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Grove House Surgery, Tel: +44 (0) 1749 342314 If you’re looking for loads of experience and good teaching in a friendly, enthusiastic and supportive team, look no further – give us a call! Grove House Surgery is a four-partner semi-rural practice situated between the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels. We practice from our own premises, opened in 1991, and have a steadily expanding list of about 6400 patients. Our philosophy is to try to provide a full range of primary care services in comfortable and friendly surroundings, in a style convenient and accessible to our patients and satisfying and enjoyable for us. The Partners Chris Kenyon, GP Trainer, interests in mental health, minor surgery and drug abuse. Jo Cudmore, interests in women’s medicine, minor surgery, cardiology, care of the elderly, diabetes and prescribing issues. Ken MacLeay, GP Trainer, interests in child health, diabetes, drug abuse and mental health. Pippa Girling, GP Trainer, interests in women’s health, contraception, COPD and asthma. The Team Includes four practice nurses, attached health visitors, midwives, district nurses, community matron, dietician and counsellors and practice manager with full administrative support. We offer in-house minor surgery, family planning, child health surveillance and special services for drug abusers. We have an established and proactive patient group. We belong to a well established Central Mendip Federation of five practices, and as such we work closely with the recently formed interim GP commissioning group board. The Work We are a busy practice, with a full working day. We make extensive use of the facilities at our nearby Community Hospital, including in-patient beds, outpatient clinics, minor A&E, physiotherapy, X-ray, chiropody and occupational therapy. As well as managing patients in the local community hospital, we also look after a number of nursing and residential homes and homes for adults with learning disability. We are also fortunate to have access to the Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre which provides investigations and procedures locally. Out of Hours work is covered by our local co-op, NESDOC. The Registrar has his/her own consulting room, participates fully in all practice activities and attends the Bath Day Release Course on Wednesdays in term time. There is a lot of enthusiastic teaching with regular tutorials, joint surgeries and visits, video-recording and informal instruction. Social Life All the facilities of Bath and Bristol are within easy reach and there is the added attraction of being in the country. There are ample opportunities for sport and outdoor pursuits. Shepton Mallet is widely known for the excellence of its restaurants, and for the Glastonbury Festival at nearby Pilton. |