News:

Out of Hours
After office hours and at weekends and Bank Holidays, the Out Of Hours Service for emergencies can be contacted by ringing 0845 3458995.

Urgent Appointments
We will see people with urgent appointments the same day and, we keep a proportion of appointments un-booked for this purpose.  If you call and request an urgent appointment, we will arrange for one of our practice nurses to call you back as soon as possible.  It may be possible for the nurse to deal with your complaint over the 'phone, or for you to have appointment with the nurse.  If the nurse cannot deal with your problem, she will book you in to see a GP.

Telephone Advice
If you need telephone advice from your doctor please leave your name and your telephone number and the doctor will return your call as soon as they are able to. 

FLU ALERT
If you are suffering from flu-like symptoms the advice is to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus and contact your GP by telephone.
Swine flu helpline 0800 1 513 513



Doctors


Dr Faith Holdsworth (f)MB BSBSc MRCGP DRCOG (London 1979)

Faith is the senior partner at the Practice. She qualified from London University in 1979 and joined the practice in 1988. In addition to her training in General Practice, she has professional interests in Obstectrics and Gynaecology. She has two children and is involved with the local community both through the Practice and the local Baptist Church. She enjoys walking, (hence the recent trip to Mt Everest Base Camp in aid of Helen & Douglas House), keeping fit at the gym and, is involved in local orchestras and solo work as a Harpist. She also enjoys travel, art and reading.
  
Dr Ben Riley (m)BM BCh MA MRCGP DRCOG DFFP (Oxford 2000)

Ben trained at Oxford University Medical Shool and worked as a junior doctor at the John Radcliffe and Stoke Mandeville hospitals. He completed his GP training in Aylesbury in 2004 and joined The Fern Hill Practice in April 2007. He enjoys general medical practice and has a particular interest in skin problems. As well as working at Fern Hill, Ben also works as the Curriculum Development and Educational Resources Fellow at The Royal College of General Practitioners in London and, is the Clinical Project Lead of e-GP, a Department of Health funded e-learning project. He also sits on the editorial board of InnovAiT, an educational journal for GPs published by Oxford University Press.
  
Dr Elizabeth J Dickson (f)
  
Dr Angela Netherwood (f)Angela Netherwood MBBSMRCGP DRCOG DCH DFSRH (London 1996)

Angela trained at the University College London Medical School, qualifying in 1996. She enjoyed working in various hospital specialties before taking a career break to accompany her husband on a posting to America.

On returning to England she completed her GP training in Oxford in 2010. Her particular areas of interest are child health and family planning.

With a husband and two young children to look after Angela doesn’t have much spare time! When she can she enjoys music, travel and walking. She is also an active member of her local Church, where she teaches Sunday school.

Angela will be joining us on the 16th of August.