Dr Debbie Noble works on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, seeing patients in general surgery.  Dr Noble specialises in ‘Genito-Urinary Medicine’ so in addition to her work at the Broadshires she works one day a week for the ‘GUM Clinic’ at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.  Dr Noble has two young boys who keep her very busy!

Dr Alberts joined the Practice in November 2020. She is available on the mornings of Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Dr Alberts is also a Qualified GP Trainer.

Dr Antony Malloy is available to see patients on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Outside the practice he is very active and enjoys playing hockey, running half marathons and completing other challenges to raise money for charity. He is also kept very busy looking after his 2 young daughters.

Dr Lucy Johnson joined the Practice in April 2019, having recently qualified as a General Practitioner. She is available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Dr Alice Gerrard has joined the team as a salaried GP in March 2023, she was previously working at the practice as a locum GP.

Dr Gerrard has an interest in women's health and specialises in Menopause care.

Our practice nursing team consists a diverse team of Nurses, Nursing Associates, Healthcare assistants and phlebotomists. Our Nurses are; Juliette Potter, Millie Harley, Sue Smith, Jacki Wain, Lydia Holdaway, Karen Cox and Lara McFarlane. Our Nursing Associate is Mike Parry. Our Healthcare assistants are; Marie Woolsley and Cathie Beale. Our Phlebotomist is Clodagh Murray.

We would like to welcome Emily Ackland. Joining in summer 2023, Emily is a welcome addition to our team to dedicated nurses and we look forward to supporting Emily as she gets started. 

Members of the team are available, by appointment, for advice on health matters, immunisations, family planning and dietary needs. They also offer a wide range of nursing care services, which include dressings, cervical smears, blood tests, ECGs, and programmes of care for chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Our Manager is Mrs Katie Nickless. She is responsible for the day-to-day running of the health centre and oversees all aspects of the service we provide to you.   If you have a complaint, criticism, suggestion (or even praise or thanks!), please ask at reception to speak to her. Your views are always welcome and help us to provide the best possible service to all our patients.

In addition to booking appointments with the doctors and practice nurses, our receptionists will do their best to answer any queries you may have. Please treat them as courteously as you would expect them to treat you. Sometimes they may have to ask you for further details in order to assess how best to help you. Please help them by being as concise as possible about your requirements. All our staff will respect your privacy and are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses. If you wish to discuss your needs in private, we have an interview room available for this purpose.

Midwives, Carole Maycock and Claire Smith oversee all aspects of your pregnancy and confinement.

The District Nurse team attached to the Broadshires Health Centre, provide nursing care to individuals in their own homes either before admission to hospital or after they have been discharged. They also provide care for people who do not need admission to hospital, but need care in the home. The district nurses can also provide a link to other parts of the NHS and to Social Services as well as supporting both formal and informal carers. They work closely with their GP colleagues and with other practice-based staff. The service operates from 8:00am to 4:30pm seven days a week and the district nurses can be contacted directly Monday to Friday on 01865 902800 and weekends and bank Holidays on 01993 866526.

Our health visiting team are fully qualified nurses who have received additional training in family and child health. They offer a home visiting service and run well baby clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week from 1:00 to 3:00pm at the local community centre. They are available to help all families with children up to the age of 18 years, and have special expertise in the everyday challenges of parenthood in areas such as dental health, healthy eating, sleep problems, behavioural difficulties, bedwetting, postnatal depression and the management of eczema. The health visitors also run postnatal support groups for first-time mothers and offer antenatal and postnatal visits. A key part of their role is the provision of developmental screening for all children. This includes advice on immunisations, healthy living, the prevention of diseases and safety in the home. You can contact the health visitors directly on 01993 842337. You may leave a message on this number if no one is in the office.

School Nurses

The qualified school nurses have additional training and experience in the health of school-aged children. They are the nurses responsible for Carterton Community College, Burford School, and all feeder primary schools.

The school health service offers routine immunisations for year 10 children, as well as flu vaccines for all eligible children, together with health education and promotion that cover a wide range of health-related areas.

The School Nurses work closely with their health visitor colleagues and can be contacted on 01865 901 295. A message can be left on this number during school term times only.

Mrs Paula Craig is the Assistant to the Practice Manager and also the lead for the reception team. She assists the practice manager with the day to day running of the practice including the GP/Nursing team appointment management as well as practice income.

Mrs Sue Lawry is our Medical secretary and provides the written link between the doctors and the rest of the NHS.

Ms Annette Matthews is our new Practice Systems and Admin Support assistant, she covers some medical secretary work as well as practice policies, invoices and other administration work.

Prescriptions

Our practice Clinical Pharmacist is Zahra Hillawi - she is in charge of our medication reviews, audits and oversee's the processes around prescriptions.

Mrs Sarah Filer and Mrs Kate Clarke operate our repeat prescription system for patients on regular medication. E-mail requests for repeat prescriptions may be submitted by clicking on the "Repeat Prescriptions" icon on the Home page.