The Partnership

BM (Southampton 1990) MRCGP. 

Dr Colin Pugh graduated from Southampton University Medical School and has an interest in diseases of joint and muscle. He works in the hospital rheumatology clinic once a week and is expert in joint injections and performs caudal epidurals for sciatica and certain types of back pain.

He is married with three children who like him are very active dinghy sailors.  Colin is also a keen windsurfer when the childrens' sailing allows.  Sadly he is now finding it harder to hold his stomach in when wearing a wetsuit!

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BSc MBBS (London 1993) MRCP MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

Dr Sue Garland trained at St George's Hospital, extensively in hospital adult medicine and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians as well as the Royal College of General Practitioners, She also has an interest in Family Planning and Women's Health, and trains our F2 doctors and medical students.  Dr Garland attended local schools and is married with two children.

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MB BS DCH DRCOG MRCGP

Dr Alex Johnstone joined the practice at the start of 2009 to replace the retiring Dr Lovejoy. He trained at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals Medical School and Graduated in 1994. His professional interests are Internal Medicine, Child Health, and Medical Education. He has diplomas in child health and gynaecology. He lives in Parkstone and is married with 2 daughters, and likes cooking, running and skiing. He is a qualified GP trainer and will frequently be mentoring a trainee GP (registrar) in the practice.

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BM (Soton 2004) MRCGP DRCOG

Dr David Broadley trained exclusively in the Poole and Bournemouth region after qualifying as a doctor from Southampton University in 2004. His main medical interests are Elderly Medicine and Child health. He is married with 3 children.   His main hobbies are music, sports and especially running, hoping to improve on his marathon time of 2 hours and 31 minutes.

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BM MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH MRCP

Dr Evans interests include women's health (including Family Planning) and dermatology, in which she has a Diploma. She also works part-time as a dermatology specialist at Poole Hospital.

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BMBS (Brighton 2011) MRCGP

Dr Arnold has completed all her training along the South Coast; starting in Brighton, then the Isle of Wight and finally gaining her GP qualification in Bournemouth and Poole. She has gained a wide variety of experience and has developed interests in ear, nose and throat, dermatology and palliative care. She loves living by the sea and enjoys cycling and kayaking in and around Purbeck.

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Emma is our Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Team Lead.

Debbie is our nursing lead for Respiratory.

Part time

Derek is our Over 75 Community Nurse Prescriber.

The Practice nursing team run surgeries by appointment in the mornings and afternoons.  Their responsibilities include:

• Family planning - blood tests - ECG tests - cervical smears - BP checks
• Dressings / suture removal - ear syringing - routine injections
• Coronary heart disease - asthma - diabetes
• Women’s health clinics
• General health advice - treatment of minor injuries - travel health and dietary advice
• HRT

Practice Manager

The Practice manager is responsible for the general management of the surgery.  She is supported by a team of staff which includes receptionists, medical secretaries and administrative staff, all of whom work extremely hard to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the practice.

Deputy Practice Manager

Reception Manager

Our team of fully trained receptionists are there to help you make appointments to see the doctors and nurses or to advise on administrative and registration problems.  They have a difficult job to do with telephone calls and enquiries coming from every direction.  When you telephone for medical attention, the receptionist may need to ask one or two questions in order to prioritise your request and direct you to the appropriate person – GP, Nurse, Health Visitor, etc.  They have been asked to do this, but the information you give them will be treated in confidence as they are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as doctors and nurses.  If they cannot answer a query, they will undertake to find someone else who can.

The community nursing team provides a wide range of nursing care and support to patients at home who are physically unable to attend the surgery and / or have a serious illness or disability.  Main areas of care include wound care, hospital discharge assessments, palliative and bereavement care, cancer care and support and continence care and advice.

The community nursing team has an open referral system.  Appropriateness of referrals would be assessed via telephone prior to a home visit.  The team can be contacted Monday to Friday 08.30 – 5pm on 01202 738812.  Please note there is no answer machine.  Messages can be left via the reception staff on the main surgery number.

Physiotherapy

Three physiotherapy sessions are available during the week; Tuesday afternoons and all day Thursday.  This is by GP referral only.

Counselling

One counselling session is available during the week on a Thursday morning.  This is by GP referral only.