tim qualified from Guy's in 1982 and then spent time in London in Paediatrics and Obstetrics before joining the Practice. He has a special interest in Medicine of the Elderly. He enjoys sport and travel. 

We are very pleased to have met the stringent criteria of the Wessex Region training schemes to enable us to train qualified Doctors for one year in the speciality of General Practice. This means that as well as the regular partners, there will be an additional Doctor working within the practice for one year, full-time. We currently have Dr Alison Cook and Dr Ashleigh Moore working with us. 

As part of the training process, there will be occasions when we would wish to videotape consultations. This is purely for teaching purposes and the content of the tapes will be treated with the same strict confidentiality as your medical notes. Your written permission will be sought, both before and after the consultation, if the video is being used. We very much hope that you will be able to co-operate with us in helping our attached doctors develop their communication skills.

As in previous years, we will continue to have visiting medical students from Southampton University from time to time.

RGN, DipAsthma, DipCopd, INP

Liz is one of our Practice Nurses who is based in both the Urgent Care Clinic and Treatment Room. She is a Respiratory Nurse specialist and nurse prescriber. Liz works in most of our clinical care area.

RN(Dip) Adult

Selina is one of our Practice Nurses who is based in the Treatment Room. She specialises Dressings, Minor skin Injuries, Stitch removal, Injections and all our treatment room services.

RGN RM  long term conditions specialist nurses.

Laura graduated in 1989 as a RGN and a RM (registered midwife) in 1992 at Southampton General Hospital. She has worked in many areas of nursing combining primary and secondary care experiences. Her specialist areas include Diabetes, Respiratory, wound care, mentorship and travel medicine. She also carries out all Treatment Room duties.

Laura has a specialist interest in children and young person’s health and wellbeing and motivational behaviour techniques. She has 4 grown up children and is very family orientated. She tries to keep fit and enjoys the outdoor life- dog walking is her favourite past time with her family. 

Ceri joined the Practice in 2004 to implement our IT initiatives and became Manager in 2005. Her experience as an operations manager in an Investment Bank is invaluable in running a busy Health Centre. She is responsible for the efficient management of the Health Centre and is happy to discuss queries, comments and suggestions regarding the day to day running of the Practice.

Our Administration team work hard to support the Doctors and the Practice team. The Administration team are responsible for keeping our practice information and patient’s medical records accurate and up-to-date. They invite patients for appointments when necessary and monitor patients who should attend the surgery for a variety of reasons. Their roles also include: Patient participation, Non-NHS work, organising vaccination programmes, The Family and Friends Test, Patient education of our services and Health conditions (such as Dementia), Appointment rotas, creating documents, arranging staff training, payroll and finance, providing ICT support, maintaining our website and ensuring we are up-to-date with national and local requirements (e.g. CQC and QOF).

Our receptionists are specially trained and do a very difficult job in trying to meet the needs of both the patients and the doctors. They will deal with your queries, appointments and repeat prescriptions as efficiently and as quickly as possible.

Our secretaries work hard to get your referrals to the hospitals as quickly as possible after the doctors have dictated their letters. If you have any administrative queries concerning your referral they can advise you how best to get your questions answered.

A team of experienced community nurses offer a wide range of services to the housebound and those recently discharged from Hospital. This includes care of the young, disabled, wound care, injections and terminal nursing care. They are dedicated to supporting patients and their carers and aim to keep patients in their own homes whenever possible. To contact the community nurses directly please telephone The Becton Centre on 01425 623802. 

The community nurses support the 3 practices in the area.

The health visitors primary role is with families with young children and those with special needs. They advise on specific health needs and closely monitor the development of young children. They provide a Child Health Clinic and they are also involved in the Practice's health promotion programme. They can be contacted on (01425) 625341 and are normally available between 09:00 and 10:00 each morning. They support the 3 practices in the area.