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About Us

Owners

Lynne, Colin and John bought the clinic in March 2008 and welcome you to our website. We try to run a friendly clinic that is able to cater for all your needs. Please contact us if you need something that does not appear to be offered and we will try to accommodate your wishes. We would also like to hear from you if you are unhappy about some aspect of the treatment you have received at Holywell Healthcare - we shall endeavour to put it right.

Non-clinical staff

  • Lynne Watts
  • Janet Simpson
  • Jean Peppitt

Lynne is the practice manager and deals with all aspects of administration, accounts and the day to day running of the clinic.

Janet and Jean are part-time receptionists. Janet also fits in all the typing, in particular letters to the doctors of NHS patients to keep them informed of their ongoing care. One day a week Jean works in theatre alongside the surgeon and theatre sister. One of her duties is to maintain a one to one contact with the patient to alleviate any worries and keep them happy throughout the operation.

Orthotic technician

  • David Jones

David is our technician and is responsible for the manufacture of our in house orthotics; he also carries out fittings and any adjustments and refurbishments that may be required. Also if anything needs fixing, David will do it – he hasn’t been beaten yet.

Podiatry and chiropody

  • Colin Papworth
  • Alistair Clark
  • Julie Trudgill

Colin graduated from the Durham School of Podiatric Medicine in 1999. His first podiatry position was with Kensington and Chelsea PCT in central London, where he was able to experience all aspects of podiatry including community health centres and more specialised clinics in the local hospitals. These included diabetes, rheumatology, HIV and working in physiotherapy outpatients. He was able to offer biomechanical input into these clinics but also gained a valuable understanding of the nature of the different conditions that the patients have to endure on a daily basis. Other aspects of his work included working in the in-house orthoses manufacturing laboratory, organising and carrying out training days and setting up and being involved in a joint podiatry, Physio and osteopath multidisciplinary clinic to try to reduce waiting times to orthopaedic clinics.

In 2003 Colin moved to work in Holywell Healthcare and took on most of the biomechanical treatments as well as offering all the other aspects of podiatry and chiropody. The biomechanical service that Colin offers at Holywell Healthcare provides gait analysis and the supply of orthoses for English Institute of Sport at Sheffield and Loughborough, Ministry of Defence, British Olympic Association and Bolton Wanderers FC. Colin has also developed close links with local physiotherapy and chiropractic clinics to offer these clinics a gait and biomechanical analysis service. This involves a different podiatric approach and uses mainly premade orthoses to complement the treatment being provided by the referring clinician. It is only when we all feel we are at a suitable point that the patient is offered a custom orthotic. This is a very interesting way of working and patients who want to return to sports often benefit from this graduated approach to orthoses rather than a custom made model right from the start.

He was involved with Greg Quinn from Talar Made in having a role to play in the development of the Talar Made Premade orthoses and the making of the 3 Point Pivot training DVD and course. Colin presents this training day for both Talar Made and Physio-med. Other aspects of his work include providing podiatry support for three Military of Defence Regional Rehabilitation Centres and offering one day lower limb biomechanics training days.

Colin was involved in the staff buy-out of Holywell Healthcare in March 2008 and is now one of the directors.

Alistair has been in practice for over 30 years, during this time teaching podiatry and working in private practice. Alistair has worked with many different sports including runners of all standards and professional football clubs in the premiership and championship. He has considerable experience in gait analysis and orthotics and has prepared many people for everything from the London Marathon to triathlons. He also has an interest in gait problems in children and its correction.

Julie has been practising chiropody for over 10 years, working in EMI units (elderly mentally infirm), residential/nursing homes for the elderly, on building sites (Bovis) and with vulnerable adults. Julie is currently undertaking a course in therapeutic/sports massage at Sheffield.

Podiatric Surgery

  • Tony Wilkinson
  • David Cartwight

Sports and soft tissue therapy

  • John Freeman
  • Derry Suter
  • Jackie Robson

John is one of the owners/directors of the clinic; A true advocate of the integrated approach to healthcare, he has worked as a SMT with Rugby Union in the Zurich Premiership, Olympic, World and National level athletes of numerous sports at the English Institute of Sport and with the general public at Holy Healthcare. Having his sporting career cut short through injury john has seen both sides of the treatment couch deepening his drive and passion in his work.

Derry has been in practice for over fourteen years, working with UKA British Diving and British Boxing; he has been involved in two Olympic cycles over the last eight years. He specialises in working in a multi-disciplinary team. Derry is a keen athlete himself and has been involved in athletics for over thirty years

Jackie qualified as a sports masseur in August 2003, worked as a fitness instructor, built up clinical practise and is now a full time therapist currently studying to gain a sports therapy diploma. Treatments offered are sports and soft tissue therapy. Jackie has been a keen runner for over 30 years and recently took up triathlons. She is also a qualified Pilates instructor.

Chiropractic

  • Lee Goodwin
  • Ellie Prendergast

Lee has been practising chiropractic for over 10 years providing care to patients ranging from professional athletes to 92 year old patients suffering osteoporosis and arthritis. He writes the Backchat column for Look Local 1st magazine and is always available to answer questions on how chiropractic and acupuncture can help.

Ellie qualified as a chiropractor fron the university of Glamorgan South Wales in 2007. She has a particular interest in sciatica and low back disc problems.

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation

  • Ruth Proctor

Ruth qualified as a Physiotherapist from Sheffield Hallam University in 2005. Since then has been working at the University assisting with teaching, working privately and at a local rugby club. In January 2008 Ruth qualified in sports massage at the NLSSM, and has been doing mobile massage since. She has a keen interest in sport, and is an athlete herself (having competed for Great Britain as an U20). Trained in Pilates, she is interested in core stability. Treatments include joint mobilisation, sports massage, postural education, exercise therapy, and injury prevention. Ruth works on a Tuesday at Holywell Healthcare.