The Three Spires Medical Practice, Truro - The doctors, nurses and other staff at our practice

Doctors

Dr Hayes M Dalal (m)
Hayes

MB ChB MD FRCGP FHEA Dr Dalal qualified from University of Sheffield in 1981. He joined the practice in 1985 as a trainee was appointed a partner in 1986. He has a regular minor surgery session and is one of the doctors responsible for patients at a local nursing home. In 1995 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners by assessment and in 2007 he was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine by the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth for his thesis on cardiac rehabilitation. Dr Dalal has an interest in coronary heart disease and has led NHS funded research in cardiac rehabilitation. He is an honorary clinical lecturer with the Peninsula Medical School and is attached to the Research & Development Directorate of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.

Dr Peter Short (m)
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MB BS, DCH, DRCOG, MRCGP Dr Short trained at University College Hospital in London. He qualified in 1984. After completing his postgraduate training at The Royal Cornwall Hospitals, he joined the practice in 1991. He provides the full range of General Medical Services and has special interest in Diabetes and Respiratory diseases. He is the Medical Officer for Truro School. He is the practice Prescribing lead and is a GP Appraiser for the Primary Care Trust.

Dr Mark Sullivan (m)
Mark

MB ChB MRCGP MF Hom
First registered in 1976. He provides a full range of medical services including antenatal care and family planning.

Dr Andrew J May (m)
MB BS DFFP DRCOG MRCGP

First registered in 1990. He is registered for obstetric care, family planning and minor surgery. His special interests include dermatology and cardiology.

Dr Stefan Schuh (m)
MRCGP DRCOG DFFP stefan2

First registered in 1991. He provides a full range of general medical services and is involved in teaching medical students. He is also a GP trainer.

Dr Catherine Newton (f)

MB ChB MRCGP (Merit) DCH DRCOG DFFP P1020362 Since graduating from Bristol Medical School in 1996, I have worked around the South West with a year working in Western Australia. I work part time and have 2 small children. My husband is a GP in Padstow. I do a well woman clinic every other week providing contraception services and community gynaecology. My other interests include ENT and paediatrics. I also work as the medical officer for Truro High School for girls

Dr Neil McKay (m)

MB Bch MRCP MRCGP MFAEM. Neil Originally from Truro and very happy to be working back in his home town.First registered in 1999. He provides a full range of general medical services including a special interest in general medicine and orthopaedics / sports injuries. He has a background training in accident emergency medicine and also provides minor surgery, joint injections and vasectomy with Dr Bull. He is a GP trainer for junior doctors and also involved with teaching medical students within the practice. Very thankful to be back home and able to enjoy his favourite sports of mountainbiking and surfing here with the family.

Dr Matt Bull (m)
Matt

I grew up in the South East and studied Medicine at Manchester University
graduating in 1996. After working in Accident and Emergency in Lancaster and
Western Australia I moved to Tunbridge Wells to undertake my GP training and a
Masters Degree in Primary Care and subsequently joined a partnership where I
worked for six years. I was lured to Cornwall in 2008 when I met my wife who is
a local secondary school teacher. I feel very privileged to be living on the
North Coast where I enjoy surfing and swimming. My special interests are
medical education and vasectomy. I am involved with teaching undergraduates at
the Peninsula Medical School and Dr.Mckay and I are now offering a vasectomy
service here at the surgery.

Dr Linda Barry (f)
MB ChB MRCGP DRCOG
I qualified from Bristol in 1981.
I have been a GP for 25 years and have lived in Cornwall for the past 20 years.
During that time I have juggled working and raising a family.
I provide a full range of services and have a special interest in women's health and contraception.
When not working or with my kids I enjoy cycling and messing around with horses.

Dr Katy Bray (f)
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MB BS BSc DRCOG Diploma Sports Medicine and Training Injuries MRCGP
Originally from Truro I studied Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals graduating in 2000. I then worked as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy for 7 years prodominantly attached to the Royal Marines. During this time I completed both my GP training and diploma in Sports Medicine and Training Injuries. I am now pleased to be back in Truro working as a salaried GP and am also involved in an orthopaedic interface clinic for knee hip and shoulder problems based here at 3 Spires and in Falmouth.

Nurses

Mrs Glenys Bennett (f)
Glenys does general nursing clinics, she also runs a specialist Diabetic clinic. She does an INR clinic and childhood immunisation clinic.

Mrs Linda Carey (f)
Linda does General Nursing clinics. She also runs a specialist CHD (heart disease) clinic and Diabetes clinic. She does Travel vaccinations and childhood immunisation clinic

Miss Pernille Wood (f)
Pernille is our Nurse Practitioner, she holds General Nursing clinics and the Minor Illness clinic. She also runs an INR clinic, a specialist CHD clinic and a Respiratory clinic and travel vaccinations.

Mrs Margaret Penhaligon (f)
Margaret is our Eldercare/Community Matron. Her role is looking after the needs of our elderly patients. She works with the community nurses, social services and other care agencies to coordinate health care.

Mrs Sara Edwards (f)
Sara does General Nursing clinics. She also runs a Respiratory clinic.

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Liz Boyle (f)
Liz works as a HCA she runs a diagnostic clinic, taking bloods, blood pressures, performing ECG's and 24 hour monitoring. She is an accredited phlebotomy trainer.

Mrs Faye Phillips (f)

Faye works as a Physiotherapy assistant working with our Physiotherapists. She also works as a HCA taking blood and performing diabetic foot checks.

Mrs Marilyn Stead (f)
Marilyn works as an HCA taking blood and performing diagnostic tests.

Mrs Hannah Passmore (f)
Hannah works two days per week as a HCA. Her work involves taking blood and performing diagnostic tests.

Miss Rachael Handley (f)
Rachael is an HCA for the well woman and minor ops clinics and HCA and co-ordinator for the Vasectomy clinic.

Practice Management

Mrs Lesley Dennis
Full time Practice Manager

Administration

Miss Katy Hawker
Full time Assistant Practice Manager

Mrs Carolyn Gunn
Full time practice secretary.

Reception

Mrs Karen Casanove

Karen is the Reception Office Manager Karen

Noticeboard

How to find us at the Truro Health Park:

The main reception is on Floor 0. From the entrance next to the Daniel Arms take the stairs or lift to floor 0 and you will see the reception to the right from the lift and to the left from the stairs (you will have come from floor -1). From the main Truro Health Park entrance you should enter and go left until you see the 3Spires main reception at the end of the building.

There is parking for patients and secure places to leave cycles as well as wheelchair access and wheelchair toilet facilities and lifts at Truro Health park.

Prescriptions:

If you have previously had your prescriptions processed by Moss Pharmacy (Lemon Street), these will now be available from the Truro Health Park Boots. Please remember to select the correct Boots store when ordering prescriptions online.

Truro Health Park