Our practice nurses offer a wide range of services including advice and health care for asthma, contraception, diabetes and hypertension. They also remove stitches, change surgical dressings, give injections, advise on travel immunisation, administer wound management and deal with some minor injuries. They vaccinate babies and children and advise on many aspects of your health. They are highly skilled and experienced and have specialised in many aspects of care. 

Tessa trained at UCH and Middlesex and qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1994.  After qualifying she worked on surgical wards and has been working in general practice and community nursing since 2005. Her special interests include wound care and baby/childhood vaccinations. She has 3 children and enjoys travelling, walking and reading in her spare time.

Becky qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1998 and initially worked on a ward specialising in Acute Medicine and Coronary Care. During this time she completed her degree in acute and critical care. In 2001 Becky moved to Reading and became involved in intermediate care, completing several courses in wound care, diabetes and team management before relocating closer to home. She joined the practice in 2004 and continued her development in Asthma, Cytology, Family Planning and Research. In 2019 following a restructure she was appointed Lead General Practice Nurse and now oversees the Nursing and Care Assistant teams. Alongside this management position she is also lead for Diabetes and Asthma Care. Becky's interests outside work include travel, photography and wildlife and she has two young boys who also keep her busy.

Qualified from UWE in 2009. Spent her first 3 years as a qualified Nurse at the GWH working on the Orthopaedics Geriatric Ward as well as the Surgical Assessment Unit. During her time on the ward, she was appointed as the wound care link nurse as well as completing her Mentorship qualification. In 2012 she started working for the NHS School Health Nurses based in the south of the county. This gave her the opportunity to explore a different aspect of nursing as well as learning new skills in teaching, vaccinating and health promotion. After 5 years working for the NHS, she moved into Independent School Nursing which allowed her to utilise previous skills as well as enhancing knowledge on first aid and emergency medication. During the Pandemic in 2020 Hannah returned to Adult Nursing and in early 2022 she started working at WHMP. Her current interests are wound care and baby vaccinations.

At home, she lives with her husband, 2 children and a cockapoo called Twix. Outside of work when not taking her children to and from their sporting commitments, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, exercising, and football.

Louise qualified as a Registered General Nurse from Southampton University Hospital in 1988. She has worked for many years as a Practice Nurse in various GP surgeries across the UK, Hong Kong and Germany. She joined WHMP in 2016 and has a special interest in women’s health, respiratory care and diabetes. She is married with 3 grown up children. 

Holly qualified in 2010 as a RAF nurse and worked in Secondary care at QA hospital in Portsmouth on Trauma Orthopaedics, MAU, Respiratory and SAU before becoming a Primary care nurse. In 2013 she moved to RAF Odiham in Hampshire and worked at the base there until she left the RAF in 2016, after having her daughter. After leaving the RAF she spent time working in many practices as a locum nurse before moving home to North Devon in 2018. Whilst in Devon she worked for a small rural practice as a stand alone Practice Nurse and gained qualifications in Asthma/COPD and Diabetes management and most recently my prescribing qualification.

Holly has a passion for long term conditions management and feels she can make a real difference to patients' quality of life. She is hoping to gain her Masters qualification in the next few years at WHMP. 

Jill qualified as a registered nurse in 1999 from Oxford Brookes University and has worked in many different clinical settings across England, New Zealand and Australia. 

She joined the practice in April 2023 and is supporting the many research projects the practice participates in. We recommend you contact Jill if you wish to participate in any of the studies at jill.larkin@nhs.net

Jill is married and has 1 child and a naughty dog that she enjoys walking.