Dr Heather holds a few roles for us at Pier Health. He is also the Chair of the Pier Health Board. He is the Chair of the Pier Health Group Ltd Board. He is Clinical Director for Pier Health. He is a GP at 168 Medical Group. He is Chair of One Weston Locality Board and also leads on a number of propositions and committees within the wider NHS System. 

John is a seasoned doctor and has worked as GP 30 years.  John started his career in the South East of England and worked for 12 years  in Margate, Kent. Alongside his work as a GP John worked half time as Associate Medical Director for East Kent PCT for the last 5 years of his time in Margate as well as taking on the role of  Medical Director for East Kent out of hours Co-op in the last 2

With a passion for Health Inequalities , John moved to Weston in 2005 and has been a household name in North Sommerset ever since, coining a second name as Mr. Weston! He has worked as a  GP appraiser and also held roles with North Somerset PCT then the CCG before shifting his focus to the provider world becoming a locality lead for GPs in Weston  He has been a Director at One Care from its inception and previously was its Chair. Dr Heather in on a mission to change the narrative for Weston Super Mare, Worle and surrounding villages to a healthy thriving health and social care system.

John has always focused  on system redesign, always challenging why we do not  improve Primary Care for everyone. With bundles of strength as networker, we are privileged to have him as he builds deep and meaningful relationships with other leaders in the system and beyond to allow an innovative unashamedly collection of great best practice to replicate.

Married 43 years 5 sons (4 grandchildren ), John is a  busy man. He enjoy films (new and old) and has a passion for football . An avid Manchester United supporter, he is keen on walking and loves to laugh.

In early 2021 Brandie joined Pier Health Group as CEO from a non-healthcare background; emphasising how bold the organisation can be.

Prior to this role, Brandie was Managing Director at Marco Pierre White Restaurants, cementing her 20 years’ experience in the consumer service delivery industry across hospitality, retail and aviation; holding senior leadership positions at British Airways Plc, Tesco Plc, Whitbread Plc, Travelodge and Hilton Hotels, where she started her career as a graduate trainee.

Brandie sits on a variety of external boards as both an Advisory and Non -Executive board member in the commercial sector and also holds a public appointment non-executive role. Brandie is also a sitting magistrate. 

Brandie was most recently also nominated in the West Country Women’s awards for Equality and Diversity, and lives in the South West with her husband and twin boys.

She is the Author of The Sector Agnostic Leadership Playbook: Pivoting In Heels.

Dr Mike Pimm has worked in the same practice in Worle for the last 35 years. Graduating from Bristol University , Mike started life as a GP in 1987 and has not left Worle.  Mike has been a Non Exec Director of Pier Health Group since its inception and also a non-executive director for Pier Health Group Ltd.

Dr Pimm is in a great place as having been in the same surgery for that long, he has the pleasure of caring for the grandchildren of the mothers he first cared for on the 80’s.

Mike vividly believes in a caring, family practice and wants all his patients to get the best care.

Dr Pimm has three children and soon to be six grandchildren as well as a dog, all living close by. Mike is passionate about the environment and promotes environmental issues . He has solar panels and cycles as much as possible instead of driving. Mike is also a local star and often appears on local radio talking about all things General Practice.

One of our younger GPs, Dr Steph Marshall graduated from Aberdeen Medical school. Steph was born in Reading and grew up in rural Yorkshire, her scientist parents were also Aberdeen graduates.

Steph worked in Glasgow for a couple of years for her House jobs and a year in the emergency department as a senior house officer. Steph moved to Bristol on a whim and flirted with the idea of training to be a surgeon, then saw the light and switched career paths. She then completed GP training in 2009. Steph worked as a locum and salaried GP in Bristol and married her husband whom she met at University. Steph applied to work at Tudor Lodge surgery as she was keen to care for an elderly population. She fell in love with the town in all its faded glory and of course the team at Tudor who continue to inspire and support her.

Steph then moved to Cheddar to be closer to Weston; she moved house with a 2-week-old baby and would recommend to others to plan to move whilst pregnant, and not so close to delivery.

After her second maternity break she became a partner at Tudor Lodge and then became a GP Trainer, which she feels is one of the highlights of the job. Steph also became the first female Non Executive Director of Pier health at its inception.

Dr Steph Marshall is enthusiastic about General Practice and is keen to influence and support others to flourish in Primary care.

Her plan is to stay in Weston, Worle and Villages as a traditional GP and GP Trainer.

Outside of work she is a social creature and loves spending time with her husband and friends and is kept busy with two energetic boys and is also a Governor of Cheddar first school.

Dr Edrich qualified in 1996 at Liverpool Medical School MBChB with Commendation, and holds MRCGP and DRCOG. She was the first GP trainee at Milton Surgery in 2006, and stayed on as a GP at Milton, becoming a partner in 2014.

Prior to working in General Practice Dr Edrich worked in hospital medicine for 10 years, focussing on acute medicines and critical care

With a keen interest in Education and Research, Dr Edrich is a Planet Committee member. Planet is the Educational provider charity for all Pier practices, which hosts monthly clinician education afternoons away from the surgery setting.

Penny is also a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Medical Advisor to the Burnham-on-Sea branch, ensuring that the crew are fit and safe to perform their operational duties, and are available to rescue those in difficulties in the water 24 hours a day.

Dr Edrich is a General Medical Council (GMC) examiner for international medical graduates undertaking professional examinations (PLAB2) prior to seeking employment in the Uk.

When not at work, Penny enjoys zumba dancing and Pilates, singing in a gospel choir, and also manages a team of Olio volunteers, who collect and redistribute food that would otherwise end up in landfill.

Dr John Jackson has been a GP partner at Winscombe and Banwell Family Practice for around 28 years. John has been  Non -Executive Director at Pier Health since its inception and also sits on the LMC.

Dr Jackson’s professional interests include dermatology, minor surgery and joint injections as well as teaching, having recently stepped down after 20 years of training. A big advocate for traditional general practice based on continuity of care, John focusses his team on this.

A southern counties lad who spent more time on the rugby pitch than in the classroom before going to Bristol medical school, where he met his future wife in the first term. They now have two sons, both doctors one who thinks life is better in New Zealand! As a young lad, John spent his first 2 years living on a boat on the Thames and managed to survive his mother’s rescue attempt when she jumped on top of him after he had fallen in.

Outside of general practice John, when his body usually allows him to, enjoys a thrash around on a tennis court, walking, golf and driving his classic MG sports car.

Chris joined the Pier Health Board at the beginning of our journey and also doubles up as our Associate Clinical Director, representing Pier Health in the wider BNSSG System. Chris is also a partner at  The Milton Surgery.

Dr Chubb started working at The Milton surgery 15 years ago as a registrar and liked it so much he stayed on, graduating from Bristol University in the early years of 2000.

Chris has a keen interest in trying to improve general practice estates, and have been supporting all our practices to ensure we have better representation around Estate conversations and good provision of better premises. He lead on social prescribing and helps coordinate the Pier Health Group clinical leadership meetings, which are very instrumental to our organisation’s maturity.

Chris loves (and now very occasionally participating in) sport, and can be found in his spare time, taxiing his two children around. Our ‘face’ of Pier Health, you will usually find Dr Chubb’s smiley face on most of our promotional materials.

Holly is the self-styled "Queen of Frailty in Weston Super Mare" and has worked across a number of clinical and leadership roles since becoming a GP in 2009.  She worked for ten years in Bristol as a portfolio GP, involving a medley of experiences including: hospice work, medical education, urgent care, home visiting out of hours, dermatology clinics, intermediate care as well as previously being both a partner and a salaried GP. She would describe herself as the generalist’s generalist.
 
Since arriving in Weston she has been the architect and lead of the One Weston Care Home Hub, which was a finalist in the prestigious Health Service Journal Awards, in 2023.  She heads up the Weston locality Ageing Well Collaboration, leading Older People's Care at Place.  She is also the Co-chair of the Community Group at the British Geriatrics Society.  Holly was part of the 2024 Strategic Clinical Leaders Programme at the Kings Fund, and has also been selected for the NHS Digital Academy's Healthcare Leadership Programme with Imperial College, London for 2024/5. She is motivated to improve inequitable care and is a fun mentor to a number of healthcare professionals getting started in their own change-making journeys. She is dynamic and articulate, bringing welcome challenges and energy to the table.
 
A born and bred Brummie, she feels at home in WSM and surrounding villages on account of her local accent, and a certificate from the Tropicana in 1986 for the longest underwater swim.

Dr Kevin Haggerty graduated from Leicester medical school in the early 80’s, completing his GP training in Leicester. He then worked in Tanzania for a year, giving him a very rounded informed position in healthcare abroad.

Kevin became a GP Partner at Longton Grove which merged with New Court in 2020 to become 168 Medical Group where he is presently a partner. Over many years, Dr Haggerty has held additional roles in the LMC, Local Drug Action Team, Weston Out of Hours Cooperative, Practice Based Commissioning, Primary Care Trust and Clinical Commissioning Group. Kevin leads on Urgent care at Pier Health as well as in our locality and a non-executive director on the board .

An advocate for the power of lifestyle medicine and continuity of care.

Kevin is married with four grown up children and one grandchild. Outside of work he can generally be found somewhere in the garden.