Our Doctors

GP Roles and ‘who’s who’ at Mount Pleasant Health Centre

 

Equity Partners – Dr Claire Clode, Dr Mark Collyer, Dr David Hopkins, Dr Nina Sandercombe, Dr Sarah Scammell, Dr Yan Shafafi & Dr Matt Whaley

These are the GP Partners who own the Health Centre.

 

Salaried Partners – Dr Helen Crighton, Dr James Finn, Dr Carl Harding, Dr Heloise Moore-Mate & Dr Emma Parker

These are the GP’s who hold their own patient lists in the same way as the Equity Partners. They attend quarterly meetings with the Practice Manager and the Equity Partners to discuss ways of working and the strategic planning and priorities for the Health Centre.

 

GP Associates – Dr Ruth Hanwell

These are the salaried GP’s who work alongside the Partners and have all been at Mount Pleasant for many years.

 

GPST’s – To become an independent General Practitioner in the UK, a Doctor must undertake at least three years of GP Specialty Training (GPST), normally including 18 months in an approved training practice with a further 18 months in approved hospital posts. We host 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year trainee GP’s working alongside our GP teams in Primary Care as 3,6, 9, 12 and sometimes 18 month placements. The trainee Doctor will always have a supervising GP on the premises to refer to if necessary when seeing a patient and they will also undertake joint surgeries with our GP’s. As a large training Practice we currently have 6 (of our above) GP’s who are currently GP Trainers.

 

F2’s – A Foundation doctor (F1 or F2 also known as a house officer) is a grade of medical practitioner in the United Kingdom undertaking the Foundation Programme – a two-year, general postgraduate medical training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and specialist/general practice training. We host F2 Doctors, usually two at a time who spend 3 months with us and can very often return at a later stage as a GPST (as above).

 

Medical students – We are very enthusiastic about helping to teach and train future doctors. We want to give them a wide variety of experience of General Practice during their time with us. Hopefully many will choose to become the GP’s of the future and we hope that their time at Mount Pleasant will influence how they practice medicine in the future and interact with patients. We sometimes have two 5th year medical students for a 5 week period, three times throughout the year. They are supervised by our GP’s and will spend time with all our primary care teams including GPs, nurses and Reception.

More about the GP’s at Mount Pleasant Health Centre

 

Dr David Hopkins (Male) (He/him)

BM, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP

Equity Partner Dr Hopkins qualified from Southampton University Medical School in 1993 and became a full time Partner in January 2000. He is involved in the training of Medical Students and Doctors in the Practice. Dr Hopkins is married with two children, enjoys running, surfing, hill walking, outdoor activities and gardening.

 

Dr Sarah Scammell (Female) (She/her)

BMedSci, BM BS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, BSc MBBS

Equity Partner Dr Scammell qualified from the University of Nottingham in 2005 and moved to Exeter in 2009. She spent time working in Australia and Uganda before joining Mount Pleasant in 2014. Dr Scammell enjoys walking, surfing and snowboarding.

 

Dr Ruth Hanwell (Female) (She/her)

MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, MBChB

GP Associate Dr Hanwell qualified from the University of Bristol in 1997. She works as a GP Associate, having joined Mount Pleasant on the GP retainer scheme in 2010. She enjoys taking part in sporting events and spending time with her young family.

 

Dr Helen Crighton (Female) (She/her)

MRCGP, DGM, MBChB, DPD

GP Associate Dr Crighton qualified at University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff. She has spent time working in the UK, Australia and New Zealand before moving to Exeter to start her GP training in 2000. She joined Mount Pleasant in 2006 as a GP Associate. Dr Crighton has an interest in dermatology and has completed the diploma of practical dermatology. She works as a GP specialist in dermatology both at the practice and in dermatology at RD&E hospital. Dr Crighton has a diploma in elderly care medicine and outside of working she enjoys running, bike riding and spending time outdoors.

 

Dr Claire Clode (Female) (She/her)

MRCGP, DRCOG, MBChB

Dr Clode qualified from Leicester University in 2002 and moved to Exeter in 2003. She completed her GP training in Taunton and Exeter before joining Mount Pleasant Health Centre in 2007. Dr Clode is also a part time lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School, teaching professional development to 1st and 3rd year students. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, cycling, walking and baking.

 

Dr Mark Collyer (Male) (He/him)

MBChB, DRCOG, DGM, MRCGP

Dr Collyer qualified from Bristol University in 2003 and completed his GP training and Mount Pleasant Health Centre in 2009. He became a partner in 2017 and enjoys teaching medical students. Outside of work he enjoys swimming, racquet sports and walking coastal and Dartmoor walks with his family.

 

Dr Nina Sandercombe (Female) (She/her)

MRCGP, BSc MBBS

Dr Sandercombe qualified from Peninsula Medical School in 2013 and completed her GP training in the summer of 2018. She has worked in A&E, ENT, Plastics, Stroke, Paediatrics and ICU. Outside of work she enjoys going to the gym, walking her dog and travelling.

 

Dr Matthew Whaley (Male) (He/him)

MBChB

Dr Whaley graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2012 and moved to Exeter in 2016 after working in Torbay Hospital. He has worked at Mount Pleasant Health Centre since 2019 and became an equity partner in 2023. Outside of work he enjoys playing his guitar and watching sports.

 

Dr Yan Shafafi (Male) (He/him)

BSC, MSC, MD, MRCGP

Dr Shafafi completed his GP training in 2017 and joined Mount Pleasant Health Centre in 2018. He became an equity partner in 2023 and enjoys teaching medical students and undertaking minor operation procedures.

 

Dr James Finn (Male) (He/him)

MRCGP, MBChB

Dr Finn studied at Cardiff University and moved to Exeter for GP training in 2015. He worked in New Zealand and South Africa before joining Mount Pleasant Health Centre in 2020. Outside of work he enjoys surfing, climbing & triathlons.

 

Dr Heloise Moore-Mate (Female(She/her)

MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG

Dr Moore-Mate obtained her (MBBS) with a distinction in Medical Sciences and Clinical Sciences from Kings College in London. She is also a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) with a Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRCOG).

 

Dr Emma Parker (Female(She/her)

MBBS

Dr Parker graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Arts.

 

Dr Carl Harding (Male) (He/Him)

MRCGP, BSc MBBS

Dr Harding qualified from Peninsula Medical School in 2017 and moved to Exeter for GP training in 2020. He worked in Torbay before joining Mount Pleasant Health Centre in August 2022. Outside of work he enjoys playing golf, walking his dogs at the beach, travelling and cooking.

 

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Page updated 07/08/2023