Meet Our Doctors

The Doctors are available Monday-Friday for appointments, or advice by telephone (according to availability). The doctors are also actively involved with  Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

Fownhope Medical Centre is also committed to training qualified doctors to specialise in becoming General Practitioners. We regularly have doctors working here on this basis who are overseen by the partners.

Dr Alison Wood

MB. ChB (Birmingham) DRCOG DFFP Certificate in Diabetes 

Dr Wood started work as a GP in 1995 and joined the Fownhope Team in 1996. She lives at Upton Bishop and has a special interest in Family Planning & Diabetes

Dr Michael Hearne

MB.Ch (Cardiff) MRCGP Dip. Derm. DRCOG DFFP

Dr Hearne started work as a GP in 1997 & joined the team in 2000.

He is also Clinical Director of Taurus Healthcare Ltd. 

 Dr Dinah Hawkyard

 MB. CHB (Birmingham) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP

Dr Hawkyard started work as a GP in 2005 and joined the team in 2010. She joined the Fownhope partnership in July 2014. She lives in Lugwardine with her young family.

Dr Richard Kippax

MB BS (Middlesex) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP T GP

Dr Kippax has worked at a Hereford City Practice for 20 years and joined the Fownhope partnership in July 2014. 

Dr Sion Gibby

MA (Oxon) BM BCh, DGH DRCOG MRCGP

Dr Gibby started work as a GP in 2002. He has been a GP in London for 15 years before joining the Fownhope team in 2018. He lives on the Welsh Borders.