The Carriage House Clinic offers high quality private GP care.
The Carriage House Clinic, situated within the beautiful village of Ardington in southern Oxfordshire, offers exceptional care from our leading general practitioners. Our private GP service offers expert care and advice, assessment of your condition, diagnosis, treatment and referrals.
Launched at the end of 2023 as the sister service of Oxford Menopause our experienced team are able to offer a wide variety of service.
Dr Katie Barber
GP & ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
FOUNDER OF OXFORD MENOPAUSE and CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Dr Katie Barber has worked as a GP in the NHS across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire for over 20 years. She enjoys the variety of General Practice with a holistic, individualised approach to patient care and recognises the importance of clear communication and patient-centred care.
During her GP training she developed a particular interest in Women’s Health, completing the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. She has worked in the department of Gynaecology at the John Radcliffe Hospital as a GP with a Special Interest in Gynaecology and Urogynaecology. She has been awarded the Advanced Certificate of Menopause Care by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and is an Accredited British Menopause Society Specialist.
Alongside her roles at The Carriage House, Dr Barber is also Clinical Lead for the NHS Community Gynaecology Service in Oxfordshire where she works as a Women’s Health GP and Menopause Specialist. Dr Barber is also a member of the British Menopause Society Advisory Council.
Dr Barber lives with her husband and two daughters locally and in her free time enjoys running, dog walks and cooking!.
Dr HELEN KENNEDY
WOMEN’S HEALTH GP & ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST
Helen Kennedy joined the Oxford Menopause team in September 2021 to provide high quality, individualised menopause and women’s health advice and support to our patients.
Helen qualified from University College London in 1999 and after five years working in hospitals, completed her GP training in 2005. Since then she has worked at the Marlow Medical Group, a large GP practice in South Buckinghamshire, and for the last five years this has been solely as a GP with special interest in Women’s Health and as Clinical Lead for the contraception service.
Helen was awarded the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care in 2018, and is an Accredited British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist, having completed her training at the tertiary referral centre in Northwick Park hospital, and then worked for around three years at the John Radcliffe Menopause clinic. She became an accredited trainer for the BMS/FSRH special skills module in menopause care in 2019 and has been a trainer for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care as well as qualifying as a GP trainer in 2008.
In addition to being an Accredited Menopause Specialist, Helen also has an interest in gynaecology, having worked for the intermediate service in Buckinghamshire and in the urgent, general and urogynaecology clinics at the John Radcliffe hospital.
Dr Kennedy is a Women’s Health GP and cannot discuss or manage health issues unrelated to women’s health during her appointments.
Dr LARA WALFORD
GP & ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST
Dr Walford graduated from the University of Manchester in 2007 and spent two years working in Manchester hospitals. After working in Emergency medicine in New Zealand, she returned for GP training in Croydon, qualifying in 2013. She has worked as an NHS GP ever since in a busy South London practice and is also a contraceptive coil and implant fitter. She relocated to Oxfordshire in 2023 and joined The Carriage House Clinic in May 2023.
Dr Walford has a specialist interest in women’s health and is member of the British Menopause Society and is an Accredited British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist.
She provides an evidence based, personalised and holistic approach, to empower her patients to make informed choices that feel right for them.
Outside of work she enjoys pilates and likes to have outdoor adventures with her husband and two young children.
HELEN FRANKLIN
BUSINESS MANAGER
Helen oversees the daily running of the service. She is passionate about providing great care to all our patients so strives to deliver effective, efficient and friendly support. She is generally the first person you will encounter at the clinic and will guide you through your journey with the service. Helen is always on hand to answer any non-clinical queries you may have.
Helen joined Oxford Menopause since its launch 2020 and has been working in Healthcare since 2016. She uses her skills from her BA Hons Theology degree from the University of Nottingham and managerial experience from the charity sector to oversee and manage the non-clinical aspects of the service.
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Karla Moody
Health Care Assistant
Karla Moody has been working as a HCA for over 8 years with the majority of her career in the NHS. Karla joined the clinic in 2020, providing nursing support for our clinicians and continues to work in an NHS role.
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LEANNE TALBOT
Health Care Assistant
Leanne has been a health care assistant for over 9 years, working in a variety of healthcare settings all for the NHS. Leanne continues to work as a health care assistant in the NHS alongside her role and enjoys her dual role in the clinic providing both nursing and administrative support for the busy clinics.
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ALISON POFFLEY
Health Care Assistant
Alison has been working within General Practice as a Health Care Assistant and Phlebotomist for the past 9 years. Alongside her role at The Carriage House Clinic, Alison provides nursing support at a local school.
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ANNE SWEETING
Receptionist
Anne joined the service in 2022 having worked in NHS primary care settings and local community services for many years. As one of the first faces you will meet at the clinic, Anne provides a friendly face to welcome you and answer any queries. Anne is involved in processing letters, referrals, emails and any other queries you may have on Tuesdays and Thursdays and some Saturdays.