The Riverbank Story...
Between the two World Wars Midhurst had two practices with two GPs in each of the different surgeries.
Dr Ronnie Lush arrived in 1920 and did not retire until 1970.
Dr Helena Pudney arrived before the war and worked throughout it with great dedication to eventually retire in 1970.
Following the war there were many changes when, in 1948, the two surgeries amalgamated at 'the Old Surgery'.
The doctors at this time were Dr Ronald Lush, Dr Helena Pudney, Dr Jack Byrne and Dr Desmond Hanbury.
In 1962 they were joined by Dr Lush’s son, Robin. In 1964 the ‘New Surgery’ was completed in Lamberts Lane. On the retirement of Dr Ronald Lush and Dr Pudney, Dr Davis and Dr Guthrie arrived.
In the early 1970s, the surgery became a Health Centre and opened in 1972.
At the end of the 1970s, Dr Hanbury and Dr Byrne retired and were replaced by Dr's Horne and Marien and in 1983 Dr Hudson became a half time partner.
In July 1992 Dr Lush retired after 30 years and was replaced by Dr Alex MacCallum. In September 1995 Dr Marien left the practice to pursue an interest in Psychology and was replaced in December 1995 by Dr Tim Hill.
Dr Sue MacCallum joined the partnership in January 2000, as an additional partner.
In April of the same year Dr Hudson retired and Dr Rowena Hill joined the practice.
The most recent changes have seen Dr Davis, Dr Guthrie and Dr Horne retire, they have been replaced by Dr Lorena Rodriguez, Dr Paul Fludder and Dr Richard Edwards.
The current Medical Centre was built in 1999 and allows much better access for the disabled than the previous building.
These larger premises have enabled us to become a training practice for both final year medical students and qualified GP Registrars.
