MB BS (1996) London, BMedSci, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP. Dr Gardner joined Litchdon Medical Centre in 2002. He is a Trainer for doctors on the North Devon GP Vocational Training Scheme and is the Older Persons Mental Health Lead for the North Devon Clinical Commissioning Group. Dr Gardner works Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Fridays. Dr Gardner is the senior partner at the practice and works closely with Sharon Bates the Management Partner to ensure the smooth running of the practice.
Dr Gardner works out of hours for the local Devon Doctors team.

MB BS (1998) London, BEng, DCH, DRCOG, MRCGP. Dr Jefferies joined Litchdon medical centre in July 2005. He has a special interest in ophthalmolgy and is the practice diabetes lead. He is also a trainer for doctors on the North Devon Vocational Training Scheme. Dr Jefferies works Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 

BSc, MB BS (1996) London, DCH, DRCOG, DFFP, DTM&H, DipClinEd, MRCGP. Dr Jones joined Litchdon Medical Centre in 2007. Dr Jones is a Trainer for doctors on the North Devon GP Vocational Training scheme and is also involved with training medical students. Dr Jones also has an interest in expedition and tropical medicine. Dr Jones is on the North Devon CCG Board and works at Litchdon on Tuesdays and Fridays.

MB ChB (1999) Bristol, DRCOG DFFP DTM+H MRCGP Loc IUT Loc SDI. Dr Dallimore has a special interest in sexual and reproductive healthcare and trains GPs in contraception. Dr Dallimore is the practice lead GP for child safeguarding. Dr Dallimore works Tuesdays and Thursdays.

BSc Hons, MB BS (2000) London, MRCS, DO-HNS, MRCGP, DFFP. Dr Erdozain  began working at litchdon initally as a locum in 2011 and became a partner in 2012. Dr Erdozain trained as a surgeon specialising in Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) before becoming a GP in 2007. Dr Erdozain's clinical interest include minor surgery and end of life care. Dr Erdozain works Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

BMedSci, BM.BS (2000) Nottingham, MRCP, MRCGP, DFFP. Dr Parker joined Litchdon Medical Centre in August 2006. Dr Parker is the prescribing lead for the practice and works on Tuesday and Thursday.

MB BS (2005) London, DCH, DFSRH, MRCGP. Dr Warner joined Litchdon medical Centre in 2010. She is the lead GP for medical students.
Dr Warner works on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

MB BS(2009) London, BSc (HONS), MRCGP. Dr Cockcroft joined the
practice in 2014 and he works on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays. 

MBChb (2010) Birmingham, DRCOG, MRCGP. Dr Marsh joined the
practice in 2015 and she works on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays.

MBChb (2007) Sheffield BA (Hons) BMedSci (Hons) MRCS PGC Trauma Surgery MRCGP. He has a special interest in musculoskeletal medicine, sports and exercise medicine and minor surgery. Dr Carlino joined as a partner in October 2018 after working at the practice as a salaried GP before that for 12 months. Dr Carlino works on a Mon, Wed, Thursday and Friday. 

MBBCh(2010) Cardiff, MRCGP. Dr Thornton joined the practice

as a registrar and has become a Partner in September 2019.

His working days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

MBBS 2006 London. Ba (hons). MRCGP. Dr Brice works on 
Wednesdays & Fridays and has been with the practice since 2014.

MB BS (2007) London, B.A Physiological Sciences (2004) Oxford.  Dr Fothergill normally works on Mondays and Tuesdays.  She also works in A&E and Intensive Care at NDDH.

BMBS (2010) Peninsula, MRCGP. Dr Cockcroft has a special interest in palliative care. She also works at the North Devon Hospice.

Our Team of practice nurses and healthcare assistants are available for routine and some evening appointments, Monday to Friday.

Practice nurses carry out a wide range of services such as dressings, vaccinations, cervical smears and weight loss advice.  They work as an integral part of our Same Day Team and also run our Diabetes, Asthma/COPD and Coronary Heart Disease Clinics. 

Lead Nurse and works in the Treatment Room & Diabetes                                                                                                    

Deputy Nurse Lead. Nurse Prescriber & Specialist in Contraception & Sexual Health

Diabetic Specialist Nurse and Treatment room Nurse

Treatment Room Nurse and Wound Care Specialist

Treatment Room Nurse and Wound Care Specialist 

Treatment Room Nurse/Respiratory Specialist Nurse                                      

Respiratory Specialist Nurse      

Urgent Care Team Nurse                                                                                       

Urgent Care Team Nurse

Our healthcare assistants undertake a number of procedures including finger-prick INR testing, smoking cessation advice and clinics, blood tests, ECGs, and blood pressure readings.

HCA and Phlebotomist

HCA and Phlebotomist

HCA and Phlebotomist

Ali Cousins (Dermatology Manager)

Ali has been working within the NHS since 2010 predominantly in General Practice. Following a relocation to Swindon in 2015 she worked as the Business Manager for the Community Nursing Team which involved working closely with both GP’s and the Great Western Hospital. North Devon has always been home though so Ali and her family moved back here in January 2018 when she joined the Dermatology team at Litchdon House as Deputy Dermatology Manager. Ali then became the Dermatology Manager in December 2018.  

Sharon Bates (Management Partner)

Sharon is our Practice Manager.  She joined the Practice in June 2014. 
She started her career working at Litchdon Medical Centre in the late eighties and then worked at the North Devon District Hospital for the last 20 years so has spent all of her working life in healthcare services.

The Practice Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the Practice, making sure that systems, staff, equipment and finances are all in place to provide a high quality service to our patients.

The Healthcare Administration Team are members of the practice team and it has been agreed they should ask patients “why they need to be seen”. Healthcare Administration Team staff are trained to ask certain questions in order to ensure that you receive:

• the most appropriate medical care


• from the most appropriate health professional


• at the most appropriate time
  
  

 Healthcare Administration Team are asked to collect brief information from patients:

• to help doctors prioritise house visits and phone calls


• to ensure that all patients receive the appropriate level of care


• to direct patients to see the nurse or other health professional rather than a doctor where appropriate.

They are there to assist you, so please ask if you need help or have any queries. 

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We offer antenatal clinics on Tuesdays and Fridays. We will care for you throughout your pregnancy and at home after you have had your baby. We also offer a choice on place of birth whether it be in the hospital or at home.

If you need to contact us please call the Labour Ward on 01271 322605 which offers a 24 hour service.

The community nurses care for patients in their own homes. 

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing.

Hospice Care Nurses

The nurses are based at Deer Park Hospice in Newport, Barnstaple and liaise closely with the GPs and Nurses.  The Hospice has a bedded unit, day care facilities and a team of nurses who see patients and families in their own homes.

Physiotherapist

Litchdon Medical Centre also offers in house NHS physiotherapy. This service provides advice and treatment for the improvement of musculoskeletal problems and can be accessed through referral from your GP.

Sarah is a clinical pharmacist and works for the Barnstaple Primary Care Network on quality improvement in prescribing.

Sam is our Social Prescriber for the Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network. Social Prescribing seeks to address people's needs in a holistic way. 

Charlie is a First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) for the Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network. Patients can book directly into his clinic without the need to see a GP first. He can assess, diagnose and advise on joint and muscular pain/conditions and make onward referrals to traditional NHS Physiotherapy, Orthopaedics or X-Ray as neccessary.