meet the team
Welcome to the Health and Self Care Podcast! Hosted by a dedicated team of three experienced doctors, our show delivers expert insights, practical advice, and inspiring stories to help you achieve your best health. Meet our trio of medical professionals as they guide you through the latest in wellness, fitness, and holistic self-care. Let’s embark on this journey to better health together!
Dr. Andrew Tresidder
Somerset’s Dr Andrew Tresidder has wide experience of Primary Care as a GP, Medical Educator, Appraiser, Mental Health Act Assessor and other roles.
He was SW Clinical Lead for NHS Practitioner Health for several years, and has always had a passion for Health and What Makes People Tick, and How to Help Them Tick Better
Dr. Peter Bagshaw
Dr Peter Bagshaw has been a GP in for over 30 years. His medical interests include
holistic medicine, mental health, disease risk reduction, metabolic health and
dementia.
He is currently GP lead at Minehead Medical Centre
In addition to general practice, he has worked as Senior Clinical Fellow at the
University of Bristol, and is currently Clinical Lead in Mental Health, Dementia, and
Learning Difficulties for Somerset CCG.
For 5 years he was the Director of the South
West Clinical Network for Dementia.
He co-authored the NHSE “Older Person’s Mental Health Primer” and is the author of
“Daggers of the Mind” (a psychiatric whodunnit!).
His outside interests include painting, quantum mechanics and karate (black belt in
Shotokan Karate).
Dr. Kate Staveley
Dr Kate Staveley is an experienced Somerset GP (shorthand for been around for a while)
who has most recently been working as a clinical leader in womens and childrens health.
She has always been interested in family health and how the wider aspects of holistic care
can be supported by the health system – this has included roles in patient safety and quality
care. She is particularly interested in looking at the wider picture and how systems can work
better together for everyone.
Outside medicine she is the mother of 4 adult daughters, 2 granddaughters and 1 grandson.
She has lived experience of a chronic health condition which informs her perspective on
many situations and has helped her see that health services are only part of the answer for
many health problems.