Meet the Team

Our Doctors

Dr Rob Browne

Dr Rob Browne was born in London and studied Medicine at Leicester University, qualifying in 1993. He did his vocational training for general practice at Countesthorpe and has been a partner since 2000.
He is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and is a GP trainer. Within the practice he is the Registered Manager for the Care Quality Commission and he is on the board of the South Blaby & Lutterworth Primary Care Network.
He lives in Bruntingthorpe with his wife Sarah and son Matthew. He is a keen footballer and other interests include music and reading.
Dr. Browne’s normal clinic times are as follows:

Monday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Tuesday
8:30 – 11:30am
Wednesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Friday
8:30 – 11:40am
2:00 – 4:00am

Dr Sue Pearce

Dr. Pearce grew up in Lancashire and studied at Leicester University. She completed her GP training at Countesthorpe in 2004 and joined the permanent team in the same year.
She is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and is involved in the training and supervision of Foundation Programme doctors. She has an interest in diabetes and kidney disease and performs minor surgery.
She is married, has two children and lives in Wigston. Aside from her work she enjoys reading, walking and music. She is also involved with one of the churches in Wigston.
Dr. Pearce’s normal clinic times are as follows:

Monday
9:00 – 12:00pm
Tuesday
9:00 – 12:00pm
Thursday
9:00 – 12:00pm
2:50 – 6:00pm

Dr Niamh Collins

Dr. Collins trained in Newcastle and qualified in 1997.
She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of General Practitioners. Within the practice she has responsibility for the dispensary.
She used to have lots of hobbies but now has 5 young children.
Dr. Collins’ normal clinic times are as follows:

Monday
9:00 – 12:00pm
2:50 – 5:10pm
Wednesday
9:00 – 12:00pm
Friday
9:00 – 12.00am
2:00 – 4:00pm

Dr Caroline Bird

Dr Bird was born in Leicestershire. She studied at Durham University and then completed her medical training in London, qualifying in 1996.
She undertook her GP training in Kettering and since qualifying as a GP has worked in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.
She is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and has additional qualifications in family planning.
Dr Bird lives in Leicestershire and is married with 3 sons. She spends most of her spare time watching them take part in various sporting activities.
Dr Bird’s normal consulting times are:

Monday
2:50 – 6:00pm
Tuesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Thursday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
 
 

Dr Karen Pereira

Dr Karen Pereira was born in Singapore.  Her undergraduate training was in the United States and West Indies.  Her post-graduate training and clinical posts have all been done in the UK.  Her GP training was completed in Leicester.  She holds Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (Liverpool), and Diploma of Family Planning.  Her special interests are Sexual Health and Family Planning and she works one session per week at the Leicester GU Services.  She enjoys reading, walking, looking after her chickens and scuba diving.
Her normal consulting times are:

Monday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Tuesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Thursday
8:30 – 11:30am
Friday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:00 – 4:00pm

Dr Andrew Hanson

Having completed his final year of GP training at Countesthorpe Health Centre, Dr Andrew Hanson has now joined the permanent team of doctors.
Dr Hanson’s normal consultation times are:

Monday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Tuesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Wednesday
8:30 – 11:30am
Thursday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
 

Dr Angharad Hewins

Dr Hewins grew up in Solihull before attending Nottingham University to read Biomedical Materials Engineering in 2000. Following this she lived and worked in Davos, Switzerland for 2 years and achieved a Masters degree in research (2006). Dr Hewins then returned to the UK to study Medicine at Birmingham University, graduating in 2010, and subsequently completed her GP training in Leicestershire in 2017.
Dr Hewins holds a Diploma is Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is also a clinical trainer for Foundation and speciality GP trainee doctors.
Her hobbies include running, skiing and playing mixed hockey for Leicester Wolves. She currently lives in Cosby with her husband and two young children.
Dr Hewins normal consultation times are:

Monday
9:00 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Wednesday
9:00 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Thursday
9:00 – 11:30am
Friday
9:00 – 11:30am
2:50 – 4:10pm

Dr Joanne Cook



Monday
8:30 – 11:30am
Tuesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm
Wednesday
8:30 – 11:30am
2:50 – 6:00pm

Our Managment

Isobel Wells

Practice Manager

Isobel grew up in South Wales and Essex before coming to Leicester in 1978 to study at the University. She graduated in 1982 with a B.A. in French. For nine years she held several management positions with 2 major high street retailers before going to Zimbabwe with her husband at the beginning of 1991. Here she spent 4 years as a management-training consultant in the capital Harare and then she managed an Outward Bound Centre in the mountains on the border of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
She returned to the UK in May 2000 and joined us in November 2000. She lives in Oadby with her husband and has 2 adult daughters who live in London. She enjoys walking, cycling, being in the mountains and reading.

Fiona Messiah

Operations Manager

Our Practice Nurses

Helen Wright

Practice Nurse Manager

Helen started her nurse training in 1977 in Leicester, at Charles Frears School of Nursing and qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1981.
She worked as a Staff Nurse at the Leicester Royal Infirmary until 1984 when she left to begin her District Nurse training at Demontfort University. She qualified in 1985 and worked in the Braunstone and Blackbird Road areas of the city.
She came to work as a Practice Nurse in Countesthorpe in 1988. Her role includes chronic disease management, particularly diabetes, health promotion, smoking cessation, sexual health and other clinic room services.
She also manages the team of nurses and health care assistants.

Judy Staples

Practice Nurse

Judy lives in Countesthorpe and is married with three children.
She trained at Charles Frears School of Nursing and qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1978. She worked at Leicester Royal Infirmary until 1980 when she trained as a midwife.
Judy joined the Health Centre in 1989 and currently works here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. She specialises in Asthma, COPD, Family Planning and Travel Medicine.

Louise Bullous

Practice Nurse

Louise trained at the North Warwickshire School of Nursing in 1983, working at the George Elliot and Manor Hospitals.
She qualified in 1985 as an enrolled nurse and spent her first 3 years working in acute medicine for the elderly. In 1988 she joined the community nursing service in the Blaby and Lutterworth locality and was based at Countesthorpe for a large part of that time. Louise completed additional courses in Care of the Elderly, Teaching and Assessing and District Nursing. She completed a conversion course in 1995 to achieve Staff Nurse status.
In June 2009 Louise joined the practice nursing team. Besides offering the range of Practice Nurse services, she will soon be training to provide closer support for patients with certain long term conditions.
Louise is married with two children and works 3 days a week at the practice.

Jacqueline Hemmings

Practice Nurse

Jacqui completed her training at the Mansfield and Worksop School of Nursing and qualified as a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1988. She first worked on the Nottingham neonatal unit during which she was seconded to Oman in the Middle East as an Education Sister for 2 years.
She later held a post as an Education Sister on the paediatric ITU (Children’s Heart Unit) at Glenfield Hospital, where she qualified as a Registered Sick Children’s Nurse (RSCN). Subsequently she became a clinical trainer and area manager for a medical company and then a hernia specialist for a further 2 years. She enjoys teaching and supporting the development of colleagues.
Jacqui joined the Countesthorpe nursing team in August 2014. As well as general nursing skills her specialist areas are diabetes, family planning and travel health.
She is married with 2 children and enjoys time away with family, socialising with friends and walking the dog.

Carole Parker

Health Care Asisstant

Carole originally comes from the Midlands and joined Countesthorpe Health Centre in 2006.
She carries out blood tests, ECGs, glucose tolerance tests, blood pressure monitoring and well person checks.
Carole is married with 2 children and lives in Countesthorpe. She likes watching live bands and going on holidays.

Our Practice Midwife

When you know or suspect that you are pregnant you should arrange to see me in the ante natal booking clinic at approximately 10 weeks of pregnancy. This clinic is held on Wednesday Afternoons. We will discuss where you would like to have your baby and arrange an ultrasound scan.The scan appointment will be sent to you from the hospital and will take place when you are about 12 weeks pregnant.

I will be seeing you in the ante natal clinic at the surgery for subsequent check ups and blood tests. These follow up appointments are on Thursday mornings. Ocassionally your Doctor may see you for these checks.

When you and your baby come home from hospital we will be visiting you at home to make sure you and baby are both well, this may not be every day but you can call us at any time if you have a problem.

When your baby is 10 days old your care is usually transferred to the Health Visitor, although we can still visit up to 28 days if needed.

Clinic Times – All day Thurs