Our Staff

Doctors

DR STEPHEN LOCKE

The senior partner at Trowbridge Health Centre, Dr Locke qualified at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London in 1990, and trained as a GP in Bath. Dr Locke is a Clinical Director of the Trowbridge Primary Care Network, which is working at developing new services for the patients in Trowbridge.

DR CHARLIE BUNDY

Dr Bundy gained much of his experience working in Australia and New Zealand. On returning to the UK he completed his training to become a GP and has worked at Adcroft ever since. Dr Bundy has expertise in minor surgery and joint injections, as well as being actively involved in clinical research.

DR CAROL SHEPPARD

Dr Sheppard graduated from Southampton in 1990 & is married with 2 children. Her special interests are Diabetes, Womens health and ENT.

DR DICKON PONTY

Dr Ponty and has previous experience in elderly care medicine and Gastroenterology.

DR TIM ARGYLE

Normally works at the practice Monday-Wednesday.

DR HOWARD TANSLEY

Dr Tansley spent time in New Zealand working in A&E and as the doctor for a ski area. He has had experience in paediatric surgery, trained as a GP locally and has an interest in practical procedures and minor operations. Outside work he enjoys spending time with his young family.

DR LUCY AUSTRENG

Dr Austreng graduated from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 2017, before moving to Cheltenham to work initially as a Foundation Doctor and later in specialist roles within Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. She moved to Bath in 2021 to start GP training, and has been a registrar at Trowbridge Health Centre since August 2023.

DR HARRY BIMBH

Dr Bimbh qualified in 1989 at the medical school of St Bartholomew’s hospital. He completed his General practice training at St Georges Hospital in Tooting before heading to the West country. He has developed further skills especially in cardiology where he heads up the Trowbridge Health Centre Cardiology service.

DR ANNABEL BROOKS

Locum GP

DR MATTHEW COWAN

DR JEMMA FRYER

Dr Fryer studied medicine in Newcastle upon Tyne and moved to the South West following time working as a doctor in Borneo and New Zealand. She trained as a GP in Bath and now works as a salaried GP at the practice alongside work for the judiciary and doing appraisals for fellow GPs. She has a particular interest in women’s health including contraception and menopause. She is also part of the team that fit coils and contraceptive implants.

DR ALICE GARDNER

Dr Gardner studied medicine at Oxford University, graduating in 2006. After junior doctor years in Bristol, she joined the Bath GP Training scheme and was a GP trainee at Adcroft Surgery. Dr Gardner enjoys the variety of general practice and seeing patients of all ages, and has special interests in women's health and medical education. Dr Gardner is a GP Trainer and one of the Bath GP Training Programme Directors. She provides coil and contraceptive implant clinics.

DR HAIDEE HARRISON-CRANE

Dr Harrison-Crane studied at Bristol University for medical school then in Swindon for GP training. She has a special interest in end of life care and care of the elderly. She enjoys spending her weekends walking her dogs, bird watching or watching her husband play cricket.

DR KATE JACKSON

Dr Jackson trained and worked as a GP in Sheffield, before moving to London. She worked as the Local Medical Director at her surgery for 10 years. She was responsible for shaping clinical service provision, maintaining and monitoring clinical standards, clinical governance and training.

DR GEORGE KENNEY

Dr Kenney studied Biomedical Science at Liverpool John Moores University and then went abroad to study Medicine at Riga Stradins University. He did his GP training in Bath. He has a special interest in dermatology. In his spare time he enjoys hiking and photography as well as playing padel with friends.

DR HANNAH MASON

DR CAMILLA RODGER

DR LUIZEE SPRING

DR JODIE STEVENSON

Dr Stevenson graduated from Imperial College London in 2012, with a previous degree in Biological Sciences from Warwick University. She trained as a GP in Manchester and moved to this area to settle here with her husband and children. Having grown up in the Lake District, when not at work, she likes to spend time outdoors with her family and loves a good hike.

DR SARAH TAYLOR

Dr Taylor studied medicine at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry and completed her GP training in Bath in 2019. She has a special interest in Sexual Health and Women's Health.

DR SARAH YATES

Dr Yates qualified in Southampton in 1997. She initially worked in Dorset and then Sussex, but completed her GP Training year in Bath in 2002. She has a special interest in psychiatry and does some work at the substance misuse service.

DR CHARLOTTE BAKER

DR HENRY NICHOLSON

DR JONNY MARTIN

DR ELIZABETH ROBERTSON

DR CHARLOTTE WARD

GP Registrar

DR PATRICK MILLS

Emergency Care Practitioners

Highly trained clinicians specialising in acute illness and will deal with most patients who need an emergency appointment on any day. They are supported by the duty doctor team and their other GP colleagues..

MIKE BARRETT

Emergency Care Practitioner

STUART BROOKES

Emergency Care Practitioner

ROSEMARY CHERRY

Visiting Emergency Care Practitioner

EMMA HANCOCK

Emergency Care Practitioner

ROB HANCOCK

Emergency Care Practitioner

SOPHIA HANCOCK

Nurse Practitioner

SAM MARSH

Emergency Care Practitioner

PHILIPPA MAYO

Visiting Emergency Care Practitioner

BARRY SCRIVENS

Emergency Care Practitioner

Specialist Nursing Roles

JUDITH HALE

Women's Health and Care

NIKKI HILLIER

Diabetes Nurse Specialist

BEVERLEY LEWIS-BELZA

Respiratory Nurse Specialist

HANORAH SALIBA

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

HEATHER DONNELLY

LIZ MASKELL

KATY MCALPINE

ANNE PARNELL

ALINA POP

ALICE RALLI

TINA STEWART

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

KYLIE DELL

BEN HUGGETT

PAULA PARADISE

SHARON SMITH

ALISON TORRINGTON

INA ZANDERE

Mental Health Practitioners

HANNAH LANE

Mental Health Practitioner

ANNEMARIE SILK

Mental Health Practitioner

Social Prescribers

MICHELE BODMAN

TERRI COX

Works within the Elderly Care Team

HOLLY LEE-HUNTLEY

CHARLIE WALLER

Practice Management

The practice management team is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The team supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

JESSICA ACKLAND

Practice Manager

JULIE FITCHEN

Assistant Practice Manager - Finance

NORA PRIVOCZKI-KUNKLI

Assistant Practice Manager - Governance

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses.

LOUISE - RECEPTION MANAGER

LISA - DEPUTY RECEPTION MANAGER

Pharmacists

Our Clinical Pharmacists deal with medication queries from patients and the practice team. They also carry out medication reviews and are keen to help patients get the most out of their medicines so that they understand why they take them and know how to take them efficiently. They are also involved in prescription protocols and generally supporting the practice in medication-related issues. Please contact reception if you wish to speak to a Clinical Pharmacist.

BRAHIM DJOUAD

AGA JANKOWSKA

TATIANA NECULAES

HELEN PETTITT

DENISE REEVES

Clinical Care Co-ordinators

Our Clinical Care Coordinators are qualified Healthcare Professionals who support our doctors with patients who need care and support as well as those patients that are over 75 and at particular risk of admission to hospital. They will visit patients at home to assess the patients’ needs and agree treatment plans and care packages with both the patient and other agencies, to enable the patient to be cared for at home where possible. Clinical care coordinators work closely with our elderly care team to support our elderly and our more vulnerable patients.

AMANDA GIRDLER

Elderly Care Facilitator

CAROLYN HEAVEN

ROSALIND WILLIAMS

Administration

Trowbridge Health Centre has an extensive Administration Team which includes Medical Secretaries, Patient Services, Estates, HR, Prescription Clerks, Rota Planning and Non-Clinical Care Co-ordinators. The Administration Team are vital to ensuring the smooth running of the surgery and its services.

Community Midwives

Pregnancy care is coordinated by RUH Maternity via Chippenham, Frome, Paulton and Trowbridge Maternity Units. Find out more at ruh.nhs.uk/patients/services/maternity/

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are qualified nurses, with special training and experience in child health, health promotion and education. They offer practical support and health advice in many situations, including child development, nutrition, sleep issues and behaviour management in the under 5’s. Normally the Health Visitors will see your child at the following intervals: Following birth, at home, between 10-14 days with follow up support if needed • At 9-11 months • At 2 years They are a great source of information and can be contacted on 0300 247 0090
Page last reviewed: 18 March 2026
Page created: 10 March 2022