Hedge End Medical Centre

The Doctors

	Dr John Bush MB BS(Middlesex) MRCP DRCOG MRCGP (Dist.) DipOccMed Full Time Partner John is qualified to undertake Occupational Health Examinations. He is the lead GP for any matters relating to the PCT and also looks after a local Nursing Home, providing a ward round one morning per week. John’s special interests are cardiology, asthma and minor surgery.
	Dr Ruth Padday BM (Southampton) DCH DRACOG Half Time Partner. Ruth's special interests are contraception, sexual health and adolescent health. She runs the Teenage Drop-In Centre which is partly funded by the PCT, Hedge End Town Council, Eastleigh Parish Council and the Youth Service. The Teenage Drop-In Centre operates one afternoon per week from our Resource Centre at the Medical Centre. It boasts an ever increasing clientele and deals with teenage issues, contraception, drugs advice, bullying and has an on-site counsellor. Any young person can walk in on a Wednesday between 3.00 – 6.00pm or on a Monday at the Box, Wildern School between 3.00 - 4.30pm.
	Dr Susan Cookson MB BS(Perth, Western Australia) MRACGP Half Time Partner. Sue is our clinical governance lead and teaches medical students. Sue has special interests in rheumatology and paediatrics.
	Dr Mark Hollands BM MRCGP (Southampton) Full Time Partner and GP trainer Mark is also the practice lead for prescribing and has special interests in Warfarin control, diabetes and ophthalmology.
	Dr Richard Percival BM(Southampton) DRCOG MRCGP Full Time Partner. Richard teaches medical students and he looks after a local Nursing Home providing a ward round one morning per week. He has special interests in minor surgery and paediatrics.
	Dr Elizabeth Cropley MB BS (St Bartholomews ) DRCOG MRCGP OCH Elizabeth went to medical school at St. Bartholomew's hospital, London and later did her General Practice training in Plymouth. She has diplomas in paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and family planning.
	Dr Karl Graham BM (Southampton) DRCOG MRCGP Full Time Partner. Karl is our lead partner for information technology in the practice. He has a special interest in minor surgery
	Dr Alison Ashworth MBBS (London) DRCOG MRCGP Alison works 3 days a week as our salaried GP and qualified in 2000 from St. George’s Hospital in London. She did various hospital specialities in Brighton, Chichester and Winchester before moving into General Practice in 2004.