Staff
Doctors
DR PETER DONK
Male
MD Qualified at Amsterdam University - 1985
DR KABIRUL ISLAM
Male
BMed Sci, BMBS, DRCOG, DFFP Qualified at Nottingham University - 1997
DR JAYA GUPTA
Female
MBBS, MRCGP, DFRSH, PGCME Qualified at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India – 2001
DR VOLTISA XHEMALI
Female
DR KOLA ROSIJI
Male
DR ELIZABETH ILORA
Female
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
We have two Advanced Nurse Practitioners at the practice. The ANPs are highly trained specialist nurses who have undertaken additional education in order to provide advanced nursing care and prescribe where appropriate. Our ANPs our Julie and Jackie.
Nurse Prescribers / Nurse Managers
Kayle and Jess specialise in minor illness and long-term conditions management.
Practice Nurses
The nursing team are, Lesley, Gail, Julie, Sophie, Liz and Jackie.
Healthcare Assistants
The Healthcare team are Nita, Marie, Katie, Marie, Sharon and Lucy.
Practice Management
LYNNE NEAL
Responsible for staffing and the day to day running of the practice.
CLAIRE LOVEDAY
The day to day running of the practice and Contract Administration.
RUTH PARKER
Responsible for the day to day running of the Practice and finance
Administration
Our administrative staff perform records management tasks and help the nurses administer their clinics.
Reception
Our Care Navigators work shifts to cover the opening hours over both surgeries. They are usually the first point of contact.
When calling the practice our receptionists / care navigators may ask you for a few details – please don’t worry, they are not being nosey, and your information is strictly confidential. They just need a bit more information to get you the right help from the right person.
Secretaries
Our Medical Secretaries provide a full secretarial service to the practice.
Clinical Pharmacists
Clinical Pharmacists provide support to the GPs and general practice staff with regard to prescriptions, prescribing and all medication management. They can help by supporting the repeat prescribing system, dealing with acute prescription requests and medication reviews.
The Pharmacists working in the practice are Gill, Rachel and Engy.
Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy technicians support the safe, effective, and efficient systems for medicines optimisation, repeat prescribing, reducing medicine waste, monitoring patients on high-risk medication ensuring tests (mainly blood tests) are carried out regularly, helping with supply issues, and medicines audits.
The Pharmacy technicians working in the practice are, Andrea, Tina, Sian and Chloe.
First Contact Musculoskeletal Practitioner
Musculoskeletal practitioners have the advanced skills necessary to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate treatment for musculoskeletal problems (muscle, bone and joint pain). They can refer for blood tests, mri scans and x-rays, provide sick/fit notes, liaise with the GPs to prescribe where appropriate, or refer for further care, on your first contact with healthcare services.
The FCPs for the practice are Lauren, Anam and Navaneeth.
Mental Health Practitioner
MHPs are trained to assess and support adults with common mental health problems, principally anxiety disorders and depression, in the management of their recovery.
The MHPs for the practice are Elouise and Rianna
Dietician
Provides specialist dietetics advice to address for example diabetes (type 1 & 2), and weight management.
The dietician for the practice is Morag.
The appointments provided by these professionals can be booked directly by the Practices care navigators, you will generally not need to see a doctor first. The appointments are often quicker than a GP appointment and offer the right treatment by the right person sooner.