Will Edney
Associate Postgraduate Dean
I work as a GP in a rural practice at the Mid Devon Medical Practice. I did my medical training in Leicester before I made the move to the southwest to undertake my GP training. After a year of Locuming I took up my partnership in 2012. I started working as a TPD in Exeter in 2021.
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my three children and enjoying the great Devon Countryside. I like mountain biking, walking, running and attempting watersports.
Megan Griffiths
Training Programme Director
I have worked as a salaried GP at Ide Lane Surgery. I did my medical training in Cardiff then spent some time working in New Zealand before moving to Exeter for my GP training. I qualified in 2019. I started working as a TPD in January 2025.
Out of work I am kept busy with my 4 and 1 year old but also try to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful beaches and countryside that Devon has to offer! I also enjoy baking and am an unskilled but enthusiastic gardener.
Ed Fitzherbert
Training Programme Director
I am a GP Partner and GP Trainer at Amicus Health in Tiverton. I did my medical and GP training in Cambridge, before taking up my partnership in Tiverton in 2003. I have been a TPD since 2016.
In my spare time I enjoy transporting my teenage children to their sporting commitments, playing tennis and cricket and trying to walk the lazy family patterjack terrier.
Hannah Claxton
Training Programme Director
I qualified as a GP in 2021 and split my time between clinical work as a salaried GP at St Thomas Health Centre in Exeter and educational roles working with the VTS, PCNs and medical students. I went to university in Glasgow and was lured down to the South West by the weather and lifestyle for Foundation training… and just never left!
Outside of work you can mostly find me renovating a dilapidated house in the Devon countryside and being a chauffeur to the social events of my small children. When time allows you’ll happily find me on the beach or out running with our gorgeous but long-suffering cocker spaniel Ruby.
Adam Long
GPVTS Programme Co-ordinator
Started working with the GPVTS team in March 2024 I also work with the Specialty Programme team in Post Graduate Medical Education , I really enjoy being a part of this team.
Outside of work I have my hands full with a toddler and dog!
Brian Taylor
Training Programme Director
I am a GP partner in Budleigh Salterton having completed my GP training in 2015. I previously studied physiology and pharmacology in Leicester before going on to studying postgraduate Medicine at Warwick in 2006. Having grown up in East Devon I was keen to return here with my wife and children to do my foundation training. I started working as a TPD in 2024.
Outside of work I can be found in the sea enjoying cold water swimming all year round. I am married with 4 kids and love family life and as a family we love exploring the world by travelling as much as we can.
Bethany Hookins
Programme Administration Manager
MATERNITY LEAVE FROM FEBRUARY 2024.
I started working for the NHS at the start of 2015 and worked as the GPST Administrator at TSDFT from 2017 – 2021. In November 2021 I started working for the Exeter & East Devon VTS as the GPST Manager and haven’t looked back! Outside of work I enjoy spending time with family & friends, spoiling my dog & reading my kindle.
Please do get in touch if I can be of any help to you via rduh.gpspecialtytraining@nhs.net or b.hookins@nhs.net