Worthing Medical Group -Brief History

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The Practice began shortly after the war when Dr Mannie Ratner bought 14 Liverpool Gardens in

1945. He was ably assisted, in the early days, by Miss Greenfield (“Greenie”) who knew every

patient by their Christian name. She was the key to the success of the Practice. Dr Ratner was a

brilliant diagnostician and a very shrewd businessman.

In 1955 he was joined by Dr Paul Martin, a fellow Glasgow graduate. The Scottish connection was

further cemented when Dr Nim Campbell was appointed in 1962. He had played rugby for Scotland.

As the Practice expanded, two further doctors with a Scottish link - Dr Peter Greig and Dr James

Anderson, were recruited. Five doctors were now working from three consulting rooms, one small

office and a tiny waiting room. They also had a branch surgery in Durrington Health Centre.

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Dr Ratner was replaced by Dr Richard Orpin in

1983, and two years later, Dr Brian Young was

appointed. In 1986, the Practice relocated to

larger premises in Shelley Road and became known

as the Shelley Road Surgery. The Practice now

boasted a consulting room for each partner, a

treatment room and a spacious waiting room. Dr

Bruce Allan was the next to be appointed, bringing

with him a wealth of knowledge in computers and

their application to general practice.

The male dominated partnership was changed for

evermore with the introduction of Dr Claire

Anderson and Dr Lynne Sullivan. Dr Twitchen, who

was dual qualified as a Dentist and a Doctor, had

joined shortly after Dr Claire Anderson.

In the late nineties, the Practice took the decision

to withdraw from the Durrington Health Centre on

the basis that working from two sites was

inefficient. However, when the opportunity arose

to acquire the practice in Rowlands Road, along

with Dr Sherief Kamar in October 2006, it was

deemed prudent to go ahead and merge the two

practices. The combined Practices had a patient

list size of 14,500.

In August 2011, the premises in Rowlands Road

were vacated and both Practices accommodated

in the Shelley Road building. The organisation, now

known as Worthing Medical Group, required first

class management, which was ably provided by

Mrs Sue Parton (the business partner) and her

team.

2011 saw the retirement of Dr Young and Dr

Twitchen and the appointment of Dr Neil Iosson

and Dr Hema Santosh to the team.

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