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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
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.
