Our Team

Dr Halpenny graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2011 and went on to graduate from the Royal College of General Practitioners having completed her Obstetric and Gynecology training in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Dr Halpenny has a special interest in women’s health and holds a Diploma in Obstetrics and Women’s Health from the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. She provides care over a wide spectrum of gynaecological issues including the menopause, sexual reproductive health and tailored women's health screening. She is trained in LARC (Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives) and can insert/remove intrauterine devices and subdermal implants.

Dr. Halpenny consults from Centric’s Southern Cross Medical practice in Bray.

Melissa Hammond is a registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in General Practice. She moved from the hospital setting into General Practice a few years ago.

She qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 2004, with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Queen's University Belfast.  She further completed a Higher Diploma in Cardiovascular and Critical Care Specialist Nursing at Trinity College Dublin. After this, she progressed on to achieve her Master's in Science at UCD for Advanced Practice Nursing. 

Melissa is 1 of 28 registered ANPs in General Practice in Ireland.  ANPs are autonomous, competent, accountable and responsible for

Melissa is a Registered Nurse Prescriber and has a special interest in chronic disease management, acute care, health screening and preventative medicine.

She is qualified to manage and treat patients with acute illnesses, such as urinary tract infections, ear infections, skin infections, and throat and respiratory tract infections.

She is trained in cardiovascular (heart) screening and risk identification, hypertension (high blood pressure) and lipid (cholesterol) management.

She provides Chronic Disease Programmes (CDM) for all patients in regards to Weight Management, Asthma, COPD, Heart Disease, Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Diabetes and Stroke.

In her free time, when not spending time with her 3 children and 2 dogs, she enjoys shooting hoops in basketball, gardening and hiking in the great outdoors.