The proposed boundary extension is intended to ensure that patients living in newly developed housing areas have access to local GP services. Holmside Medical Group has a long-standing history of providing primary care to the surrounding community, and these new developments are a natural extension of the population we already serve. The proposed change simply incorporates these new residential areas, which currently fall just outside our existing practice boundary, allowing us to continue delivering accessible, high-quality care to our local community.
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✅ Completing our online survey: 
Dr Rachel Cooper
Senior Partner GP
Introduction
I’m Dr Cooper, one of the GP Partners at Holmside Medical Group.
I see patients in surgery, speak to them on the phone. and also teach and supervise the trainees in the practice. I fit IUCDs (coils) and contraceptive implants and am also one of the baby clinic doctors. As a partner I also work with our management team to ensure the practice is safe and well run. I first joined Holmside in 2001 and work 4 days a week.
Qualifications
Newcastle University 1995, MBBS
Specialism
Teaching
Women’s Health
Palliative Care
Working Pattern
Part-Time
Location