About Us

Values

    • We keep up to date in both Women’s Health and General Practice.
    • In the field of women’s health we have helped to develop national and international consensus.
    • We only offer evidence-based treatments
    • We accept that evidence is population based and everyone is different. We therefore provide patients with an evaluation of how what we know applies to their situation. We will discuss the options available to allow people to make decisions that are right for them as individuals.
    • We educate and train other healthcare professionals to follow this approach

Dr Abby Farrell

BSc MSc MBChB MRCGP DRCOG FSRH
GP
GMC 7074922

Abby studied medicine in Warwick as a postgraduate, having completed degrees in Physiology & Pharmacology and Forensic Anthropology prior to starting her medical studies. During her undergraduate degree she also studied and worked for a year in the United States within the field of neurophysiology.

Abby was heavily involved in medical student teaching at Warwick Medical School. She was both a facilitator of communication skills for medical students and was involved in the Medical School Admission process. She completed her foundation and specialist training in Warwickshire and moved to Cornwall with her family in 2017.

Abby considers her work as a GP a unique opportunity to be an integral part of a patient’s health journey. She therefore enjoys maintaining a broad interest in all areas of medicine. She is particularly interested in acute and musculoskeletal medicine.

When not at work, Abby enjoys running and exploring Cornwall with her family.

Dr Amy Pickles

MBBCh MFOM MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
Consultant Occupational Health Physician & GP
GMC 6115160

Dr Pickles attended the University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff, qualifying in 2005, before training as a GP in the Southwest of England.

Having completed her GP training in 2010 she moved to Scotland for a time where she undertook additional training to work in both General Practice and Occupational Medicine. She has continued to work in both sectors since, gaining extensive experience across primary and secondary care, undertaking specialist qualifications and joining the specialist register as a Consultant Occupational Health Physician in early 2024. She remains on both the generalist and specialist register with the GMC, continuing to work in General Practice & Occupational Medicine.

Dr Pickles can offer appointments for a broad range of general health issues, as well as more specialist assessments relating to health at work and fitness for work, including sickness absence management, pre-employment medical support and specialist medicals required for work. She is an approved doctor for ionising radiation, undertaking HSE required medicals and reviews for employees who work in this field, with other approvals pending.

Dr Pickles has an interest in education and has supported delivery of Diploma in Occupational Medicine training courses, training of GPs and specialist trainees within the specialty. She is able to facilitate training for businesses on various aspects of supporting employee health in the workplace, both in general and specifically in respect of women’s health.

Dr Pickles moved to Cornwall in 2018 with her young family, a welcome move back ‘home’ for her husband, and outside of work enjoys making the most of living in this beautiful county.

Dr Anna Morris

MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DCH
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 3557426

Dr Morris attended medical school in London before training as a GP in Cornwall where she has practiced for over 20 years.
She describes herself as generalist but she also has an interest in women’s health issues. She has started specialist menopause training.

She enjoys taking the time to get to the root of the patient’s issue, involving the patient at all times. She believes that the doctor – patient relationship is of paramount importance. Alongside her work at St Erme Medical, Dr Morris works in oncology at The Royal Cornwall Hospital and as a locum GP.

In her free time Dr Morris is a keen runner. She enjoys spending time with her family and dog and trying to keep on top of her unruly garden.

Charlotte Patton

Dr Charlotte Patton

MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 7130800

Dr Patton qualified from Newcastle University in 2011 and initially started training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She changed to General Practice, enjoying the opportunities this gives to provide an holistic and patient-centred approach to healthcare. She continued to pursue her passion for women’s health, in particular contraception and menopause care.

Alongside working as a GP, Dr Patton worked for two years as a Specialty Doctor in sexual health at the New Croft Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. In this time, she gained postgraduate qualifications in sexual health and menopause.

Dr Patton recently relocated to Cornwall to be closer to family and now shares her time between St Erme Medical and Derriford Hospital. Charlotte has two children, aged 1 and 4 and when not at work, enjoys trips to the beach with her family, gardening and renovating her new home.

Dr Diana Mansour

FRCOG FFSRH DIPM
Consultant in Community Gynaecology and Reproductive Healthcare
GMC 2608187

Diana provides a holistic approach to women’s health care, ensuring that patients are at the heart of the decision making process and all options are explored. Although she has held several national and international roles developing medical guidelines and standards, her real love is patient care – this is why she went to medical school.

Diana trained at the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff and almost completed GP training in Newport. However, she was attracted by the bright lights of London to continue postgraduate studies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She subspecialised in Community Gynaecology moving to the North East in 1995. She has been an NHS Consultant in Community Gynaecology and Reproductive Healthcare in Newcastle upon Tyne since 1997. She is based at New Croft Centre on Market Street East, Newcastle. Her clinics see women with medical gynaecology problems including adolescent menstrual issues, complex contraception/sexual health problems, psychosexual concerns, heavy menstrual bleeding, premenstrual tension, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic amenorrhoea and menopausal issues. Diana is a British Menopause Society recognised specialist and trainer.

Dr Katey O’Driscoll

BA MBBS MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6055908

Dr O’Driscoll is an experienced GP with an extended role in Women’s Health. She has lived and worked in Cornwall for 20 years after studying medicine in London as a mature student. She strongly believes in a holistic approach, with traditional GP values and particularly in communication and continuity of care.

Dr O’Driscoll offers appointments both for a broad range of general health issues and women’s health assessments. She will provide health reviews and screening for both men and women including smear tests and prostate assessments.

She will provide contraception advice and offers all reversible methods of contraception with experience in Intrauterine device fitting with use of local anaesthetic if appropriate.

Dr Katie Lambert

MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 6160515

Katie qualified from Warwick medical school in 2007 and returned to South Devon to be closer to family and to complete General Practice training.

She took an early interest in women’s health undertaking qualifications in contraception and general gynaecology.

Once her family was complete, Katie extended her qualifications into menopause and holds the BMS advanced certification in menopause care.

Together with her work as a GP, Katie has a strong interest in teaching at all levels from basic small groups up to larger locality levels. She is one of the founding members involved with a Devon wide scheme to provide grassroots menopause teaching to all health care professionals. She has an additional interest in headache medicine and can help women with hormonal headache.

Katie is passionate about providing patient centred care and understands the broader holistic support that is beneficial for all aspects of medicine.

Dr Kirsty Gillies

MbChB, MRCGP, MRCP, DFSRH, DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6134672

Dr Gillies qualified from Edinburgh Medical School in 2006. She initially started training in Respiratory Medicine and gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians. She changed to General Practice after having children. She completed her GP training in Oxford in 2017.

Her GP training expanded her interest in women’s health. She has developed this to enable her to provide more specialised contraception and menopause management. She has completed the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care.

Kirsty works for St Erme Medical both in the Nuffield Hospital Exeter and remotely. She is also a GP in East Devon and is a tutor at the University of Exeter running special study modules for year 1 and 3 medical students on the Menopause. She is passionate about menopause education for both healthcare professions and patients.

Kirsty has two boys aged 9 and 11 years old and a golden retriever, called Ozzie. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, walking and being on the beach.

Dr Rebekah Gibbons

MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 4538819

Rebekah qualified from Cardiff Medical School in 1998 and went on to train as a GP in Plymouth. She has worked in Cornwall as a GP for over 15 years.

Rebekah has developed a particular interest in Women’s Health and in 2009 after training with Dr Sarah Gray, gained the FSRH Certificate in Menopause Care. She was a GP Trainer and DFRSH Trainer for 5 years and is now supporting doctors through appraisals and mentoring.

In recent years Rebekah also furthered her interest in holistic health, and wellbeing, focusing on Neuro-linguistic Programming and Clinical Hypnotherapy. In 2021 she gained Senior Practitioner level as an EMCC Coach and Mentor.

Rebekah is married with three grown-up children. She enjoys yoga, meditation, swimming and the great outdoors.

Dr Sarah Gray

BSc, MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, FHEA
GP Specialist in Women’s Health
GMC 3135143

Sarah is an established, experienced and respected GP. She believes that health problems do not exist in isolation. She will take time to achieve an in-depth understanding of your problem. This is then considered alongside your medical, mental health and situational issues to arrive at a menu of suitable options for you to choose from. She takes a science-based approach and will offer evidence-based treatments. She has provided clinics in the independent sector for 20 years

For her, womens’ health requires the same approach but extended with an expert level of knowledge and specialist skills. There is no clear distinction. Sarah ran the only NHS specialist clinic in Devon and Cornwall for 15 years until decommissioned in 2016. She is recognised as an expert at UK and International level, writes text-book chapters and articles for healthcare professionals and offers this experience to patients from her base in Cornwall.

Premises

St Erme Medical is based in a newly restored traditional Cornish stone barn.
This listed building has been sympathetically renovated to meet building and health care regulations.

Records

We are registered with the Information Commissioner and meet their requirements. These changed with the introduction of GDPR legislation in May 2018.

The information you provide to us will be used only for your healthcare and to enable us to contact you. It will not be divulged to anyone else including your GP without your consent.

We use a security encrypted clinical records and data management system.