DR ROB MATTHEWS - RETIREMENT FROM GENERAL PRACTICE 

I’d like to inform our patients and primary care colleagues that Dr Rob Matthews will be retiring from Spa Medical Centre on June 30th this year.

Rob trained as a Doctor at St Mary’s Hospital, London. He trained as a GP in Trowbridge and has worked at Spa Medical Centre since 1991.

During his 31 years at Spa, Rob has delivered high quality healthcare both at the practice and his numerous other roles. He has been extremely influential in effecting positive change in the local health community, along with an active involvement in practice-based commissioning, shaping local health services for the benefit of the local population.

Throughout his 31 years in general practice, he has been an inspiration to us all. A fantastic caring Doctor, he’s delivered consistently high-quality clinical treatment and care to his patients, specialising in joint injections, care of the elderly, cancer care, hypertension, and orthopaedics. Rob has also been instrumental in delivering the Vasectomy service at Spa, which has been a huge success.

He has also been involved in GP and Nurse training and mentorship, many local GP’s and Nurses have been mentored by him, successfully gaining their accreditation or qualification with his support.

A keen and capable sailor, skier, and mountain biker, Rob is looking forward to having more time to pursue his interests.

I am sure both patients and colleagues will join me in thanking him for his commitment, passion, and care during his career.

We wish him a healthy, happy retirement and the best of luck with the next chapter.

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Spa Medical Centre aims to provide the highest quality of care to the people of Melksham. We are friendly, professional and work collaboratively with our patients to achieve the best health outcomes.

The practice extends its ethos of caring to its staff and aspires to provide a nurturing and rewarding environment in which to work.

Patients are at the heart of what we do and we aim to be as accessible as possible, offering advance booking for routine GP & Nurse appointments, as well as same day appointments with the Duty Doctor and Duty Nurse for more urgent and acute medical problems.

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