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      The Doctors... who's who, history and tastes



The Doctors... who's who, history and tastes
The Amherst Medical Practice consists of 7 Partners and is assisted by 2 additional fully qualified Doctors.
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Dr Neil D Arnott Dr Francoise Lyons  
Dr Richard Husband Dr Fenella Larchet  
Dr Cathryn Lay Dr Sandra Nicholson (Associate Doctor)  
Dr Andrew Roxburgh Dr Alexandra Barrett (Associate Doctor)  
Dr Alison Lynam Dr Lindsey Thopson (Associate Doctor)  
       
 
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      Dr Neil D. Arnott



Dr Neil D. Arnott MB,BS,FRCGP.Dobst,RCOG.LMCC
  I have been in the Practice since 1980 and was privileged to take over from my father who retired from the partnership in December 1979.

I have been locally educated at Tonbridge School and St. Thomas’s Hospital, part of London University. Since joining the partnership I have expanded my interest in forensic medicine, child development and obstetric care and in particular medical education.

I am currently a trainer. I am also an examiner for the Royal College of General Practitioners. Currently I am the Visiting Medical Officer of the newly appointed Sunrise Nursing Home caring for the older age groups at various levels of need.

In addition to this I look after Sevenoaks School, where I hold surgeries on a daily basis and in this role am secretary of the Medical Officers of Schools Association,
which represents similar GPs throughout the United Kingdom.

I am happily married and living locally in Ide Hill. Our four grown up children are largely off our hands although from time to time the house is remarkably full as grandchildren appear and give both my wife and myself a wonderful new vocation. My wife works locally as a JP, and is also a part time steward at Knole House. As senior Partner I continue to co-ordinate the roles of an expanding team and look forward to the continuing challenges working within the NHS.
 
 
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      Dr Richard Husband



Dr Richard G. Husband MB chB. DObstRCOG
  I was born in Salisbury Southern Rhodesia (now Harare Zimbabwe) and trained at the University of Cape Town. After completing a year of housemanship in Cape Town I served 2 years as a doctor in the South African Medical Services. I thereafter worked in General Practice in Cape Town for a year.

I moved to the UK in 1980 and completed general practice training in Kent, joining the Amherst Medical Practice in 1985 initially as a registrar and subsequently as a partner.

I am married with one daughter. I love sport and music. I play golf and music with enthusiasm (but equal levels of incompetence)
I come from a family with generations of doctors and probably as a result have rather "old fashioned" ideas of General Practice.
 
 
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      Dr Cathryn Lay



Dr Cathryn J. Lay, MA,BM,BCh,MRCGP,DObstRCOG
  I qualified in Oxford in 1985 with two sporting but no medical distinctions. I was a full time GP, initially in Oxford, subsequently at the Amherst Medical Practice between 1990 and 2000, since when I have entered into a job share arrangement with Dr Alison Lynam.

I have a general interest in GP education and was an examiner for the Royal College of General Practitioners and a course organiser for the Tunbridge Wells Vocational Training Scheme between 1999 and 2005.

I am married to a gynaecologist who works in Dartford and we have a young and growing family, I am still mad about sport when time permits.

 
 
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      Dr Andrew C. Roxburgh



Dr Andrew C. Roxburgh, MA,MB,BS
  I come from a Medical family where my father, grandfather and two uncles were all in differing areas of practice. I went to Trinity College, Cambridge and then St. Bartholomew's in London where I qualified in 1984. I spent the following six years in London training in hospital general medicine.

I married in 1991 to Roz, who has no medical relatives although she read physiology at Bristol. We have three daughters, all now at school.

I joined the Amherst Medical Practice in 1995, taking over Dr. Anthony Archers' list of patients. I bring to the Amherst interest and experience in general medicine. I have also an interest in computing and created the first Amherst website together with a medical intranet in the practice.

I am chairing the Sevenoaks locality “Practice Based Commissioning” group
and am out of the practice every Thursday at present.

 
 
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      Dr Alison M. Lynam



Dr Alison M. Lynam MB,BS,MRCS,LRCP
  I qualified in London in 1976.

I have worked at The Amherst since 1979 initially as a registrar subsequently as a Partner before having my two children, I worked part time and was re-appointed as partner in 2000 job sharing with Dr. Cathryn Lay.

I live in Sevenoaks with my husband (who is non medical) and my two daughters. I come from a medical background, both parents being Doctors.

 
 
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      Dr Françoise M. Lyons



Dr Françoise M. Lyons MBBS,MRCGP,DRCOG,DFFP LoC-IUT
  I became a job-sharing partner with Dr. Fenella Larchet at the Amherst in December 2002.

Having qualified from University College Hospital, London in 1981. I went on to become a partner in a practice in Kilburn for 7 years. My husband's long surgical training meant we had to move around. I became a GP retainer in Poole for 7 years then after moving to Kent I worked briefly at the Amherst as a retainer, and for a short while in Orpington before rejoining the Amherst as a part time partner.

I have a particular interest in Women’s Health issues, Family Planning, Cancer Care and Palliative Care, Preventive Medicine and Psychological problems, but enjoy all that General Practice entails.

I like teaching Medical Students so we sometimes have a final year student at the
Practice, and I share this work with Dr Lay.I am a Council member of the Section of General Practice with Primary Healthcare at the Royal Society of Medicine in London and I regularly help to arrange courses there. I live close to the practice in Sevenoaks with my husband, and have 2 adult children and 4 cats. My husband Andrew is a Consultant Maxilo-Facial Surgeon at Guy’s Hospital with a special interest in Head and Neck Cancer.

When I am not working I enjoy being a mum, gardening, reading, cooking, the Arts and keeping myself fit. I speak fluent French as my parents are French and English.
 
 
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      Dr Fenella L. Larchet


   I qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1997. I joined the Tunbridge Wells General Practitioner Vocational Training Scheme in 1999.

I spent eighteen months in training jobs at local hospitals before becoming the Registrar at Amherst Medical Practice for one year. Dr Françoise Lyons and I were appointed job-sharing partners in December 2002.

I live in Wateringbury with my husband Paul, who is also a local GP, and we have 2 young children.

 
 
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      Dr Sandra Nicholson



Dr Sandra Nicholson MB chB MRCGP Msc Medical Education, ILTM
  I moved to Tonbridge in 1995 and began working at Barts and The London Medical School.

I am heavily involved in undergraduate teaching, designing and delivering a modern medical curriculum to train your future doctors.

I joined the Amherst Medical Practice in 2001 so that I could continue to care for patients. I am married and have two children Jamie and Rosie.
 

 
 
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  Dr Alexandra Barrett



Dr Alexandra A Barrett BSc MB CHB MRCGP DRCOG DFFP
 
I qualified in 1997 from the Universities of Manchester and St. Andrews.

I then returned to Scotland to do my General Practice training in Dundee. I spent time in Sydney, Australia before coming to London in 2001 with my husband's job and completed my GP training in Hackney.

From 2002 until 2006 I was a salaried partner in Essex.

I moved to Sevenoaks in 2006 and I work at the Amherst Medical Practice 2 days per week. I am married with three young children.
  

 
 
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  Dr Lindsay Thompson



Dr Lindsay Thompson MA MRCGP MBBS BSc DRCOG DFFP
 
After qualifying from Kings College London in 1995, I spent time working in Tanzania and South Africa, before returning to London to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Having started my own family, and spent time working in the community I decided that I would like to become a GP. I have still maintained an interest in women and children’s health, and work as a forensic gynaecologist at the Haven, Kings College Hospital.

I have worked at the Amherst since 2005 first as the registrar and more recently as a retained doctor working part-time.

I have four young children, which means life is constantly busy and full of surprises. I love keeping fit, enjoying running, netball, tennis and swimming, and still have a passion for travel.

 
 
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