Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Katrina Boutin

MBBS MRCP-paeds DRCOG DFFP – London 1992

GMC 3685246

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I have been working as a GP since 1998 and joined the practice in 2010. I am happy to see all aspects of General Practice. I have special interests in Women’s Health and contraception (including coil fits and implants), Pediatrics and Dermatology. (I am involved in minor surgery in the practice). I also work some of the time at UWE seeing the students.

Dr Zara Aziz

MBCh.B MRCGP DFSRH – Manchester 2002

GMC 6055442

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I completed my GP training in Lancashire before moving to Bristol a few years ago. I am interested in all aspects of general practice particularly women’s/young people’s health. I have a keen interest in medical journalism and write for GP magazine and other publications.

Dr Neil Robertson

BMBS, BMedSci, MRCGP
– Nottingham 2002

GMC 6054896

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I joined Old School Surgery as a full-time partner in September 2011, having previously been working in Chew Magna. I qualified from Nottingham Medical School in 2002 and completed my training for General Practice in Newcastle. I enjoy all aspects of general practice but have a particular interest in diabetes, dermatology and mental health.

Dr Nida Hussain

MBBS MRCGP Hull – York 2009

GMC 7047867

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I joined the practice in September 2014 and completed my General Practice training in Somerset. I enjoy all aspects of general practice, in particular general medicine and women’s health.

Dr Rachel Johnson

BM BCH MRCP DFFP MRCGP – Oxford 1998

GMC 4547657

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I qualified from Medical School in 1998 and spent some years working in hospital medicine before joining the general practice in 2003. I enjoy all areas of general practice but have a special interest in heart disease. Alongside my work at the surgery, I work at the University of Bristol where I am involved in research relevant to general practice.

Dr Victoria Barnard

MBBS MRCGP, 2003

GMC 6076330

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I qualified in 2003 and worked in hospital medicine for several years. I have been working in General practice since 2011, having completed my GP training in Cornwall. I moved to Bristol in 2013 and have been working here ever since. During term time I also work at the UWE Health Center once a week. I enjoy many aspects of General Practice but in particular, general medicine and women’s health.

Dr Bethany Jones

Nottingham 2002

GMC 6054885

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I qualified from medical school in 2002 and have been working as a GP since 2008. I joined this practice in May 2017. I work at UWE Health Center two days each week and I have an interest in all aspects of general practice.

Dr Natalie Hallam

Liverpool 2011

GMC 7148843

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I qualified from Liverpool University in 2011 and moved to Bristol to complete my GP training.  I joined The Old School Surgery in 2017.  I enjoy all aspects of general practice but have a particular interest in palliative care,  women’s health and contraception ( including fitting coils and implants).  I also perform some joint injections and am involved in medical student teaching.

Dr Jess Foster

MBChB, MRCGP, DFSRH, MSc Health Care Ethics and Law – Manchester 2010

GMC 7074155

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I trained in Manchester, qualifying in 2010, before moving to the South West to start junior doctor jobs. After a year of working in New Zealand, I returned to Bristol to complete my GP training.  I joined The Old School Surgery as a salaried GP in September 2017, and enjoy seeing all aspects of GP, in particular palliative care, young people’s health and general medicine.

Dr Kate Morgan

BSc, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFRSH
Bristol 2011

GMC 7138730

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I trained in Bristol and qualified in 2011 and then stayed in Bristol to complete my GP training. I joined the practice as a salaried GP in 2017. I enjoy all aspects of general practice but in particular, women’s health and young people’s health.

Dr Ben Leach

BSc, MBChB, MRCGP – Bristol 2010

GMC 7082697

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I qualified from Bristol University and subsequently worked in London and New Zealand, before returning to Somerset to complete my GP training. I joined the practice in 2018. I enjoy all aspects of general practice, but in particular general medicine and men’s health.

Dr Joel Smith

MRCGP MBBS BSc DCH
University College – London 2010

GMC 7090169

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I qualified in London and worked there until I moved to Bristol in the Summer of 2019. I have been working at Old School Surgery since October 2019. I have a broad interest in General Practice and am happy to see all conditions. I have a special interest in Pediatrics and Medical Education.

Dr Hannah Courtney

BSc MBChB MRCGP – Bristol 2011

GMC 7138705

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I qualified from Bristol University in 2011 and went on to work in Oxford and Sydney, Australia. I completed my GP training in London, where I continued to work as a GP until I moved to Bristol. I have been working as a salaried GP at The Old School Surgery since November 2019. I enjoy all aspects of General Practice but have a particular interest in women’s health and lifestyle medicine.

Dr Rachel Brewster
MBChB, MRCGP  – Birmingham 2013

GMC 7408280

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Prior to moving to Bristol for my GP training, I worked in Wales & New Zealand. I joined Old School Surgery as a salaried GP in Oct 2021. I enjoy the variety General Practice offers but also have interests in Women’s health, Contraception and Health Promotion.

Dr Louisa Woollen

MBBS, MRCGP (2022), DRCOG – Brighton & Sussex Medical School 2016

GMC 7514678

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I qualified from Brighton & Sussex Medical School in 2016 and later moved to Bristol which is where I completed my GP training. I joined the practice in August 2022. I have particular interests in Women’s health and Contraception. 

Nursing Team

The nursing team hold daily routine surgeries for dressings, bandaging, pill checks, smears, coil checks, and injections (childhood and routine travel) but in addition, run numerous clinics. The clinics include asthma, diabetes, COPD, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, stroke/TIA, and mental health annual reviews.

Nurse Practitioners and Special Care of the Elderly Team

Our Nurse Practitioners, supported by the care of Special Care of the Elderly Team. They provide home visits to housebound and vulnerable patients and support the GPs with the care of patients in Nursing and Residential Homes.

Health Care Assistants

Our Health Care Assistants offer daily sessions to take blood tests, perform ECGs, blood pressure and urine tests and also offer hypertension annual review clinics.

Sexual Health Nurses

Urgent Care Team

Paramedics

Mental Health Nurse Team

Pharmacy Team

In addition to managing many of the medication requests and medication queries our team have daily appointments available for medication reviews and long-term condition reviews such as asthma, diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, stroke, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk. They can optimise treatment and provide lifestyle advice to support our patients in managing their health conditions. Appointments are usually over the telephone but can be in person if needed. Our pharmacists also support our GPs and Nurse Practitioners in reviewing the medication of our patients living in Residential and Nursing Homes.

Managerial and Administrative Staff

Medical Secretaries

Our medical secretaries share the job so the practice has a daily secretarial cover. Their workload is varied but is primarily arranging referrals, choosing and booking, and hospital liaison.

There is a full administration team underpinning the back-office functions of The Surgery, covering prescription requests, notes summarising, medical reports administration and support to the clinicians.