After nearly 30 years in General Practice, I am retiring on 31st March 2024.  I have really enjoyed my time as a GP, it has been an absolute privilege looking after people’s health over the years.

My 10 years at Sunnyside have been very happy ones.  We have seen some difficult and challenging times and overcame them together as a resillient team.  The move to St Clare Medical Centre was a particular milestone and a great achievement by the practice, it certainly helped us manage the challenges we faced during the pandemic less than a year after moving in!

I leave you in the care of my excellent colleagues and I know you will be well looked after.  I plan to go off travelling in my camper van, spend more time tending to my beloved garden and aim to get my Parkrun 5k time below 30 minutes (again)!

Wishing you all the best.

Dr Maria Patten

We welcomed Carly, Lara and Teigan to the admin teams in March 2024.  

Welcome to volume 6 our Winter/Spring issue of 'What Matters?' -  This is an e-newsletter for both the public and professionals. It supports those in Cornwall approaching or planning for end of life and those who are bereaved.

We hope you find it useful. This and all our other volumes can be read via this link;

 What Matters - Winter/Spring - Vol 6 by CornwallHospice - Issuu

Dr Lauren Pearce will be on maternity leave from the middle of July and her patients will be looked after by Dr Tamsin Bell. 

St Clare Medical Centre held a fundraising event to raise money for Cornwall Air Ambulance and managed to raise a grand total of £615. A big thank you to everyone involved. 

In February the Partners treated the Sunnyside staff to an afternoon at Hall for Cornwall watching Strictly Ballroom as a thank you for their hard work over the last year. Everyone really enjoyed the afternoon and the show was brilliant, a great time was had by all! 

Sunnyside Surgery were recently nominated by the Bachelor of Medicine and Batchelor of Surgery Medical Students and have been awarded the University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, Excellence and Innovation In Clinical Team Teaching Award for GP Practices. Members of the Clinical Team will be attending the awards ceremony to collect a trophy and certificate in February 2023. 

Sunnyside Surgery now has a Facebook page that we keep updated with relevant news and information. Follow our facebook page here