Hastings & Rother Healthcare has an extensive team of experts based across three sites. All of our team members are peripatetic which means they travel from site to site in order for us to provide the best care possible for our patients.
Dr C Namvar
MBBS MRCGP PGCert – Practice Partner
S Boxwell
Practice Partner / Business Manager
K Adams
Practice Partner / Operations Manager
Led by our Service Delivery Manager, our team of General practitioners (GPs) treat all common medical conditions and refer patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment. They focus on the health of the whole person combining physical, psychological and social aspects of care.
Cid S
Service Delivery Manager
Dr P Singhal
Salaried GP
Dr P Tan
Salaried GP
Dr Nabia B H
MBBS, MSC Respiratory Medicine, MRCGP – Salaried GP
Dr G Kad
Salaried GP
Dr S Limbu
Salaried GP
Dr N Abousamaha
Salaried GP
Dr M Shepherd
Salaried GP – Cardiology / Diabetes / Medicine for the Elderly / Teaching and Mentoring Clinicians
Dr J Gillespie
BSc (Hons), MB BS, PhD, MRCGP – Salaried GP
Dr A Nipa
Salaried GP
Dr D Gosling
Salaried GP
Lead by one of our Advanced Clinical Practitioners the team is made up of advanced clinical and extended scope practitioners from nursing, paramedical and pharmacist backgrounds who have completed extended training up to Masters level and are able to assess and diagnose patients independently and make appropriate plans of care within their scopes of practice. Many of the team are also independent prescribers and have areas of special interest such a pediatrics’, women’s health and mental health
Steven B
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Clinical Lead – Education / Acute Medicine / Prescriber
Sally T
Trainee Advanced Practitioner
Learning Disabilities Lead
Lainey W
Advance Nurse Practitioner – Minor Illness / Minor Injuries / Musculoskeletal / Over 16s
Sue C
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Children and Young People Specialist / Safeguarding Lead
Carinna P
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Shelley M
Extended Scope Nurse in Women’s Health and Reproductive Health
Maria P
Advanced Nurse Practitioner – Masters in Pharmacy / Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry / Prescriber
Erwin C
Diabetes Nurse Consultant
Lead by one of our Advanced Nurse Practitioners, the enhanced care team specialises in looking after our frail and palliative patients as well as those with learning disabilities.
Vanessa B
Advance Nurse Practitioner
Frailty and Palliative Care Lead
Katharine B
Safeguarding Care Coordinator
Gavin R
Extended Scope Practitioner
(Paramedic)
Sarah V
Care Coordinator
Leanne C
Advanced Care Coordinator
Sue E
Care Coordinator
The paramedic practitioner is trained to independently provide care that does not require the intervention of a doctor. The paramedic has access to the full GP record. They report directly back to the GP with the outcome of the visit and any updates on any treatment and medication that was given.
Mark P
Paramedic Practitioner – Musculoskeletal Issues / Joint Injections / Mental Health
Studied Paramedic Practitioner Course at St Georges University. Diploma in Healthcare Practice (First Contact, Access & Urgent Care).
Royal College of GP’s Joint Injection course. Plus Various Other Courses
Clinical pharmacists are health professionals who train for many years to become specialists in medicines. They can work directly with you as part of the GP team to make sure your medicines help you to get better and stay well.
Richard P
Pharmacy Technician – Specialising in Respiratory Conditions / Independent Prescriber / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
Montserrat LG
Pharmacy Technician
Angel S
Clinical Pharmacist
Susan P
Pharmacy Technician
General Practice Nurses work in a GP surgery as part of a primary healthcare team, which typically includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and dietitians. A practice nurse will be involved in almost every aspect of patient care and treatment, undertaking such tasks as:
Katy C
Lead Practice Nurse
Tracy K
Practice Nurse
Linda A
Practice Nurse
Angela J
Deputy Lead Nurse
Alison D
Practice Nurse
Jamie W
Mental Health Nurse
Sarah P
Practice Nurse
Ami J
Practice Nurse
Nurse Associates work in a GP surgery as part of a primary healthcare team, which typically includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and dietitians. A Nurse Associate supports the delivery of patient care and treatment, undertaking such task
A Nurse Associate supports the delivery of patient care and treatment, undertaking such tasks as:
Chloe W
Trainee Nurse Associate
Beth R
Nurse Associate – Women’s Health
Healthcare Assistants support the practice nursing team in the delivery of nursing services, working as part of the practice multidisciplinary team, delivering care within their scope of practice to the patient population.
The healthcare assistant will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
Ruby R
Healthcare Assistant
Layla L
Healthcare Assistant
Fiona C
Healthcare Assistant
Marta P
Healthcare Assistant
Lisa O
Healthcare Assistant
Jayne C
Healthcare Assistant
The Q.I.T team helps the practice compare the delivery and quality of care currently provided against the achievements of previous years. Ultimately, the aim is to improve standards of care by assessing and benchmarking the quality of care patients receive. The chronic diseases managed by the team include:
CHD, Heart Failure, Stroke + TIA, Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Epilepsy, Hypothyroidism, Cancer, Palliative Care, Mental Health, Asthma, Dementia, Depression, Chronic Kidney, Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Learning Disabilities, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Nina C
Quality Improvement Manager
Our dedicated team of administrators cover a vast array of duties ranging from registrations, medical summaries, insurance reports, document management and medical referrals.
Emily R
HR & Admin Manager
Triage is utilised in the healthcare community to categorise patients based on the severity of their symptoms and, by extension, the order in which multiple patients require care and monitoring.
Receptionists are often the first person our patients communicate with. As part of our Triage process, our reception team will ask the nature of your query in order to navigate you to the best possible member of staff. You can contact our team via telephone, Engage Consult or email.
Georgia S
Patient Services Manager
Nicola L
Reception Team Lead
Emma M
Reception & Triage Manager
Jess B
Triage Coordinator
Our central department has been designed to carry out various functions relating to our network of surgeries. This covers operations, HR, Finance, Compliance, patient liaison and planning of new projects & services.
Monika T
HR & Integrated Governance Manager
Kate M
HR & Integrated Governance Assistant
Vicki G
HR & Integrated Governance Assistant
Nataliia B
Finance Assistant
Caledon B
HR & Integrated Governance Assistant
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