Our Staff

Doctors

DR JAMAL ARSHAD

Male

MB.BS, CIDC

DR ARSLAN ARSHAD

Male

MB.BS, CIDC

DR ANNU VILVANATHAN

Female

MB.BS, MRCGP

DR AVISHEK BANERJEE

Male

MB.BS, MRCGP

Specialist Nurses

ADJOA SAO

The Diabetic Specialist Nurse runs an in-house clinic every Monday. Diabetic patients will need to be referred by a clinician from this Practice.

SABIA BEGUM

The Diabetic Specialist Dietitian runs a full-day in-house clinic on a Tuesday once a month month. Patients need to be referred by a clinician from this Practice in order to have a consultation.

ESTELA BAILON

The Heart Failure clinic is run by a specialist nurse at the Practice and can be seen by appointment only, based on a referral by a clinician from this Practice.

AGI KARUKAPPILLY

The Heart Failure clinic is run by a specialist nurse at the Practice and can be seen by appointment only, based on a referral by a clinician from this Practice.

Nurses

The practice nurse is available to patients by appointment Monday to Friday. She has the delegated responsibility for routine blood tests, vaccinations & immunisations, cervical smears, family planning, travel advice, ear syringing, health promotion, life-style advice and related clinics. She visits elderly patients as well as those permanently housebound. You are invited to discuss with her any relevant medical problems you may have.

DHANYA ELDHOSE

Female

Locum Practice Nurse

JUDITH MIAN

Female

Locum Practice Nurse

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare Assistants provides a wide array of clinical services including phlebotomy, respiratory disease reviews, general health checks including NHS Health Check, registrations, ear syringing, a limited range of vaccinations (not travel vaccinations or childhood immunisations) and dressings and anticoagulation monitoring. By appointment only.

SHARON HOGAN

NAADIA ARSHAD

BLESSING EZENWA

Practice Management

DR JAMAL ARSHAD

Male

MB.BS, CIDC

Admin/Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

LIEN DUONG

SUSAN KONDELL

SHARON BOWEN

Pharmacists

JIGNA PATEL

Community Midwives

Homerton Hospital/Kingsmead - 020 8510 5555 Midwives from the Homerton offer full ante-natal care along with general postnatal health advice every Wednesday afternoon. Appointments are made through the GP and hospital staff.

Community Nurses

District nurses provide home care for patients suffering from a wide range of conditions. Part of their responsibility includes carrying out checks, taking blood samples, ensuring diabetic patients get regular insulin doses, administering injections and IV fluids, giving chemotherapy to those with cancer and helping the dying live their last few days as painlessly as possible. District nurses care for patients across all ages and medical conditions. However, most of their patients tend to be physically disabled, recently discharged from hospital, terminally ill individuals or elderly individuals who are suffering from irreversible age-related conditions. District nurses may work in several different locations around the community, but they spend most of their time in people’s homes. The District Nurse service is accessible to patients through a referral from your GP. Contact 020 8985 5013.

OLUWAFEMI ADAMS

Community Matron

THELMA NKWOCHA

PAULETTE WILLIAMS

DIANNA SMITH

Community Psychiatric Nurse

020 8533 6116 The psychiatric nurse sees patients at the practice every Wednesday AM after referral from one of the GPs. The psychiatric registrar sees patients at the practice once a month after referral from one of the GPs.

DAVID MCBRIDE

Counsellors

The Well Family Practitioner once weekly clinic is run by a fully qualified mental health practitioner. Your GP will refer you to this service if you are suffering psychologically with mild - moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression.

SILVANA NICHOLLS

Health and Wellbeing Coach

VICTORIA SIGNORELLI

Vocational Rehab OT

JESSICA BYRNE

Social Prescriber

FARIS FARID

Macmillan Social Prescriber

THOMAS WAGSTAFFE

Vocational Rehab Occupational Therapist

Health Visitors

BELINDA BVUTE

Turkish Advocate

020 7613 5944 The health advocate is currently available only for Turkish patients every Friday morning, these appointments are not pre-bookable appointments, these appointments are booked on the morning. There is also a language telephone line for non-English speaking which patients/GPs can use for assistance during consultation.

CEMILE OZKAN

Page last reviewed: 21 May 2026
Page created: 12 February 2024