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The practice since 1973 has changed as follows:
1973 - Dr. Max Wallis retired. Dr Hugh Pihlens came. Drs Kennedy & Pihlens.
1979 - Dr Jerry Bray joined the practice - Drs Kennedy, Pihlens & Bray.
1980 - Dr. Kennedy retired. Dr Robin Dunn joined - Drs Pihlens, Bray & Dunn.
1980 - Large extension to the surgery building. The office was much enlarged, a common-room was added, as well as a treatment-room and office for the health visitors.
1981 - Appointment system introduced.
1981 - Dr Lois Pihlens started part-rime work at the surgery.
1982 - Computer system introduced.
1986 - Dr. Peter Hetherington joined the partnership - Drs. Pihlens, Bray, Dunn, & Hetherington.
1973 - Major extension to the surgery - nearly doubling the size.
1989 - John Harington Hawes appointed as first Practice Manager.
2001 - Dr Helen Dace joined the partnership - Drs Pihlens, Bray, Dunn, Hetherington & Dace.
2002 - Dr Lois Pihlens retired.
2004 - New GP Contract came into force. Responsibility for out-of-hours services was taken over by the Primary Care Trust, who set up Westcall, based at Newbury Hospital.
2004 - John Harington Hawes retired - Ian Barnes appointed.
2004 - Dr Niti Sodhi joined the partnership Nov 2004.
2006 - Drs Pihlens & Bray retired - Dr Alex Anderson appointed Jul 2006.
2007 - Dr Dunn retired. Dr Sarah Bruen joined in Jun 2007. Ian Barnes left, Mike Hall came as Practice Manager.
2009 - Dr Andrea Clark joined Sep 2009
End 2011 - Dr Bruen and Dr Clark left the practice
Jan 2012 - Dr Ellora Evans joined the partnership, which became: Drs Hetherington, Dace, Sodhi, Anderson and Evans.
Mar 2015: Dr Dace resigned.
Jul 2015: Dr Emma Alcock joined - Drs Hetherington, Sodhi, Anderson, Evans and Alcock. Repeat Prescriptions can now be sent electronically to patients' nominated pharmacy.
Sep 2015: The admin team were: Mike Hall (Practice Manager); Sian Robertson (Office Manager); Janette Kersey (Patient Services Manager); Theresa Baggott (Read Coder/Admin); Joanne Ulry (Receptionist/Admin); Sharon Stone (Receptionist/Admin); Loren Franklin (Receptionist/Admin/Medical Sec); Liz O'Donnell (Medical Sec/Receptionist); Kay Walker (Receptionist/Admin); Debbie Savin (Enhanced Services/Receptionist); Michelle Whiting (Receptionist/Admin); Donna Rothwell (Receptionist/Admin)
Autumn 2015: Dr Peter Hetherington retired Oct 2015. Practice Manager Mike Hall left.
Jun 2018: Dr Alex Anderson retired.
In July 2018 the Healthcare Team included:
Doctors: Dr Niti Sodhi, Dr Ellora Evans, Dr Emma Alcock, Dr Rachel Rowe, Dr Sophie Conroy
Practice Manager: Mike Hall
Office Manager: Sian Robinson
Practice Nurses: Averil Chadwick, Katie Halls, Rebecca Herbert and Nikki Tuttle (also Phlebotomist)
Medical Secretary: Elizabeth O'Donnell
Receptionists: Theresa Baggott (also Summarising and Read Coding), Jo Ulry, Sharon Stone, Loren Franklin (IT Co-ordinator), Kay Walker, Sonya Westbury and Treeza Condon. Apprentice: Faith Brew
Community Staff Nurses Helen Pepperday and Sophie Pepper
Community Nursing Sisters: Suzanne Lowrie and Felicity Mahmoudi
Community Psychiatric Nurse: Sharon Elson
Sue Ryder Nurse: Suzie Mott
In July 2022 it was announced that Dr Harriet Plumridge (MRCGP) will be joining the practice as a salaried GP in September 2022. Dr Plumridge has been looking after patients at Hungerford,as a locum GP, since December 2021 and will continue to do so until September. She will then take on those patients currently registered with Dr Rachel Rowe and be working full days on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
2023:
After a difficult time throught the Covid period with shortage a doctors, things improved in 2023, when the medical team comprised:
Dr Niti Sodhi (female), GP Partner, MB BS India 1995; DFFP 2002; MRCGP 2003; DRCOG 2005, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Dr Ellora Evans (female), GP Partner, MBBS London 1999; BSc 1996; MRCP 1996; MRCOG 1996; DRCOG 2012, Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Dr Emma Alcock (female), GP Partner, MBCHB Leicester 2002; DRCOG 2005; DFSRH 2007; MRCGP 2007, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Dr Sophie Conroy (female), Salaried GP, BSc 2002; MBBS 2004; nMRCGP 2010, Tuesday and Thursday.
Dr Harriet Plumridge (female), Salaried GPBSc 2008; MBBS 2012, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Dr Laura Stowe (female), Salaried GP, BMBCh2008 Oxford, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
See also:
Medicine in Hungerford:
- The Early Days - from the 13th century
- The Start of Organised Medicine - from 1550 to c1830
- The 19th Century and Medical Nepotism
- Local Hospitals (including more distant ones used by Hungerford residents)
- "Surgery may have to refuse new patients" NWN 10th March 2022.
The Canal Wharf, 2011