Leckhampton Surgery - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Leckhampton Surgery
Lloyd Davies House
17 Moorend Park Road
Cheltenham, GL53 0LA
Tel: 0844 477 2432

Travel Health

We offer travel advice and healthcare to our patients, which includes

advice about tailored health care vaccination programmes, malaria treatments and travel packs. Please see the travel Information link on the home page for more information.

NHS Health Checks

We will be writing to our patients aged 50 - 74 who do not have existing long term conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke or kidney disease, on a rolling five year programme inviting them for a NHS Health Check. The check is to assess a person’s risk of developing these medical conditions and to offer advice on how to reduce the risk and stay healthy. Please take up this invitation when you receive it. The check will include taking your family history, blood pressure and a simple blood test to check your cholesterol level. We are inviting patients on the basis of information we already hold or need to gather so do not worry if you do not receive your invitation for some time. If you are concerned about your own level of risk, please contact the surgery to request a Health Check at any time before you receive your invitation.

Health Charities

01 Dec - 28 Feb
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

Health Protection Agency

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action in one or more regions of England

There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 10.00 on Friday and 10.00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

Doctors

Nursing Staff

Practice Team

Healthcare Team

Doctors

Dr John Moss (m)
BSc MB BS DRCOG qualified at Kings College Hospital, London in 1977.
He enjoys all aspects of general practice.

Dr Martin Nicholas (m)
MB FRCGP DRCOG Dip (Sports Medicine) qualified from St George’s Hospital in 1983, having been to school in Cheltenham.
He is a trainer for GP Registrars. He has pursued sports medicine to diploma level but enjoys the full spectrum of general practice.

Dr Bridget Nicolson (f)
MB CHB DRCOG qualified in 1987 at Bristol University.
She is interested in all aspects of general practice in particular gynaecology, obstetrics and family planning. She is also a trainer for medical students.

Dr Jim Pascoe-Watson (m)

MB CHB MRCGP DRCOG qualified from Bristol University Jim

in 1987 and has been with the practice since 1993. He

enjoys all aspects of general practiceand has a particular interest in ear, nose and throat problems, holding a regular hospital out-patient post. He is also a trainer for GP Registrars.

Dr Ann-Marie Cox (f)
MB CHB MRCGP DRCOG qualified from Bristol University in 1991 and joined the practice in 1996.
She has an interest in the whole spectrum of general practice, especially women’s health.

Dr Nigel Mutlow (m)
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP qualified at St. George’s Hospital, London in 1996 and joined the practice in 2001.
He is interested in all aspects of general practice.

Dr Olivia Munn (f)
MB CHB MRCGP DCH DFPP qualified from Birmingham University in 1997 and joined this practice in 2003.
She is particularly interested in paediatrics and family planning.

Dr Elissa Goodrum (f)
MBBS MRCGP is a partner and qualified at Guy’s Hospital Medical School in 1987. She holds a hospital post in the Pain Clinic and has an interest in acupuncture. She works part-time as an Assistant.

Dr Andrea Gibson (f)
MBChB, MRCGP. Dr Gibson is a salaried GP and qualified at Glasgow University in 1995. She is interested in all aspects of general practice.

Nurses

Mrs Sharon Lamden (f)
Lead Practice Nurse
RGN Specialist Nurse Practitioner, independent nurse prescriber, specialising in asthma, COPD, CHD and nurse training.

Mrs Nettie Fitts (f)
Practice Nurse
RGN, FP Cert, specialises in family planning, diabetes and weight loss management.

Mrs Helen Kimpton (f)
Deputy Lead Practice Nurse
RGN, RM specialises in coronary heart disease management. Helen is a stop smoking advisor.

Miss Jane Herbert (f)
Practice Nurse
RGN, Asthma Dip. Jane carries out all treatment room procedures, and specialises in asthma and diabetes maangement.

Mrs Clare Hemelryck (f)
Practice Nurse
RGN, Clare carries out all treatment room procedures.

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Fiona Price (f)
Fiona carries out technical treatment room duties including ECG’s, spirometry, audiograms, weight management, blood tests and blood pressure monitoring as well as supporting the practice nurses in their developing role.

Mrs Donna Bowen (f)
Donna carries out technical treatment room duties including ECG’s, spirometry, audiograms, weight management, blood tests and blood pressure monitoring as well as supporting the practice nurses in their developing role.

Mrs Ceri Remnant (f)
for the Lively Living Team

Practice Management

Mrs Sue Careswell (f)
Practice Manager
BA MBA MIHM

Sue is in charge of the administration of the practice. She is available to answer any questions you may have about the practice and the services we provide.