Dr Osman and Dr Watts began running Goodwood Court and The Eaton Centre in September 2011. Inheriting a substantial and established practice population along with an experienced practice team has enabled the partners to begin a process of innovation and further development with the simple aim of providing the highest quality clinical care with a modern, responsive approach.
We aim to more closely meet your individual needs, as well as the broader needs of a diverse local population. In order to do this we are a member Practice of the newly formed Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning group which brings together doctors, nurses, local people and other key partners to plan, commission and ensure high quality care is available for all. We can only do this with your active support so please join our Patient Group.
Doctors
Dr Abubakr Osman (m)
Principal GP Partner - MBBS, Diploma in Practical Dermatology (Cardiff), DFRSH, nMRCGP
Dr Abubakr Osman registered as a doctor in Khartoum, Sudan in 2002 and then after working extensively studied General Practice in South London (St George's), qualifying in 2009. He has particular interests in Dermatology/Skin Conditions, Substance misuse and is Clinical Lead for our local WellBeing (mental health) Hub. |
Dr Andy Watts (m)
Managing GP Partner - MBBS, BSc(Hons)Nursing, Diploma in Child Health (London), MRCGP
Dr Andy Watts registered as a doctor in London in 1989 and then studied General Practice in Nottingham, qualifying in 1993. He has worked as a GP in South London and on the South Coast over a 20 year period. He has particular interests in Dermatology/Skin Conditions, Musculoskeletal and Sexual Health/HIV care, as well as health Quality Assurance work. He has advised at all levels of healthcare - local, national and as a primary care expert abroad.
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Dr Alison Corney (f)
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Nurses
| Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears. |
Mrs Pamela Branden SRN (f)
Full-time Practice Nurse with expertise in Diabetes, Asthma & Chronic Lung disease (COPD) care, health promotion/education, Family Planning/ Reproductive Heath, and interest in wound care.
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Ms Kirsti Archer RGN (f)
Kirsti holds an Honorary Contract with the Goodwood Court medical centre. She is based at Bellerbys (Brighton Study Group) International College (as their registered nurse and provides on site care to the students registered with us at the practice. Dr Watts and Kirsti run a weekly (appointment only) clinical session at the college to meet any specific health or illness needs of the student population including screening, prevention and immunisation.
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Healthcare Assistants
Mrs Ann Long (f)
Ann works in a dual role at the practice. Originally a member of the reception team, she has received support and development to also become a healthcare assistant. |
Mrs Debbie Miller (f)
Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their work and
carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (blood samples), blood pressure
measurement and new patient health checks. They may act as a chaperone and you are welcome to request the presence of a chaperone during any personal or intimate examination, if you wish.
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Miss Louise Bolingbroke (f)
Louise works in a dual role at the surgery, dividing her time between HCA work, currently working alongside Pam Branden running the childhood immunisation clinic and as our phlebotomist based at the Eaton Centre, running morning sessions Tuesday's and Thursday's. |
Phlebotomists
| Miss Louise Bolingbroke (f) |
Practice Management
Mr Andy Seymour (m)
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 excellent care, human resources, finance, safe & secure premises, equipment & information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other clinicians with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
Andy Seymour is an experienced Practice Manager with a strong reputation for innovation and Practice development. We are assured of a bright future at Goodwood Court/ The Eaton Centre with him leading the whole Practice team. |
Administration
Laura Gokhale
Laura is the administrative lead for our WellBeing (mental health) Hub and is the first point of call for people accessing this newly integrated service within local GP surgeries.
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Reception
Receptionists provide an important 'human link' for patients with the Practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services, test results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists help you make the most of the appointments with GPs and Practice Nurses.
They also perform other important tasks such as checking repeat prescription requests and dealing with other enquiries, such as Insurance forms, dealing with patient records /referrals and carrying out searches and Practice quality and service audits.
The Reception Team:
Angie Bryant
Jess Coates
Debbie Cooper
Ann Long (also works as a Healthcare Assistant in the Practice)
Debbie Marriott
Wendy Pell-Stevens
Gerrie Ramsay
Vanessa Swyer
Lisa Waller
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Community Midwives
Sarah Millett (f)
Sarah and her colleagues have responsibility to provide the midwifery care for patients registered at Goodwood Court Medical Centre. Regular clinics are held at Goodwood Court / The Eaton Centre and also elsewhere in the locality. The midwives can be contacted by phoning Goodwood Court Reception or the Community Midwifery office on 01273 696955. We provide a comprehensive and flexible maternity and obstetric care service from Goodwood Court and all mums-to-be receive a comprehensive pack of information to assist in their choices of antenatal care. |
Community Nurses
We work closely with the local community nurse team which has recently become more comprehensive as the Integrated Community Team, which through Sussex Community NHS Trust provides access to a wide range of responsive and therapy services which are particularly designed for people who have more complex health needs that can be met in the community, and who are housebound.
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Health Visitors
A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received advanced training particularly related to young families, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support, advice and health promotion information for mental, physical and social wellbeing.
Health Visitors are not generally based at Goodwood Court but can be contacted through the local community clinic at Conway Court, Clarendon Road, Hove or by telephone on 01273 728281. Regular baby clinics are held at Conway Court on Thursday afternoons between 14:00 and 15:30. |
Noticeboard
NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ACCESS OUT OF HOURS SERVICES is now Tel: 111 (Single Access Point) - this replaces NHS DIRECT
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