Partners

Brian Hignett qualified from Edinburgh in 1973. After 4 years in the West of Scotland he moved to North Tawton in 1977. He became a partner in 1978 and has been managing partner since 1995. His primary interst has always been farm animals, especially cattle fertility. His interests outside of work are skiing and crosswords.

Jon Herrod-Taylor qualified from London in 1980, came to Northpark and stayed. He joined the partnership in 1984. He is a 2nd generation vet and was brought up on a dairy farm in Wiltshire. His main interest is in equine work and is a keen follower of the rugby.	Paul Martin qualified from Bristol in 1980 and joined the practice in 1982. He joined the partnership in 1984. He is interested in cows, sheep and pigs but has a soft spot for pussycats. He is a keen walker, as well as a big rugby fan and enjoys travelling.
Bryony Herrod-Taylor qualified in 1991 from London and came straight down to Devon. She joined the partnership in 1996. She has interests in equine and small animal practice. She plays netball, does yoga, gardens and does mad things for charity.	Roger Cunningham qualified in 1987 from London and has worked in the Westcountry since then. He moved from an Okehampton practice to North Park in 2004. He has interests in farm work. He enjoys skiing, walking on Dartmoor and spending time with his family.

David Wilford qualified from Liverpool in 1969. He grew up on a farm and has always worked with farm animals. As well as being an ambassador for the charity "Send-a-Cow", he is involved with the local church and has been a campanologist for over 40 years.	Nick Graham qualified from Cambridge in 2003. He worked in Yorkshire for a period before coming down to Devon in 2005. His interests predominantly lie in equine medicine and surgery. He enjoys cycling, running and riding.
Sarah Madden qualified from Cambridge in 2005 and has joined the team in January 2008. She enjoys all aspects of mixed work, especially the farm side. Sarah occupies her spare time in a variety of outdoor activies, such as walking, cycling and canoeing.	Rob Howe qualified from Bristol in 2006 after being raised in Essex. He has a firm interest in Dairy cows, in particular mastitis. In his spare time, Rob will often be found enjoying the surf on the local beaches, or playing football for North Tawton.
Caroline Wilson qualified from Glasgow in 2006. Originally from the outskirts of Dundee, she has moved to Devon due to her fondness of farm animals. She enjoys the performing arts and considered a career as an actress before becoming a vet.	Martin Friggens qualified from Liverpool in 1992. He plays rugby for North Tawton and is a dab hand at carpentry and woodwork. Martin has returned after a years sabbatical to travel. He enjoys his small animal and farm work.
Deborah Cunningham is Roger's wife and joined us as a part-time small animal vet. She consults and operates at our Okehampton branch on a Monday and Thursday morning. When not busy with her three young children, Deborah can often be found running across Dartmoor.

Support Staff Margaret is our practice manager and has a myriad of duties to ensure the practice runs smooth and efficiently on a daily basis. If you have any queries or problems, about North Park Vets please speak to Margaret. Marion is the practice book-keeper and joined the practice in 1993. She ensures that all the practices accounts balance and that everybody gets paid! Helen is our head receptionist and responsible for the management of calls & vets. Susan is in charge of client accounts and billings, at our Okehampton Branch. Karen is also at the Okehampton branch of our practice and is a Suitably Qualifed Person (SQP) for dispensing drugs to farm animal, equine and companion animal clients. Kathy is on the receptionist team at North Tawton and deal with arranging appointments, dispensing drugs and various other important duties.  Maggie acts as part time receptionist and nursing assistant. She has recently passed her Animal Nursing Assistant exam with flying colours. Rachel is the receptionist in Hatherleigh and is responsible for the day to day running of the branch. She is also a Suitably Qualified Person(SQP) for dispensing drugs to farm animal, equine and small animal clients. Sue is our longest standing receptionist and covers part time in both North Tawton and Hatherleigh. Sophie is responsible for the organisation of tuberculosis  testing in cattle and will come with the vet to help on some tests Sophie is invaluble in other practice organisation as well.

Nurses Carol qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1994. She worked in a busy small animal practice in Berkshire before joining the practice in 2004. She enjoys nurse clinics and client relations. She runs puppy parties with Sarah & Bryony every second Wednesday. Carol is a SQP in small animals. Lisa qualified in 1990 and then joined the practice in 1991 as the sole nurse! Her main interests lie in medical nursing and training veterinary nurses. Lisa was absent from the practice for a little while as she has been having a family, but is back now 2 days a week at our Okehampton branch. Sarah Woodvine qualified as a veterinary  nurse in 2006. She has been with us since 2002, initially as a receptionist but has since transferred over to the nursing team. Sarah is a Suitably Qualified Person (SQP) for farm animal, equine and companion animal clients. Stef and Danielle are the two newest members of the team, and have joined us as trainee nurses. They have both passed their Animal Nursing Assistant exams and are starting their Veterinary Nursing course.