Our Staff

GP Partners

  • DR RUPERT TURBERVILLE-SMITH

    Male

    MB BCH MRCGP

    Dr Turberville-Smith has been a partner at the surgery since 1999 and is interested in all aspects of family medicine. His specialist interests include chest medicine and minor surgery. He lives in Weymouth with his family and enjoys running and cycling. You may see him cycling to home visits!

  • DR MARTHA O'NEILL

    Female

    MB BCh DRCOG DFFP

    Dr O'Neill moved to Weymouth after qualifying from University College Dublin in 1994. She worked in the local hospitals and surgeries in Weymouth and Dorchester until becoming a partner at the Bridges in 2000. She is interested in all aspects of family medicine.

  • DR ARTHUR WILSON

    Male

    MB CHB BSC MRCGP

    Dr Wilson qualified from Manchester in 1998. Ever since his first experience in General practice he could not imagine doing anything else with his career, joining The Bridges in 2006. Having his own young family has given him a new insight into family medicine, as well as existing interests in ophthalmology, dementia and cardiac care. Outside interests include sailing, rugby and sampling all the best that Dorset has to offer.

  • DR FELIX EGBUTU

    Male

    MBBS MRCGP

    Dr Felix Egbutu is a newly qualified GP, trained under Wessex Deanery. He qualified from the University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria in 2001. He worked mostly internationally for some years in Emergency medicine and family medicine, before settling in Dorset with his family. He joined the Bridges Medical Practice in 2022. He enjoys lots of sports, especially football.

  • DR ELIZABETH LYNE

    Female

    EL BM MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH

    Dr Lyne qualified from Southampton in 1993. She has previously worked in Shropshire and as a Partner in Gloucestershire, before moving to Dorset. She is interested in all aspects of family medicine and is a GP Trainer.

Salaried GPs

  • DR EDWARD BEEDHAM

    Male

    MBChB MRCGP DPD DRCOG

  • DR RACHEL TURBERVILLE-SMITH

    Female

    Bsc MBBS DCH MRCGP

    Dr Rachel Turberville-Smith is originally from the North of England – born in Manchester. She grew up in North Nottinghamshire and Sheffield. She trained at St George’s Hospital and Imperial College in London (qualifying in 1992) where she met Rupert (Dr Rupert Turberville-Smith) they have been married for just over 30 years. Her main hobby is Amateur Dramatics and she has been a member of the Weymouth Drama Club for over 25 years and tread the boards when she can. As well as going to the theatre, she also enjoys cooking, sewing, dancing and swimming in the sea.

  • DR LUCY BEAK

    Female

    MMBS (Hons) DRCOG MRCGP

  • DR NICKY CLEAVE

    Female

    BM MSc MRCGP FFPH

    Dr Nicky Cleave qualified in Southampton in 1991. She joined the Bridges Medical Centre in 2018 and combines her work as a GP with work in Public Health. She is particularly interested in women’s health and contraception and provides the practice coil-fitting service.

  • DR VICTORIA BEEDHAM

    Female

    MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, DPD

    Dr Vicky Beedham trained at Sheffield University. She specialises in women’s health and dermatology. She is an avid cyclist and sailor.

  • DR KEITH GOMES PINTO

    Male

  • DR ADAM FRASER

    Male

    MBChB (Hons), DRCOG, DCH, MRCGP, MSc, PCGE

    Dr Adam Fraser qualified in Birmingham in 1998 and joined the Bridges Medical Centre in 2009. He is interested in all aspects of family medicine, with special interests in dermatology, sports medicine and cardiology. He is the practice lead for GP training, research and clinical education. He is also an avid tennis player.

  • DR SETAREH CHAVOUSHI

    Female

    MBBS BSc PGDipDerm

  • DR KATHERINE WADE

    Female

    MBBCh

    Dr Wade qualified from Cardiff University in 2018, undertook her postgraduate training at Dorset County Hospital gaining experience in various specialities and joined the Bridges Medical Practice in 2023. She is particularly interested in elderly care and palliative medicine. Dr Wade is a keen runner and has recently registered the Bridges as a Parkrun practice, encouraging staff and patients to get involved in this 5k walk or run. Outside of work she enjoys playing piano and being outdoors, walking, cycling, sailing and swimming.

  • DR JENNIFER MILLS

    Female

    MBChB

  • DR ISIAKA SEMIU

    Male

  • DR CHESKA BALL

    Female

Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Advanced Clinical Practitioners deal with the majority of conditions presenting at the practice and are able to prescribe. They have pre-booked appointments, urgent appointments and help with the daily sit and wait surgery. We also have Nurse Practitioners who visit patients who are unable to come to the surgery.

  • CARO ELLIOTT

    Female

    Advanced Clinical Practitioner - RGN, ONC, BSc (Hons)

  • LOUISE BELL

    Female

    Advanced Clinical Practitioner

  • FIN MERCER

    Male

    Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

  • SUZANNA BELL

    Female

    Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Health Practitioners

  • JASON MERCER

    Male

    Emergency Care Practitioner

    Jason assists the On Call Doctor seeing urgent conditions both in the surgery and in patient's homes. He also visits patients for routine reviews. Jason has many years experience working for the Ambulance Trust before joining the practice in March 2015.

Nurses

Our nurses share the care of patients with chronic disorders such as diabetes and asthma with the doctors, provide health information and immunisation prior to foreign travel and carry out a range of health promotion activities such as general health checks and examinations and childhood vaccinations. They also carry out a number of practical procedures such as dressings, blood tests and administration of drugs by injection or implant.

  • ROSE WILSON

    Nursing Team Leader

  • MICHELLE ALLMOND

  • VAL LATHAM

  • LISA POTTER

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

  • MICHAELA REYNOLDS

    NVQ-3

  • JENNY WOOD

Phlebotomists

  • KERRY MEMBURY

  • HOLLY HOPE

Practice Management

  • LEONIE EDWARDS

    Practice Manager

    Leonie (known as Lennie) has been working in general practice since she left school. She started as a receptionist before becoming deputy practice manager at Abbotsbury Road Surgery. Lennie joined the Bridges as practice manager in 2010. The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

  • HELEN CARTER

    Deputy Practice Manager

  • DANNI WOOD

    Finance Manager

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries. Receptionists may need to ask certain information to provide you with the right care so please don't think they are being nosey.

  • TRACEY CAMPBELL

    Reception Team Leader

Secretaries

  • WENDY WOOD

    Secretary Team Leader

  • MICHELLE THOMPSON

    Secretary

  • KELLY ROBERTSON

    Secretary

  • RACHEL ELLIOTT

    Secretarial Admin Assistant

Advanced Practice Physiotherapists

We have three Advanced Practice Physiotherapists holding clinics in the practice. They see patients who have neck, back or joint pain and give joint injections. You do not need a referral from your GP - just ask reception for an appointment. Clinics are held at The Bridges and The Littlemoor Surgery.

Chiropody Service

Clinics are held at The Bridges and Littlemoor Health Centre. You need to be referred by one of our clinicians to be able to access this service.

Community Mental Health Teams

Mental Health Workers see patients who are under the Community Mental Health Team in the practice to perform annual physical checks.

Health Coaching

Our Health Coach helps anyone over 18 who has a long-term health condition or is a carer. They help patients manage their health and the impact it has on day-to-day life. Please ask reception for an appointment.

Weymouth Elderly Care Service

Weymouth Elderly Care Service (WECS) is a small team comprising of GPs with a special interest in the care of frailer people and those with complex health problems, a Nurse Practitioner and Nurses.
Page last reviewed: 04 December 2025
Page created: 05 September 2023