Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
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Additional Training
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Thomas Foreman

Thomas Foreman

CAERPHILLY

Summary

Hard-working General Practitioner with patient centred approach. Combines strong clinical knowledge with excellent communication and leadership skills. Aims to enhance patient care and outcomes whilst also contributing to the community's well-being. Special interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine currently working in Football. Experience in working with and treating athletes from an amateur through to elite level.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

GP partner

Parc Canol Group Practice
Church Village, CTM
10.2024 - Current
  • Kept detailed records of medical conditions and histories, providing exceptional and individualised care.
  • Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
  • Insight into accounts for GP practices and cost effective spending.
  • Regular Partner meetings discussing accounts, complains, significant events and GP session structure.
  • Excellent communication skills with patients and colleagues.

Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctor

Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Cardiff
04.2023 - Current
  • Writing a Medical Emergency Action Plan (MEAP). This includes ensuring staff are familiar with Basic Life Support and roles in a medical emergency.
  • Working with physiotherapists, sports therapists and coaches daily to assess player fitness, injuries and concerns.
  • Overseeing medical issues and medical staff.
  • Knowledge of the FA Anti-doping and WADA regulations.
  • Part of the FA Wales medical team for the UEFA U17 European Championships.
  • From October 2024 Men's U17 Wales Team Doctor: Portugal training camp October 2024. UEFA European Qualifiers November 2024, Albania UEFA European Qualifiers March 2025.

Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctor

Pontypridd United Football Club
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
03.2025 - Current

Pitch-side medical cover and supporting academy players with issues such as injuries, concussion and general medical complaints. Working with athletes from Foundation Youth Phase through to Adult First Team.

Accident and Emergency Doctor

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil
01.2023 - 08.2023
  • Applied patient-centred approach to emergency treatment.
  • Taking control of emergency medical situations to reduce patient risk and achieve stable conditions.
  • Diagnosed conditions using range of assessments and tests to initiate treatment plans rapidly.

General Practitioner

Locum
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Responds to patients' concerns by referring to their medical history and performing diagnoses, investigations, treatments and referrals as appropriate.
  • Delivers to highest personal and professional GMC standards, making individual patient care priority.

GP Trainee

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
08.2019 - 08.2022
  • Gastroenterology 08/2019- 12/2019
  • Accident and Emergency 12/2019- 08/2020
  • ENT 08/2020- 02/2021
  • GP Kier Hardie Health Park 02/2021- 08/2021
  • GP Parc Canol Surgery 08/2021- 08/2022

Foundation Doctor

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
08.2018 - 08.2019
  • Acute Medicine 08/2018- 12/2018
  • GP 12/2018- 04/2019
  • General Surgery 04/2019- 08/2019

Foundation Doctor

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Vascular Surgery 08/2017- 12/2017
  • Gastroenterology 12/2017- 04/2018
  • General Surgery 04/2018- 08/2018

Education

Postgraduate Diploma Sports and Exercise Medicine - Medicine

University of South Wales
Pontypridd
12.2019

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
Cardiff
07.2017

Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Works as a team with allied health care professionals
  • Remote consulting
  • "Face to Face" consulting
  • Clinical examining
  • Diagnosis
  • Patient education
  • Active signposting
  • Treatment planning
  • Social prescribing
  • Medication advice
  • Preventative treatment
  • Medical record-keeping
  • Compassionate patient care
  • Ongoing personal development

Additional Information

GMC Number: 7559146

Medical Indemnity Provider: Medical Defence Union (MDU), All Wales Locum Register (AWLR)

Additional Training

  • Basic Life Support
  • Child and Adult Safeguarding Level 3
  • UEFA Football Doctor Education Programme (Workshop 1) (ITMMiF equivalent)

Timeline

Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctor

Pontypridd United Football Club
03.2025 - Current

GP partner

Parc Canol Group Practice
10.2024 - Current

Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctor

Football Association of Wales (FAW)
04.2023 - Current

Accident and Emergency Doctor

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
01.2023 - 08.2023

General Practitioner

Locum
08.2022 - 08.2023

GP Trainee

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
08.2019 - 08.2022

Foundation Doctor

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
08.2018 - 08.2019

Foundation Doctor

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
08.2017 - 08.2018

Postgraduate Diploma Sports and Exercise Medicine - Medicine

University of South Wales

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
Thomas Foreman