We are pleased to report that Kirsty Plummer will be taking on the role of Dispensary Manager at the Tolsey Surgery. Kirsty has worked for us as a locum in the past and she has most recently been the Pharmacy Manager at Devizes Pharmacy. In her spare time she enjoys walking her dogs and riding and taking care of her horses.

We are sure that everyone will make Kirsty welcome as she settles into the role and gets to meet all our patients. 

It is with great sadness that we must announce that Adam, our Dispensary Manager, has decided to leave the Tolsey Surgery. He is moving away from dispensing and starting a new career in the Civil Service. 

We would like to thank Adam for all his hard work during his time at the surgery. We know that he will be greatly missed by all those that were helped by him. We feel that his dedication to the role, caring manner and dispensing skills will be a great loss to the profession but we wish him well for the future. 

His last day will be the 19th April 2014. 

Job Advert - Salaried GP position (with a view to Partnership if wanted)

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, caring and friendly GP to join our supportive team in delivering traditional family practice. We strongly believe in continuity of care and, surrounded by the beautiful North Wiltshire countryside, this role will give you the opportunity to really make a difference to the health care needs of our local population.

The post is for a Salaried position with a view to Partnership if wanted.

We are a small dispensing practice of 3300 patients within easy commute of Bath, Bristol and Swindon. We are a teaching and training practice who have strong links with the University of Bristol and the Severn Deanery.

Competitive salary of £10-11K per session (depending on experience).

Our location, and practice ethos, help facilitate our commitment to ensuring a superb work-life balance.

For further details please contact the practice manager: sadia.chant@nhs.net      

We are sad to announce that Dr Lorraine Jeffery and Jo Missiato both retired from General Practice in August. Lorraine has been our GP Retainer since 2017, the same year that Jo also joined the practice as our Lead Nurse. They are both extremely popular with patients and staff.

We are hoping that we might be able to persuade Lorraine to come back and do the occasional locum session in the future. However, in the meantime, she will have more opportunities to go horse riding and skiing.

The team all celebrated Jo's retirement with our annual staff walk to Luckington, followed by a sumptious dinner. The sun shone and we all had a wonderful evening.

We all hope that you both have an enjoyable retirement!

Pictured: Michele Lacey, Jo Missiato and Lisa Neal at Jo's retirement party

Dr Alice Atkinson will be joining the practice this August as our new GP Retainer. She will be working 4 sessions per week on a Monday and Thursday. Alice lives locally and has a young family. We look forward to welcoming Alice to the practice.

Dr Shi Yu Ong will also be joining us on 2nd August as our new GP Registrar. This will be for her final year of training in General Practice. She has most recently been working at the Emergency Department of the Great Western Hospital.

Dr Ong replaces Dr Hussaina Imam who will be moving to a practice nearer her home in Swindon to complete her training and exams. We wish Hussaina all the best for her future.