Who is your GP?
All patients at Park Practice have a named, accountable GP who is responsible for patients’ overall care at the practice. Your named GP has been allocated to you by the practice. If you have a repeat prescription you can find the name of your allocated GP at the bottom of this. If you do not have a repeat prescription and you wish to know who your allocated GP is, please contact the practice.
If you have a preference for a particular GP at the practice, talk to one of our receptionists. We will do our very best to accommodate your request, although this cannot be guaranteed due to the different workload of our GPs.
Doctors
Dr Martin Writer
Senior Partner 
Martin Writer qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, in 1991. He completed his General Practice training in Somerset and worked in Australia, before coming to work in Eastbourne, at Park Practice, in 1997. He is married with two boys, one dog, three guinea pigs, six fish (at the last count), and twenty-two chickens! His interests include child health and psychiatry, as well as developing health services in the area, and work as a practice quality assessor. His spare time is spent trying to train both dogs and children, as well as renovating an old house and garden. |
Dr Dave Thomas
Partner 
Dave Thomas trained at Southampton Medical School and Eastbourne District General Hospital, and joined Park Practice on completion of his GP Training in 2003. Married with three children, Dave enjoys playing and watching most sports. |
Dr Nick Harvey
Partner 
Dr Nick Harvey was born and bred on the island of Guernsey and left to go to Medical School in Southampton, qualifying in 2003. He has gradually migrated east having spent time working in the surgical field in the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Brighton with a stint in New Zealand. He eventually chose a career in General Practice and completed this specialty training in Brighton and Seaford and joined Park Practice in 2011. His main professional interests include minor surgery and education. Being married with four young children keeps him busy enough but when he has time he enjoys the outdoors, namely running and cycling. Other passions which he hopes to indulge in again soon include sailing, skiing and expedition medicine. |
Dr David Price
Partner 
David Price trained in Sheffield and qualified in 2009. He joined us at Park Practice in 2014 and has a special interest in dermatology. Married with two young children, David is an ex rugby player who now enjoys watching and coaching the sport. |
Dr Ric D'Abbraccio
Partner 
Ric trained at St George's Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 2001. He undertook his GP training in Eastbourne before becoming a Partner at a practice in Polegate for nearly 7 years. After a brief spell in the Midlands the lure of the Sunshine Coast brought him and his family back to East Sussex, joining Park Practice in 2015.
Married with three children, Ric enjoys playing squash and geocaching when time permits! |
Dr Jemma Romain
Partner 
Jemma studied medicine in Southampton and qualified in 2004. She has always worked by the sea including places such as Poole, Worthing and a stint on the coast with her husband in New Zealand for their honeymoon. On return from her Antipodean adventure she decided to pursue a career in general practice and trained in Brighton, Buxted and Seaford (interrupted periodically by the birth of children.). Jemma joined Park Practice in 2011. In her spare time she likes to run, cycle, draw, sing and bake, not necessarily in that order. And if that doesn't wear her out it’s over to the children - all four of them. Jemma became a Partner in April 2018. |
Dr Rachel Stevens
Partner 
Rachel qualified from St George's Hospital Medical School, London, in 2001 and came to Eastbourne to train as a GP. She worked as a salaried GP in another Eastbourne practice for 8 years during which time she married and had 2 children. She has returned to the area following two years working in the Midlands and joined Park Practice in 2015.
Most of Rachel's spare time is spent with her young family but when time permits she enjoys using her gym membership to drink coffee, and socialising with friends. Rachel became a Partner in June 2018. |
Dr Nicola Dorling
Salaried GP 
Nicola Dorling was born and brought up in Eastbourne. She graduated from Southampton Medical School in 2002, and qualified as a GP in 2007. Nicola is a Part Time Associate Doctor, currently working Monday, Wednesday & Thursday each week. Nicola is married with two children and enjoys walking, cooking and travelling. |
Dr Claire McCready (f)
Salaried GP 
Dr McCready trained in Eastbourne in the mid 1990s and then spent nearly 15 years working as a civilian doctor for the RAF at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley court, Surrey and then at various bases in Lincolnshire. Dr McCready moved back to Eastbourne in 2015 to be nearer family. She has special interests in musculoskeletal and sports medicine, Veteran healthcare and Aviation medicine. |
Nurse Practitioners
Mr Liam Stephens (m)
Liam specialises in long term conditions, Chronic Disease Management, such as Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and Heart Failure and Care of the Elderly. Qualifications: RN. BA hons Advanced Nurse Practitioner P.G. Dip |
Jess (f)
Jess qualified as a nurse in 2008 and joined the practice in March 2017. Jess has undertaken her Nurse Practitioner qualification and graduated in July 2019, now working at Park Practice in this capacity. |
Nurses
Niki
Niki qualified from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London in 1990 and gained a BSc (hons) in Nursing Studies in 1998. She spent time working in London and Oxford before moving to Eastbourne to work for ten years in the urology department at the District General Hospital. Niki joined Park Practice in 2002 working part -time and combining this with school nursing. Niki is the Lead Nurse for Park Practice and is also a Nurse Prescriber.
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Jane (f)
Jane qualified as a nurse in 1982 and joined the practice in February 2017 |
Karen (f)
Karen began working in General Practice as an HCA in 1992. She qualified as a nurse in 2008 and started working at Park Practice in September 2018. |
Rebecca (f)
Rebecca qualified as a registered nurse in February 2014. Since then Rebecca has worked as a community nurse, and has been the wound lead working closely with Tissue viability since July 2014 |
Health Practitioners
David Phillips (m)
Practice Employed Paramedic Practitioner David joined the surgery in 2016 working for South East Coast Ambulance Service as a Specialist Paramedic in Urgent and Emergency Care. He qualified as a Paramedic in 2009 and after 3 years went on to graduate from St Georges University as a Specialist Paramedic/Paramedic Practitioner. As a Paramedic Practitioner he is qualified in managing acute minor health conditions and minor injuries and is developing the provision of care plans and hospital avoidance in the surgery. David is also involved in monitoring and managing some long term conditions and social issues in our housebound patients. David works closely with the GP team and will support the duty Doctor with home visiting capacity and Urgent clinic appointments as well as more routing visits and clinics. |
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Healthcare Assistants
Lisa and Vicki are both specially trained in wound care having undertaken a 4 month diploma in Tissue Viability. As well as wound care they carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure checks, NHS Health Checks, pill and HRT checks, new patient checks and ECGs. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one and also assist Dr Harvey and Dr Price in minor surgery. |
Lisa (f)
Assistant Practitioner Lisa has worked at Park Practice for 15 years and completed her foundation degree in Health and Social Care Practice in 2016. |
Vicki (f)
Vicki joined us in February 2012 having previously worked for the District Nursing Team.She has gained a Level 3 in Health and Social Care. |
Katie (f)
Katie joined Park Practice in 2015. Katie is a qualified Health Care Assistant. |
Phlebotomists
Angela (f)
Angela is a qualified Phlebotomist and joined the practice in 2021. |
Practice Management
Mrs K Flynn
Practice Manager |
The Practice Manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The Practice Manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care. Kelly Flynn is the Practice Manager, with Natalie and Sue providing support. They can help you with any administrative or non-medical aspects of the Practice. |
Natalie
Deputy Practice Manager |
Sue
Patient Services Manager |
Reception
| Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits. |
Community Nurses
ATTACHED TEAM - NOT EMPLOYED BY PARK PRACTICE To contact the District Nursing team telephone 01323 432520, an answering machine will normally be in operation. If you leave your name and telephone number you will receive a call back from them when the next available nurse is on the premises. |
Health Visitors
ATTACHED TEAM - NOT EMPLOYED BY PARK PRACTICE A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. The Health Visitors are based at Ground Floor, St Marks House, 14 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1EP. Tel: 01323 432300 |