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Meet Our Team

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.

Practice Partners

 

 

 

 

 

Dr C Namvar
MBBS MRCGP PGCert – Practice Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S Boxwell
Practice Partner / Business Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K Adams
Practice Partner / Operations Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Doctors (GP's)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Clinical Team

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 


 

 

 

 

 

Enhanced Care Team

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramedic Practitioners

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

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice Nurses

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:

  • Treating small injuries
  • Helping people manage long term conditions
  • Health screening
  • Family planning
  • Running vaccination programmes (e.g. against flu)

 

 

 

 

 

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

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:

  • Supporting people to manage long term conditions
  • Carrying out health checks and observations
  • Supporting vaccination and screening programmes
  • Providing wound care and basic clinical procedures
  • Promoting health and wellbeing and supporting patient education

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe W
Trainee Nurse Associate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beth R
Nurse Associate – Women’s Health

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Assistants

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

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Improvement Team

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

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Administration Team

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 & Reception Teams

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

 

 

 

 

 

Central Team

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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