Our Practitioners

Philip Hakim - Wellhead Practitioners

Philip Hakim

BSc (Hons) Ost

Osteopath

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Philip was first introduced and possibly found his inspiration towards Osteopathy at the age of six after an incident involving a Hornby train set and a loft hatch! Fast forward to 2001 and he graduated from the 4-year degree course at the British School of Osteopathy in London.

After working in various practices around the Southeast and an enjoyable 5-month stint of worldwide travel, he found himself moving to Lincolnshire and opening his own practice in 2007. Five years later in 2012 it was moved to the larger current premises and ‘The Wellhead Practice’ was born. Over the years, other medical disciplines were introduced, and we now offer the four main disciplines of Osteopathy, Podiatry, Sports Massage and Ear wax removal seeing more than 130 patients per week.

Using a range of Osteopathic techniques and some medical acupuncture, Philip treats a wide range of problems from head to toe in patients of all ages enjoying the challenge of finding the root cause of a problem and to ‘fix’ the issue for the long term where at all possible.

Outside of work, Philip is kept busy with three teenage daughters, an endless list of DIY tasks and the occasional run.

Hector Welby - Wellhead Practitioners

Hector Welby

M.Ost

Osteopath

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Hector has worked as an Osteopath for four years. Since qualifying at the University College of Osteopathy in London, he has studied and developed his interest in a variety of different treatment options for muscular, joint and nerve pains. This has included Dry Needling/Medical Acupuncture, Spinal Manipulation, Muscle Energy Technique and Strain Counter-strain Technique.

His most recent interest is within pain science which is aimed at managing patients who have had symptoms lasting over six months.

Outside of work, Hector is a family man, a lover of dogs, meditation, a good stretch and a cold plunge to top it off.

Annette Ashford - Wellhead Practitioners

Annette Ashford

BSc (Hons) Dip. Acu

Sports Massage Therapist

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With nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare, Annette offers her clients an approach based in both diagnostics and intuition. Supporting people to achieve their goals through general wellbeing, reducing pain and increasing quantity and quality of movement is what she finds makes her role so rewarding!

Annette will work with your muscles using massage, acupuncture and other invaluable techniques to ensure your treatment is tailored to your needs. It’s not a one size fits all! 

Whether you want to be able to tie your shoelaces without sitting down, need some rehab after extreme gardening or want to train for a marathon; Annette can help and looks forward to seeing you in the clinic very soon!

Amy Leverton - Wellhead Practitioners

Amy Leverton

BSc (hons), MSc MRCPod

Podiatrist

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Amy has over ten years of experience in podiatry in both private practices and the NHS.

She gained a first-class degree in Podiatry from the University of Northampton with a dissertation focusing on plantar facsiopathy. Amy takes an all-round approach to footcare and enjoys helping patients with everything from nail care to biomechanical problems.

Away from work, Amy enjoys netball, tennis and gardening.

Hayley Hibbins - Wellhead Practitioners

Hayley Hibbins

BSc (hons) DPodM SRCh

Podiatrist

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Brought up around Stamford, I qualified as a podiatrist from Brighton University in 1995 and following a stint working in the NHS, I have worked in private practice for 29 years now.

I am married to Chris, a local dentist, and have two grown up children.

I enjoy cooking, especially artisan bread making and am an avid cyclist, clocking up on average 250 miles a week. I have cycled around Europe and over the alps and have done charity rides to Paris.

David Atkinson - Wellhead Practitioners

David Atkinson

BSc (hons), MSc MRCPod

Podiatrist

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David graduated in 2015, from The University of Huddersfield, with a 1st class BSc (Hons) Degree in Podiatry. In 2019 he graduated from The University of Huddersfield with a distinction in the MSc (Hons) Theory of Podiatric Surgery. He has since worked across several specialist areas, including Podiatric Surgery, Musculoskeletal Podiatry, Diabetes, Vascular and Tissue Viability and in a number of roles in both the NHS and private practice. 

David specialises in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatry with a specific interest in steroid injection therapy, lower limb mechanics and exercise rehabilitation. As part of his master’s degree he passed a clinical gait analysis module at distinction level. During his time in the NHS David was a locality nail surgery lead and has worked as a staff podiatrist within a podiatric surgery team. 

David has always been active and is club captain for Stamford Belvedere Football club. He has a keen interest in weightlifting and plays badminton recreationally for a club in Stamford.