Our Team

Doctors

Dr Justin Hendriksz

GP
Male

Dr. Hendriksz joined as a partner in the practice in 2008. He qualified as a doctor in South Africa before doing an MSc degree at Oxford. He has embraced Cornwall … [continue] Dr Justin Hendriksz

Dr Bethan Woodfield

Salaried GP
Female

Dr Woodfield joined the Practice in August 2023 as a salaried GP. She has relocated back to Lostwithiel from Manchester, but knows Lostwithiel well as she grew up here. She … [continue] Dr Bethan Woodfield

Dr Jerry Antony

Salaried GP
Male

Dr Antony completed his training at Lostwithiel Medical Practice and enjoyed working here so much that he decided he wanted to stay with us as a salaried GP and started officially … [continue] Dr Jerry Antony

Practice nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

Mrs Emma Fuller

Practice nurse
Female

Emma is qualified to undertake all the practice nurse services including minor injuries, dressings and child vaccinations. She also runs the cervical cytology service. Emma was a district nurse before … [continue] Mrs Emma Fuller

Mrs Elizabeth King

Nurse prescriber

Lizzy King can prescribe and has had particular responsibility for patients with chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes who need regular medical input.   She has a wealth of … [continue] Mrs Elizabeth King

Mrs Lauren Frost

Practice Nurse
Female

Lauren is a prescribing practice nurse who has been with the Practice for a few years.  She is incredibly hard-working and very caring and is an asset to the Practice.

Mrs Hannah Winter-Baker

Practice Nurse

Hannah is a prescribing practice nurse and has been here for several years.  She has a particular interested in all things respiratory and will always go above and beyond for … [continue] Mrs Hannah Winter-Baker

Dispensary

Our dispensers are fully qualified and attend regular courses throughout each year to update their knowledge and skills. Annual appraisals are also mandatory and these are undertaken by Drs. Howe and Hendriksz. The team has many years' experience and are happy to help with questions patients may have regarding their medications.

Mrs Paula Coleman

Dispensary Manager
Female

Paula is one of our longest standing members of our team. She manages the Dispensary and small team with great knowledge and experience.

Mrs Susan Collins

Dispenser
Female

Sue is a member of our excellent dispensary team and has a vast knowledge in her field and uses this knowledge to support and help our patients as well as … [continue] Mrs Susan Collins

Jasmin Baron

Dispenser
Female

Jasmin is one of our Dispensary team who is just about undertake a two year training course to develop her role and build on her knowledge of all things around … [continue] Jasmin Baron

Emma Perren

Dispenser
Female

Emma has recently joined our dispensary and is already an asset to the team and the Practice.

Additional healthcare staff

Mrs Claire Philp

Healthcare Assistant

Claire is well known to patients within the practice area having been part of the community nursing team for many years and since January 2023 has joined the practice as … [continue] Mrs Claire Philp

Health Visitors


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 … [continue] Health Visitors

Attached Staff


Attached community stafff can provide district nursing, mental health, cancer/MacMillan and social services (including access to carer support groups) for patients who are housebound.

Practice management

Amanda Tamblin

Practice manager

Amanda joined the Practice in October 22 to provide full time practice management.   She has 25 years experience of working within the NHS, mainly in secondary care before branching out … [continue] Amanda Tamblin

Tara Baron

Practice Administration Manager

Tara has worked at the Practice for 15 years in her role as Medical Secretary, until her recent promotion to Practice Administration Manager. Tara has extensive knowledge of the practice … [continue] Tara Baron

Practice staff

Jacquie

Administration

Jacquie manages all our incoming administration as well as summarising the patients notes. Jacquie has been with the practice for several years and she is incredibly experienced and knowledgeable of … [continue] Jacquie

Mrs Lesley Balmer

Administration

Lesley is a part-time administrator and is multi-skilled so that besides her own role she is also able to cover her colleagues.

Gill Morgan

Administration

Gill is one of our administrators who’s role is to monitor and invite our patients in for their annual reviews that are required in relation to their medical condition. She … [continue] Gill Morgan

Reception

Our receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and they are the initial contact point for general inquiries from patients. They provide basic information on services and can direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Our receptionists book the majority of routine patient appointments. In addition, they undertake other important administrative tasks such as the appointment diary, processing new registrations and medical records, dealing with general inquiries, taking messages and helping patients whenever possible. They are trained in issues such as of health and safety, equality and diversity, infection control, information governance and confidentiality, they have a wealth of knowledge and information to be tapped into and can guide patients wherever needed. We are in the process of recruiting two part-time receptionists to join the team.

Miss Helen Glover

Receptionist/Administrator

Helen is an administrator as well as a valued member of our reception team. She has recently taken on the challenging role of managing the practices rota’s for all of … [continue] Miss Helen Glover

Mrs Jane Bradley

Reception team

Jane is a member of our fantastic reception team who is very experienced and will always go the extra mile for our patients and is a great support to her … [continue] Mrs Jane Bradley

Mrs Louise Luck

Reception/Admin Team

Lou is a valued member of our reception team as well as some registration administration work. She is wonderful first port of call for our patients and will always go … [continue] Mrs Louise Luck

Mrs Michelle Rault

Reception/Admin team

Michelle is a member of our exceptional reception team who is very popular with our patients and always goes the extra mile for our patients and providing cover for her … [continue] Mrs Michelle Rault