Doctors
All of our doctors are generalists but each has developed areas of special interest.Patients are free to choose between the doctors in the practice and you may consult different doctors for specific problems. It will be helpful, however, if you try to see the same doctor as much as possible.
Dr. Jonathan Sadler MB BS, LMCC, DCH, MRCGP, DRCOG
Qualified at Bart's Hospital, London, in 1968 having spent time abroad including working for Oxfam. He joined the practice in 1975. He is married with three grown up daughters.
His particular interest is preventive medicine. He still works out of hours and also as a Racecourse Medical Officer.
Dr. Sadler works part-time and works about half the year, generally during the school holidays.
Dr. Mark Howcutt MA, BM BCh, DCH, MRCGP, Cert Med Ed
Qualified at Oxford University in 1997. Worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital before joining the practice in 2000 as GP registrar. He returned as partner in 2002. He is married and has three children.
He has special interests in child and adolescent health, respiratory disease and rheumatology. He is interested in the use of computers in General Practice.
He is one of the practice's GP trainers. He continues to work out of hours locally for Bucks Urgent Care. He is also a GP appraiser.
Dr. Nicola Wells (née Hutcheson) MB BS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH, Cert Med Ed
Qualified at University College, London, in 1997. Became partner at Haddenham in May 2004, having previously worked as a full time salaried GP.
She has special interests in palliative care, women's health and diabetes.
She is one of the practice's GP trainers. She also is an examiner for the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr. Karen West MB ChB, MRCGP
Qualified at Manchester University in 1999. Became partner at Haddenham in July 2008 having previously worked as a partner in a practice in Cambridgeshire.
She has special interests in child health and women's health.
She is responsible for our medical student training. She is also a GP appraiser.
Dr. Kaye Smith MBBS, MRCGP, DCH
Qualified at Monash, Melbourne, in 1978. Joined the practice as a retainer doctor in 2003 and now works as a salaried doctor.
Dr. Smith works part-time and tends not to work during the school holidays.
GP Trainee
We are a Training Practice and so from time to time we are joined by a GP Trainee. He or she is a FULLY QUALIFIED DOCTOR having already completed at several years of hospital training who may join us for an attachment of several months between hospital jobs before joining us for a final year to complete their specialist GP training. In our role as a Training Practice we are regularly inspected to ensure a high quality of care and efficient administration.
Foundation Programme Doctor
As a training practice, we are sometimes joined by foundation programme doctors for four months. He or she is a a FULLY QUALIFIED DOCTOR having usually completed at least one year of hospital training. Foundation doctors are not training to be GPs but attached as part of their junior doctor training. They join us to learn general skills and gain a greater understanding of the practice of medicine in different settings.
| Table of usual working days for each doctor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Dr Jonathan Sadler (half the year) | (√) | (√) | (√) | ||
| Dr Mark Howcutt | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Dr Nicola Wells | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Dr Karen West | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Dr Kaye Smith (school term time only) | (√) | (√) | |||
| Dr Vicky White (GP trainee) | √ | √ | |||
| Dr Mark Olavesen (GP trainee) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |