Women's Health Specialist
St Erme Medical is an independent sector General Practice led by Dr Sarah Gray. She has provided General Practice with specialist advice in women’s health for over 30 years, seeing patients privately since 2000. She provides leadership at national level and leads a team of doctors who practice to the same high standard and can help with a wide range of problems.
What Makes Us Different?
We provide a traditional, experienced and evidence-based approach.
Continuity of Care
Your consultation will be with a doctor and where possible your care will be continued by the same doctor.
Experienced GP's
Our doctors are all up to date and highly experienced. They work as a team when issues are complex and will refer to other specialists if appropriate.
Time to Talk
You will have much longer to tell us your story, to be listened to and to discuss your concerns than is available in NHS General Practice.
Making a Decision
You choose which the option you would like to follow and we will help you to make decision that is informed and right for you.
What Women's Health Services do we offer?
We are experienced in a very wide range of female problems from puberty to older age. We are known for menopause but not restricted to it.
Women's Health Assessment
Tell us what bothers you and we will help you to understand it. We may need to add some tests but we do this only where it will add useful information. We will then help you to manage the problem.
Contraception
We can help you to choose from the menu of all reversible methods of contraception that are available in the UK.
We will understand any concerns and talk you through what you might choose. We will cover how they work and what you have to do to make them work, how well they work and any side effects or risks associated.
We can fit a wide variety of intrauterine devices (coils) as well as contraceptive implants. If you choose the injection we can teach you how to self administer.
Common Procedures
We offer cervical screening. We will discuss with you whether this is appropriate but are not limited by the timing restriction of the NHS Cervical Screening program.
We can offer a variety of minor gynaecological procedures and fit intrauterine devices (coils) for contraception, bleeding control and to protect the uterus with HRT.
We can take an endometrial biopsy using a Pipelle device and remove cervical polyps.
We can provide Estradiol implants for HRT but this is only offered after extensive work up when it is the only option available. St Erme Medical does not offer Testosterone implants.
Common Conditions
The list of problems we can help with is very long. Heavy periods do not need to be endured and there really are options that can make a big difference.
Problems that stem from the menstrual cycle whether mood change, headache , migraine or physical issues such as breast tenderness have a number of options that we can offer. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a particularly complex problem with both women’s health and general health elements. We are are well placed to help and support women to understand and live well with this condition.
We are not fertility experts but can undertake some initial discussion and testing. We are specialists in menopause and can manage all levels of complexity. We can help with the issues of older age including prolapse and can fit and monotor a wide range of pessaries.
Blood Tests
We do not routinely offer blood test for women’s health appointments but these are used when appropriate when the information can support our advice and your decision making. If using either oestrogen or testosterone as cream or gel for generalised HRT we would ask you not to use the product in the 6 hours prior to the test as it may distort the result.
Women's Health Appointments
These can cover any issue arising from being female from birth. This might include contraception; heavy, irregular, or absent periods; polycystic ovarian syndrome, premenstrual syndrome; menopause; bladder and vaginal concerns; osteoporosis and others. We are very happy to help transgender and non binary people as experienced GPs and do not claim to be specialists.
We do not initiate gender reassignment hormone regimes. Our insurance will not allow us to offer maternity care or see pregnancy related conditions.
What to Expect
St Erme Medical supplements the services provided by the NHS providing time with experienced doctors, continuity of care and management options that are evidence based and supported by guidance. In addition to problem based consultations, we can offer specialist advice in the field of women’s health. As leaders in our field we can offer advice to all women, even those with highly complex histories. Those patients who see us in person will be able to park and consult in an environment that is relaxed and welcoming.
1. Contact Us
Whether you contact us by telephone, email or via the website you will be asked to provide an outline of the service you are looking for so that we understand where, how and who we can offer you.
2. Questionnaire
You will be asked to fill in a medical information questionnaire to brief the doctor and allow you to focus on assessing your current situation during the consultation.
3. Confirmation
You will be sent confirmation of your appointment and a reminder the day before. We will invoice and expect payment in advance of the consultation.
Enquire Now
Do not suffer in silence – do something about that health problem that has been niggling for a while. Take stock of your health and look at what you can do to improve things now and reduce risks for the future. Do not assume that because you have a long term health issue that nothing can be done to help other problems that are affecting how you feel and what you can do.
Experienced GP's
Our GPs are fully qualified and all have years of experience. Medicine covers many areas, and no one can know everything. There are unknowns and gaps in the data. We will tell you when we cannot answer a question.
We then talk together as expertise is shared within the team and will research issues that we are less sure of.
Meet our women's health specialists
All of our doctors have additional qualifications in Women’s Health. Dr Gray, Dr Mansour, Dr Gillies and Dr Lambert are recognised as specialists by the British Menopause Society. Dr Morris, Dr Gibbons and Dr Patton are completing their training.
MBBCh MFOM MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
Consultant Occupational Health Physician & GP
GMC 6115160
BA MBBS MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6055908
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 6160515
BSc, MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, FHEA
GP Specialist in Women’s Health
GMC 3135143
MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 4538819
MbChB, MRCGP, MRCP, DFSRH, DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6134672
FRCOG FFSRH DIPM
Consultant in Community Gynaecology and Reproductive Healthcare
GMC 2608187
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 7130800
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DCH
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 3557426
Truro, Plymouth and Exeter
St Erme Medical is based in its own premises in the centre of Cornwall. All services offered can be provided here. The administration team is based in St Erme. Consultations with a doctor can also be offered in the Nuffield Health hospitals in Plymouth and Exeter.
All services are available face-to-face in St Erme. Drs Gray and Patton offer women’s health at the Nuffield Hospital in Plymouth, and Dr Gillies offers women’s health and general practice for adults at the Nuffield Hospital in Exeter.
Secure video and telephone appointments allow consultations with patients throughout the UK. These are co-ordinated by the team at St Erme.
Enquire Now
Come and talk to us about that problem that has been bothering you. There are very likely to be a number of options that could help.
Any Questions?
Everyone is different. We will listen to you. We will treat you as an individual and personalise our advice to you. We treat everyone equally but may need to know about characteristics such as disability, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation in order to tailor our assessment and advice.
Are you a GP or Women's Health Specialist?
We see you as a whole person in the manner of a GP but overlay with more specialist women’s health knowledge to help you make the decsion that is right for you.
Where Are You Located?
St Erme Medical is near the church in the village of St Erme. This is central in Cornwall, north of Truro and south of the A30 main road.
When Are You Open?
St Erme Medical is open 0900-1700 on weekdays.
Do You Offer Walk In Appointments?
No we would ask you to contact us in advance so that we can find out more information before you see us.
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