Practice Team

Doctors

Dr Joanna Hesse (f)
MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG DCH(SA) DFFP

Qualified in Johannesburg in 1999. She has lived on the IOW with her husband and family since 2002. She speaks conversational Polish and has a special interest in women’s and child health.

Dr Spencer Fox (m)
MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCGP (2006)

Qualified at St George’s in London in 1998. He joined the practice in June 2011. He is married with three children. He has a special interest in medical education.

Dr Kate Cambridge (f)
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG

Qualified at University of East Anglia in 2008. She joined the practice in 2017. She is married with one child. She has a special interest in mental health.

Dr Caroline MB Fawcett (f)
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP DCHDP

Qualified at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1998. She has 20 years experience as a GP and joined the practice in September 2021. She lives with her partner and three children. She has a special interest in women’s health and mental health.

Dr Lurika Stodart (f)
MBChB (Stell 2000), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH

Joined the Practice in 2024

Dr Marianne Broderick (f)
MBBCh MRCGP

Qualified at Swansea University in 2018 following a previous career in her family business of Groundworks and Civil Engineering. Moved to the island in 2018. Has a special interest in Palliative Care

Nursing Team

Lorraine Rideout (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

An Advanced nurse practitioner has undertaken additional education and training in order to provide advanced nursing care and to prescribe.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioners can provide treatment and advice for many problems for which you have seen a doctor for in the past. The main areas of expertise are in the management of common illnesses in both adults and children.

Jayne Fairbrother (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)

Practice Nurses

The practice nurses are available by appointment for a variety of clinics inclusing childhood immunisations, dressings, removal of stitches, travel, immunisations, advice etc. Each nurse has a special interest within the practice ie Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease and family planning. We also have three healthcare assistants who assist the nurses.

Nurses or doctors are happy to speak to patients on the telephone. They may not be available at the time of your call but the receptionist will take a number and the call will be returned at the earliest opportunity.

Practice Staff

Dr Rachel Howard (f)
Practice Pharmacist - MRPharmS IP PhD

Rachel has been a pharmacist for more than 20 years. She specialises in seeing patients on multiple medicines, helping them to manage their medicines and reduce the number of medicines they take.
Rachel is an independent prescriber, meaning she can alter medications for conditions already diagnosed by a doctor and start new prescriptions. She runs medication review clinics on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (by appointment).

Alistair Drover (m)
Paramedic - BSc

Alistair has worked as a Paramedic for more than 20 years, initially working on ambulances and rapid response cars and later providing support for the GP Out of Hours Service. In 2020 Alistair moved to Primary Care, joining the Esplanade Surgery. A qualified prescriber, Alistair’s main role is to undertake visits to patients in their own homes or in Care Homes.

Michael Singer (m)
Paramedic - BSc (hons) MCPara IP

Michael Worked as a frontline paramedic initially before specialising in palliative care working within the hospice community team, he then moved into primary care, joining the Esplanade Surgery. A qualified prescriber, Michael’s main role is to undertake visits to patients in their own homes or in care homes.

Midwife

She looks after mothers during their pregnancy and may refer to the hospital consultant if necessary. For 10 days following delivery, she cares for mother and baby. She can be contacted via the Maternity Unit on 534392.

Health Visitors

They look after the welfare of mothers, babies and children under five years, promoting a safe and healthy family lifestyle. They also provide support for the elderly and patients with emotional and social problems. They are available for telephone advice every weekday between 9.00am to 10.00am on Ryde 613846 and hold a clinic for all mothers on Wednesdays from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and Thursdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The health visitor will advise mothers of the venue as this is subject to change.

Community Nurses

There is a community nursing team attached to the surgery. Their primary role is to provide continuation of care in the community at the request of the hospital or the practice doctors. They also look after our housebound patients. They can be contacted on 611246 / 611534 between 9.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays.

District Nurses

There is a district nursing team attached to the surgery. Their primary role is to provide continuation of care in the community at the request of the hospital or the practice doctors and also for our housebound patients. They can be contacted on 01983 552553 between 9.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays.

Administration

Jon Matthews
Practice Manager

Jon’s job is to promote an efficient and smooth-running practice. So if you have any problems or suggestions to do with the practice, he will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sue Browning
Business Manager

Receptionists

We kindly ask all patients to treat our reception team with respect and understanding. They work hard to help you and play a vital role in making sure the practice runs smoothly.

Sometimes they may need to ask you extra questions this is not to be difficult, but to help us understand how urgent your request is so we can get you the right care as quickly as possible.

If you are kept waiting, please know it’s often because the doctor needs to spend more time with another patient. We understand waiting can be frustrating, and we will do our best to keep you updated if there are any delays.

Training practice

It is the policy of the partners to assist with training of aspirants in the medical profession and on occasions your doctor may have a student with them when you attend for a consultation. You will be informed beforehand, but if you prefer to be seen alone please let the receptionist know at the time.

GP net earnings

NHS England require that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice is publicised, and the required disclosure is shown below.

However it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.

All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS Services to patients at each practice.

The average pay for GPs working in Esplanade Surgery in the last financial year (2024/25) was £59,271 before tax and national insurance. This is for 1 full time GP, 4 part time GPs and 1 locum GP who worked in the practice for more than six months.