BRISTOL PRIVATE GPs
Our private GP team have extensive experience treating patients from across Bristol, Bath, Somerset and Gloucestershire. They have expertise across a wide range of specialties including cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, dermatology, ENT (ear, nose and throat) medicine, musculoskeletal problems, paediatrics, elderly care, obstetrics, gynaecology, family planning and all aspects of mental health.
Dr John Beard and Dr Henry Beard - founder members of the private GP practice
Dr Henry Beard
Private General Practitioner
DR HENRY BEARD
Private GP and Occupational Physician
BSc(Hons.) MB ChB DRCOG DCH DFSRH DGM MRCGP DOccMed
Henry has a wealth of medical experience, having worked as a GP for nearly fifteen years. After completing his medical degrees at Manchester University, he moved to Bristol and worked at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital. He went on to complete his training in general practice and was awarded postgraduate diplomas in a number of other specialties. He has particular expertise in cardiology, respiratory medicine, obstetrics (pregnancy care) gynaecology, paediatrics and occupational health. His dual roles as a private GP and occupational physician complement one another and he continually updates his training.
He is an approved doctor with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and provides ENG1 medicals to seafarers requiring certification. He also performs Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) medicals and OGUK Fitness to train medicals to those in the offshore industry. He is a registered approved medical examiner of divers (AMED) for those who require HSE commercial diving medicals. He is also approved to provide Belgian Seafarer Medicals on behalf of the Belgian Maritime Authority.
DR RACHAEL CAVE Private GP BMedSc MBChB MRCGP DipNut
Rachael loves general practice and aims to always provide holistic, non-judgmental and empathetic care. She attended the University of Birmingham before completing her GP training in London. Here she gained lots of experience in psychiatry, sexual health and paediatrics. She has worked as a private GP in both London and Bristol, where she listens carefully to her patients and tries to ensure that their ideas, concerns and expectations are heard. She developed an interest in lifestyle medicine and has completed a diploma in nutrition. She is passionate about offering both medical and lifestyle advice, which is tailored to the patient's individual needs and is now based in Bristol with her young family.
Dr Rachael Cave
Private General Practitioner
DR JOHN BEARD
General Practitioner and Occupational Physician
BSc(Hons.) MBChB MSc(Oxon.) DCH DFSRH MRCGP DOccMed
John studied medicine in Birmingham and completed postgraduate training in Oxford before moving to Bristol to work as an NHS GP. He enjoys all areas of medicine with particular expertise in dermatology, joint injections, paediatrics and occupational health. He also has a side interest in the history of medicine and has given several lectures on this subject. These days he now works mainly in the NHS, but still visits the practice to complete ENG1 Seafarer Medicals and OGUK Medicals.
Dr John Beard