Waterhouses practice began in 1852, when a Dr Hall moved from Alton to work here. Successive generations of family doctors: Alfred, Tony and Geoff Hall practised at Lea House until, in 1972, Dr Geoff Hall built a new surgery on the present site in Waterfall Lane . Following his retirement from single-handed general practice in 1978, Dr Hall was succeeded by Dr Bruce Richardson and  joined by Dr Vincent Cooper in 1981.

In 1990, we purchased the Waterhouses surgery building (previously rented from Dr Hall) and embarked on a major programme of extension and modernisation to accommodate more staff and greatly enhanced services.

The NHS has always regulated GP numbers strictly and getting approval for a second doctor in 1981 had been a battle. To provide continuity of care with two doctors and, at the time, no "out of hours" service was difficult so, in 1991, we were joined by Dr Sunil Angris to form a three doctor practice, each working 2/3 time for the practice and having additional employment outside the practice. Dr Richardson retired from the NHS in 1997 and was replaced by Dr Dawn Moody. Dr Cooper retired from the practice in 2008, and was replaced by Dr Majid Artus.

2003 saw a further change in the practice, with a new contract for "Personal Medical Services" with the Primary Care Trust, a means of developing new services for the rural area and managing practice resources in the most effective way.

In 2006 the practice opened a second surgery in the newly built Alton Primary Care Centre, a facility which we share with Dr Mike Brown's Alton practice. Most of the services already available in Waterhouses can also be accessed at Alton, and patients can visit either surgery regardless of where they live.