
Dr Eleanor Marsh
Clinical Director & Vet
Eleanor qualified in Edinburgh and has worked in Cumbria for twenty years. She set up Helmside to be the kind of practice she would want for her own two collies.
Special interest: dermatology and older dogs
Our team
A small, independent team of vets, nurses and a groomer.

Clinical Director & Vet
Eleanor qualified in Edinburgh and has worked in Cumbria for twenty years. She set up Helmside to be the kind of practice she would want for her own two collies.
Special interest: dermatology and older dogs

Veterinary Surgeon
Tom does most of our surgery and orthopaedics. When he is not in theatre he is on the fells with Bramble, a very muddy working cocker.
Special interest: surgery and orthopaedics

Head Veterinary Nurse
Hannah runs the nurse clinics, the ward and the puppy parties, and knows every regular patient by name.
Ask her about: puppy and kitten care

Groomer, The Grooming Room
Callum trained as a groomer in Lancaster and specialises in nervous dogs and doodle coats. He has never met a dog he could not win over with patience.
Favourite groom: a teddy-bear cockapoo
We are always glad to hear from vets, registered nurses and groomers who want to work somewhere small and kind.