Staff
Click for Midwife, Practice Counsellor, Health Visitors, Staff Training
Use the links on the right to find out more about our staff.
Below are pictures of the doctors at Sett Valley, click here to find out about their specific interests and specialisation.
The Doctors
Dr. D E Williams
Dr. J K Douglas
Dr. N J Start
Dr. A T Horsefall
Dr. J F McCarthy
Dr. D T Royle
Dr. M R W Blackburn
Dr. A Egan
Dr. E Ward (Registrar)
Midwife
Contact via 01298 23079 (Corbar Maternity Unit). The Midwives look after all aspects of maternity from initial booking to postnatal care.
Practice Counsellor
Brenda Howlett is the practice counsellor and has several sessions a week at the practice and one at the branch surgery in Hayfield. Referral is by doctor only. Brenda is also in charge of the Relationship Counselling Additions Service.
Health Visitors
The Health Visitors are based at New Mills Clinic, 01663 747087. Jean Holliday, Barbara Lord and Margaret Duffy monitor the growth and development of your children and offer guidance on all aspects of child health and childcare. Your Health Visitor will visit you at home after your baby is born. Baby clinic appointments are arranged by the health visitor.
The Health Visitors also care for the over 75’s population of the practice.
Staff Training
One afternoon periodically the surgery closes for staff training. Posters at the surgery will notify you of this in advance. Any medical emergencies will be dealt with by the out of hours service on 0115 934 3020.