Meet the Team

Doctors

DR RICHARD LEWIS

Doctor
MBBS 1989

Male

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Dr Lewis trained as a GP after qualifying and joined Orchard Surgery in 1997. He values the continuity of care offered to patients in general practice and he also enjoys working closely with the team at the surgery. Dr Lewis is the lead GP representing the practice in Horsham Central, our Primary Care Network. He has an interest in expedition, alpine and arctic medicine. In his spare time he enjoys keeping fit both at the gym and in the great outdoors

DR EMMA WOODCOCK

Doctor
MBBS 1990

Female

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Dr Woodcock started her career in gynaecology. After changing to general practice, she spent many years as the managing partner of another practice in Sussex. She now is now the managing clinician for Orchard Surgery, working closely with the management team. Dr Woodcock is also an educator of GPs and other clinical and non-clinical roles. When she is not in Orchard Surgery, she is a clinical and board director for education and workforce in a local GP federation. Dr Woodcock has a special interest in Women’s Health in Primary Care and in particular the menopause. She also has an interest in Minor Surgery. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family and her cats!

DR CLARE STEVENS

Doctor
MBBS 1997

Female

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Dr Stevens joined Orchard Surgery in 2016 and works part-time over four days. She qualified as a GP in 2002 from Shere Surgery in Surrey. Prior to this she trained at The Royal London Hospital. Dr Stevens’ main interests at work include women’s health and musculoskeletal medicine, including joint injections. When not at work, she enjoys cooking and gardening, and looking after her children and animals, including donkeys!

DR KIMBERLEY BOTHA

Doctor
MBBS 2010

Female

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Dr Botha graduated from Imperial College London and started her career as a General Surgeon before transitioning to General Practice, qualifying in 2018. She has an interest in preventative and longevity medicine and has a Diploma from the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family, taking care of her various animals, and growing her own vegetables on the local allotment.

DR YASMINE WEEKS

Doctor
Female

Nursing Team

NICOLA BRANDON

Nurse
Female

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I am the nursing team lead. I started my career in the NHS as a paramedic and I then trained as a nurse and qualifying in 2013. I worked in the community nursing team to begin with, moving to general practice at Orchard Surgery in 2015. I have developed special interests in infection control, cytology, immunisations, diabetes, asthma and COPD. The role of the General Practice nurse in supporting our patients as part of a team is important. We aim to offer holistic patient- centred care and to develop relationships that empower our patients, giving them confidence in the practice team.

LAURA DAVY

Nurse
Female

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I qualified in 2020 during the Covid 19 pandemic. I then worked at East Surrey hospital in various wards such as Elderly care. Having previously done a student nurse placement at Orchard surgery, I was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to join the team as a Practice nurse. I have a special interest in Dementia, Mental health and Learning disabilities. I really enjoy working at Orchard surgery and I feel lucky to be part of such a supportive team.

Healthcare team

LISA WILKINSON

Paramedic Practitioner / ACP
Female

MARY CROFFIE

Paramedic Practitioner
Female

ELIZABETH LLOYD

Healthcare Assistant
Female

SUE BROWN

Healthcare Assistant
Female

CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS

Social Prescriber
Female

CATHERINE BRIFFETT

Care Coordinator
Female

DENISE ELLIOTT-BROWN

Prescribing Lead
Female

Practice Team

CLIVE FARRINGTON

Practice Manager

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I have been the practice manager at Orchard Surgery for over 20 years. Despite the challenges that face us in the NHS, the surgery has always tried to provide the best care possible for our patients. My intention is always to ensure that I can enable my administrative staff, managers and clinicians to provide a quality service. In 2023 I will be reducing my commitment to part time working but the management team and I will continue to support staff to help our patients access the most appropriate care within the practice and the NHS.

SARAH THOMPSON

Reception Manager

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I have worked at Orchard Surgery for 13 years. I started out as a Receptionist and then took on the role as a Reception Manager. I have watched the surgery come through many changes, both of which have been challenging and also very rewarding. I enjoy interacting with our patients and have built up great relationships with them over the years. It gives me great satisfaction to be able to help our patients and get them the right care they need. With so many options now we can navigate them to the right service that is right for the patients’ needs. It is also nice for them to see a familiar friendly face when they walk in which straight away puts them at ease. We have a super team here at Orchard and I feel very lucky to be part of that team.

VICTORIA WEST

Reception Manager

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I started working for the NHS in 1990 as a secretary at St Mary’s Hospital, London. I have since worked in a variety of NHS settings in London, Brighton, Crawley and Horsham. In 2004 my daughter was born and I took a career break. We moved to the North East and then to Derbyshire. When we returned to Horsham I started working as a Care Navigator at Orchard Surgery in 2020, just before the pandemic. I then became Reception Manager in 2023. I really enjoy working with the team at Orchard Surgery. Every day is different and it’s lovely to be able to build relationships with patients to help guide them to the care they need.