Changing Times
Dr Chris Millner started the practice in 1989, as a single handed GP with 1 patient. The practice has grown during his tenure to the current practice you see today of over 6200 patients.
So after many years of excellent care and service to the local population of Dorchester Dr Millner is reducing the days he works down to 2 days per week. He will also become a salaried GP rather a Partner.
Dr Lara Wear will be increasing her days to take on the Tuesday that Dr Millner is reducing and we are very pleased to welcome Dr Wear to the Partnership as she moves from being a salaried GP to being a Partner.
What happens to my registration? If you are currently registered with Dr Millner your registration will move to one of the other 4 Partners in the practice. You do not need to do anything, and you will probably not even notice any change as you can continue to see the GP of your choice as you do now.
If you usually see Dr Millner please be aware that as he is reducing the number of days he works there will be less available appointments so you may need to see one of the other GPs.
Welcome
Junior Doctors
Dr Oluwatosin Folorunsho has joined us as our GP Registrar and he will remain with us until the end of August 2020 when he completes his GP training. Dr Folorunsho is an experienced doctor who has worked at Dorset County Hospital for a number of years before taking on his GP training.
Dr Folorunsho, will be working Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Dr Kate Wade has joined us as an F2 doctors and part of her continuing training is to work in General Practice. She will be with us for 4 months until the end of March 2020.
Doctors
 Dr Stephen Scott (m)
MB ChB FRCGP DTM&H DipMedEd. Dr Stephen Scott joined the practice in 2002. He qualified at Birmingham University in 1984. After qualifying he joined the RAF as a Medical Officer (Squadron Leader) and then with his wife and family in Nepal before returning to Dorchester in 1999. In 2006 was appointed the Appraisal Lead for Dorset but has stepped down in 2019 though he remains an appraiser. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of GPs in 2014 for his work in Nepal and the Revalidation and Appraisal Service. Stephen performs minor surgical procedures for the CCG, including vasectomies, in our purpose-built operating suite in the practice. He is married to Dr Kathy Scott (another of the partners) and they have three adult children. |
 Dr Kathryn Scott (f)
MBChB MRCGP DCH DRCOG
Dr Kathryn Scott, a partner in the practice, qualified at Birmingham University in 1983 and joined the practice in 1999. Prior to moving to beautiful Dorset, she enjoyed general practice and family life in several locations including 3 years in Nepal, where she had an interest in leprosy. She represents the Dorchester locality on the Dorset prescribing committee, supporting the quality of prescribing in the locality, and has an interest in diabetes.
Kathryn is married to Dr Stephen Scott (another of the partners) and they have 3 adult children.
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Dr John Robertson (m)
MB BS 1999, MRCP 2002, MRCGP 2006. I am Dr Johnny Robertson and have been a partner at the Prince of Wales Surgery since May 2016. I trained at St Georges Hospital Medical School in London qualifying in 1999. I spent 3 years as a respiratory registrar before training as a GP in 2005 in Bristol where I remained as a partner in the practice until moving to Dorchester in 2016. I have really enjoyed my time on Dorchester working with a fantastic team in our lovely building here on Poundbury. As a GP I am interested in all areas of medicine but have a particular interest in respiratory problems. I’m and GP trainer supervising GP registrars in the practice. My Surgeries are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. My wife is a hospital consultant and I have 3 children. |
Dr Lara Wear (f)
MB BS, BSc, Diploma in Child Health Dr Lara Wear is a GP Partner in the practice. She trained at Imperial College London, qualifying in 2007. Dr Wear also has a Diploma in Child Health. She has spent several years working in Dorset, both in General Practice and at Dorset County Hospital having completed her GP training in the area. Dr Wear started with us as salaried GP in October 2017 and from 1st May 2019 joined us as Partner. She lives in Dorchester with her fiancée. |
 Dr Christopher Millner (m)
MB BS MRCGP DOccMed.
Dr Christopher Millner has become a salaried GP in the Practice from the 1st May 2019. Dr Millner qualified at the London Hospital in 1982. He started the practice in 1989 and lives in Dorchester with his family.
Starting in 2010 he spent a 2 year sabbatical teaching medical students in Mozambique. He has a special interest in Occupational Medicine and is GP Trainer and Appraiser. |
Nurses
The Surgery employs four Practice Nurses, who will also provide specialist advice and treatment for Diabetes, Asthma, COPD and CHD, as well as a Health Care Assistant and Phlebotomist |
 Nurse Sara Cartwright (f)
Sara has a wealth of experience within General Practice and Primary Care with a special interest in diabetes management. |
Nurse Clair Maggs (f)
Clair has a wealth of experience from within general practice, and has a special interest in COPD and Asthma. Clair has completed a Diploma in Respiratory Medicine since joining us and therefore looks after the majority of our patients who have respiratory problems. |
Nurse Linda Skinner (f)
Linda is a qualified nurse who has a experience within General Practice. She assists the GPs with the vasectomy clinic and the minor surgery clinic. She also has her own clinic sessions taking blood, spirometry, ECG, dressing etc. |
Nurse Rebecca York (f)
Becca joined us from Dorset County Hospital in 2018. Becca qualified as a nurse in 2010, and has worked in secondary care since then and has since been developing her practice nurse skills and knowledge both through attending university and within the practice environment. |
Healthcare Assistants
Phlebotomists
Practice Management
In addition we also employ eight Reception & four Administration Assistants. |
Miss Sally Holland (f)
Practice Manager. Miss Sally Holland joined the practice in April 2013 |
Administration
Mrs Sarah Botta (f)
Patient Services Manager |
Reception
Miss Carol Cake (f)
Carol is the Reception Manager |
Attached Staff
We have a the District Nurse Team for Dorchester based in Frederick Treves House and the Health Visitor Team. The Primary Health Care Team includes the following who hold clinics at the Practice: Midwife and Steps to Wellbeing. Frederick Treves House is also host to a number of Dorset Healthcare Services, such as Musculoskeletal Services, Pain Clinic, Continence Clinic, Warfarin (INR) Clinic and Podiatry. These services are managed by DHUFT and not by the practice, although the practice will check patients in for some of the services. You should be notified if you need to report to reception in the appointment letter that is sent out to you. |