Doctors
Dr Nicholas Brown
MB BCh FRCGP DRCOG DA
(GP Partner – Pink Team)
Dr Gavin Durrant
MB ChB DRCOG MRCGP
(GP Partner – Yellow Team)
Dr Alison Challens
MBBCh MRCGP
(GP Partner – Blue Team)
Dr Nicholas Waters
MBBS MRCGP MRCP DFSRH DipDerm BSc
(GP Partner – Purple Team)
Dr Christine Voss
MBBS (Berlin) DRCOG MRCGP
(GP Partner – White Team)
Dr Vicky Stephenson
MBchB and MRCGP
(GP Partner – Green Team)
Dr Katherine Teare
MBBS BSc MRCGP (2010) DRCOG DGM DFSRH
(GP Partner – Orange Team)
Dr Ruth Palmer
MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
(Salaried GP)
Dr Lisa Ferro
MBBS BSc
(Salaried GP – Pink Team)
Dr Jessica Abbey
MBChB BSc
(Salaried GP – White Team)
Dr Ben James
BMBS MRCGP
(Salaried GP)
Dr Lucy Gains
MBBS MRCGP DFSRH
(Salaried GP – Green Team)
Dr Lizzie Madden
MBBS (Dist), MsC, FRNZCGP (NZ) & CEGPR (UK)
(Salaried GP – Orange Team)
Dr Elizabeth Watson
MBBch MRCGP 2010 DCH
(Salaried GP – Yellow Team)
Dr Susie Worsley
MBChB, MRCGP
(Salaried GP – Green Team)
Dr Sarah Rayne
MBChB PhD MRCS FCS(SA) DFSRH MRCGP
(Salaried GP – Purple Team)
Dr Bijoy Saha
MRCGP, MBBS, BSC (Hons), DRCOG, DFRSH, DCH, DipMSK (Salaried GP – Blue Team)
Practice Management
We have a team of managers who work closely together to look after the needs of the patients, staff and the efficient running of the Practice.
Karren Housley
Practice Manager
Karren started with us in June 2024 and is responsible for the overall running of the Practice.
Eve May
Operations Manager
Eve assists the Practice Manager in the overall running of the Practice and manages the Admin Support Teams and started with us in June 2025.
Sue Miller
Practice Nurse Manager
Sue is also our Lead Respiratory Specialist and Triage Nurse.
Arthur Welsh
Reception Manager
Arthur manages the Reception team.
Nursing Team
Kirsty Crompton
Kirsty is our Lead Diabetic Nurse Specialist and also works in the Child Immunisation, Dressing and Treatment Room clinics.
Joanne Thomas
Jo is one of our Diabetic Nurse Specialists.
Sara Lawrance
Sara is one of our Nurses who works in Dressing, Child Immunisation, Treatment Room clinics, Smears, INR’s and Bloods.
Dawn White
Nurse Practitioner and Prescriber
Dawn is our Lead Nurse Practitioner and supports patients with learning difficulties.
Jemma Black
Jemma is one of the Nurse Practitioners and an Asthma Nurse Specialist who also works in the Dressing and Dermatology clinics.
Emily Edwards
Emily is one of our Triage Nurses who also works in Female Health, Dressing, Child Immunisation and Treatment Room clinics.
Catherine Campbell
Catherine is one of our Triage Nurses and is also a Diabetic and Asthma Nurse Specialist.
Emma Lathbury
Emma is one of our Triage Nurses and is also works in the Treatment Room, Smear, Diabetes, Would Care and Stop Smoking clinics.
Healthcare Assistants
Hannah Crook
Hannah is our first trainee Nurse Associate who works in Dressing, Blood, Health Care Assistant, Combined Care Review and Long Term Condition clinics.
Kate Horner
Kate is one of our Phlebotomists.
Charlotte Hood
Charlotte is one of our Healthcare Assistants who works in the Blood, Health check and Long Term Condition clinics.
Jade Smith
Jade is one of our Healthcare Assistants who works in the INR, Blood, Health check and Long Term Condition clinics.
Debbie Thompsett
Debbie is our Senior Healthcare Assistant who runs our Spirometry clinics and works in Healthcare Assistant, Blood, INR, Stop Smoking, Combined Care Review and Long Term Condition clinics.
Reception
Reception is normally your first point of contact with the practice. We have a large team of full and part-time reception staff, all of whom are trained to provide you with a friendly and efficient service. They will assist you to make an appointment, deal with requests for repeat prescriptions and give you information about all our other services. Please speak to them if you have a query and they will do their best to help you.
Administration
We have a team of managers who work closely together to look after the needs of the patients, staff and the efficient running of the Practice.
Business Support Lead
Manages workflows and resources, supports practice management and drives improvements to enhance service delivery, and handles patient complaints to ensure timely and appropriate resolution.
GP Admin
Manage medical records, registrations, changes of address, and summarising of medical records.
HR & Finance Co-ordinator
Oversees all HR and Finance functions to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
IT Co-ordinator
Maintains all our IT systems and supports our patients with SystmOnline/NHSapp or Airmid queries.
Medical Secretaries
Oversee processing referrals, preparing clinical correspondence, and ensuring effective communication between patients, clinicians, and external healthcare providers.
Medicines Co-ordinators
Manage and process patient prescription requests, liaise with healthcare professionals and pharmacies, and maintain accurate medication records.
Community Nurses
District Nurses, or Community Nurses, are not based at Rowden Surgery, but at Chippenham Community Hospital. The Doctors may refer patients needing nursing at home to ‘Access to Care’, who will then assess the patient and organise care by the Community Team.