DRs AKESTER, ROBERTS, GARDNER, WRIGHT and BROADBENT

The practice has two surgeries. One at the Holroyd Surgery, Kirkby Malzeard and one in Masham on the Market Square. The practice has five doctors, all of whom practice both in Kirkby Malzeard and Masham. See above for the Kirkby Malzeard Surgery Times.

THE DOCTORS

Dr Helen Akester B Med Sci., BM BS., DRCOG., MRCGP., MFFP Qualified in 1989 from Nottingham University Medical School. Dr Akester has a special interest in maternity care, women's medicine and adolescent problems.

Dr Gareth Roberts BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), MRCGP Qualified in 1994 from Manchester University. Dr Roberts has a special interest in drug & alcohol misuse and in travel & expedition medicine.

Dr Elizabeth Gardner joined the practice in 2007.

Drs Wright and Broadbent have recently joined the practice.

PRACTICE STAFF

The practice is organised by a practice manager with the assistance of an office manager and five receptionists.

There is a fully trained practice nurse who is able to give general health advice, attend to blood taking measurements, dressings and travel immunisations as well as routine pill checks, blood pressure checks, and dietary advice.

The practice also has the services of a visiting physiotherapist, health visitor and in-house councillor. In addition there is a close liaison between the practice and district nurses employed by the local hospital trusts.

OTHER SERVICES THE PRACTICE CAN OFFER

The practice can also offer the following services:

• Infant welfare and developmental assessment
• Dermatology clinic
• Physiotherapy
• Minor Surgery
• Family Planning
• Cervical smears

The practice has been approved for the training of doctors in General Practice. These doctors are fully qualified and in the final stages of their training. Also medical students from the London Teaching Hospitals sometimes sit in on consultations and accompany the doctors on their visits.