Regulated clinicians,
named and accountable.

General Chiropractic Council

Martyn Clark

BSc Human Sciences, MSc Chiropractic

Owner & Lead Chiropractor

Martyn established Poundbury Chiropractic in 2022 and has practised for over a decade. He works from the position that every patient and every injury is different, and builds a personalised treatment plan on that basis rather than a standard protocol. Under his leadership the practice holds the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Patient Partnership Quality Mark and Clinical Management Quality Mark, and he is a PRT trainer for the College.

General Chiropractic Council

Elise Humphries

AECC University College graduate

Chiropractor

Elise is an AECC graduate with more than twelve years of clinical experience across surgical care, intensive care and private practice. Her focus is patient-centred rehabilitation and she is a strong advocate for the role of exercise in recovery. She rows competitively along the south coast.

Soft Tissue Therapy

Elaine Hourihan

Level 4 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy (University of Bath Elite Athlete Clinic)

Soft Tissue Therapist

Elaine came to soft tissue therapy after twenty-five years in a corporate environment, and has worked at the University of Bath Elite Athlete Clinic. She treats sports recovery, repetitive strain and stress-related tension. Outside the clinic she cycles, swims, weight trains and gardens in Dorset.

General Medical Council

Dr Charles Middle

Diploma in Sports Medicine

Lead Private General Practitioner

Charlie has served as a doctor within the NHS since qualifying from St Thomas’ Hospital, London, in 1989, with varied training in general surgery, ENT and orthopaedics. He was a full-time partner in a West Dorset general practice for twenty-four years and a school medical officer for nineteen. He is Chairman of the Sherborne Voluntary Ambulance and is based in West Dorset.

General Medical Council

Dr Matthew Phelan

Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative / End of Life Care

General Practitioner

Qualified at King’s College, London in 2002, followed by three years practising in Australia and New Zealand and General Practice training at Dorset County Hospital. He has worked at hospices in Somerset and Dorset, and takes a holistic approach centred on prevention and long-term patient relationships.

General Medical Council

Dr Katie Thomas

BSc Psychology

General Practitioner

Qualified from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London in 2000, and a GP partner in the local area for more than fifteen years. Formerly Senior Medical Officer at a local boarding school, she now combines private practice with NHS work and colleague appraisal.

General Medical Council

Dr Mark Morgan

General Practitioner

A general practitioner since 1992, and for more than thirty years a partner at the Sixpenny Handley and Broad Chalke practice in rural North Dorset, where he was also a GP trainer and school medical officer. He has a particular focus on supporting older patients.

General Medical Council

Dr Jonathan Tham

General Practitioner

Trained in Cambridge and London across colorectal and vascular surgery, gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, gastroenterology and children’s emergency medicine. After several years in a busy South London practice he moved to Dorset in 2023, and co-established the practice’s sleep clinic.

General Medical Council

Dr Ulrike Naumann

Fellow and Mentor, Royal College of General Practitioners

General Practitioner

More than thirty years in general practice, combining NHS practice in Somerset with private work. She focuses on holistic, individualised care built around a patient’s own goals, history and barriers to change.