Partners
Dr Zia Yaqub (m)
BSc (Hons) MB BS London 1997 DRCOG DFFP MRCGP (PCMedEd)
Dr Zia Yaqub works 7 sessions a week.
Dr Zia Yaqub is also the Lead for Registrar Training.
Dr Varun Potluri (m)
MB BS London 2009, BMedSci (Hons), nMRCGP
Dr Varun Potluri works 8 sessions a week Tues am/pm, Weds am/pm, Thurs am/pm, Fri am/pm. (Dr Potluri is also the Lead for Dispensary Management, Practice Audit work and Research Projects)
Dr Syed Bukhari (m)
MB BS 2013 MRCGP
Dr Syed Bukhari works 7 sessions a week Mon am/pm, Tues am/pm, Thurs am, Fri am/pm. Dr Bukhari is also the Practice Safeguarding Lead for Adults and Children.
Dr Bradley Sanders (m)
MB BS 2015 Imperial College London MRCGP
Dr Bradley Sanders works 7 sessions a week at the practice Mon am/pm, Tues am/pm, Thurs pm, Friday am/pm. Dr Sanders also carries out a weekly ward round at Dudbrook Residential home
Salaried Doctors
Dr Debbie Johnston (f)
BSc (Hons) MBCHB DRCOG MRCGP (2018)
Dr Debbie Johnston works 4 sessions a week at the Practice Monday & Thursday
Dr Katerina Prusova (f)
Dr Katerina Prusova works 4 sessions a week at the Practice Tuesday & Wednesday
Dr Sara Iqbal (f)
Dr Sara Iqbal works 4 sessions a week at the Practice Tuesday & Wednesday
Dr Mohammad Kashem (m)
Dr Mohammad Kashem works 6 sessions a week at the Practice. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Dr Ebenezer Dickson (m)
Dr Ebenezer Dickson works 6 sessions a week at the Practice. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
GP Retainer
Dr Hugh Taylor (m)
Dr Hugh Taylor is offering 4 sessions a week at this practice Mon pm, Tues pm, Fri am/pm. (Two sessions a month are reserved for Dermatology problems)
Dr Ken Menon (m)
Dr Ken Menon is offering 3 sessions a week at this practice Thurs am/pm & Fri am.
Registrar’s
Dr Nusra Imran (f)
Dr Nusra Imran is an ST2 Registrar
Dr Amr Abdelwahab (m)
Dr Shreya Jogia (f)
Dr Haris Memon (m)
Dr Danial Ismail (m)
Dr Mubashar Ameen (m)
Dr Roudha Ben Othman (f)
Dr Sneha Bisht (f)
Dr Tasnia Khan (f)
Dr Vithusha Inpadhas (f)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Selva Ganesan (m)
Selva is an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner who is qualified to be able to asses, diagnose and treat a wide variety of medical issues. Selva is also able to create and send referrals and is also an Independent Prescriber.
Nurses
Our Nurses are available by appointment. They can give advice regarding minor illnesses, injuries, diet and travel immunisations. They perform a full range of Nursing procedures including injections, dressings, urine testing and ear syringing. They also offer clinics for the following: contraception, asthma, diabetic, high blood pressure and smoking cessation clinics.
Rebecca Finch-Hutchins – Lead Nurse (f)
Rebecca is the Lead Nurse for the Practice. Rebecca works 3 days a week and has an interest in Diabetes. Rebecca is also qualified to deal with a range of Minor Ailments and is also able to Prescribe
Cate Bowles (f)
Cate works 4 days a week and has a Special Interest in Diabetes
Jackie Hodgins (f)
Jackie works 3 days a week and is the lead for Asthma and COPD monitoring
Lucy Goodhew (f)
Lucy works 4 days a week
Health Care Assistant’s
We have one Health Care Assistant who is able to offer blood pressure monitoring, minor wound management, smoking cessation advice and perform all NHS health checks. In many cases our receptionists will signpost you to a HCA rather than a practice nurse.
Charlotte Towers (f)
Charlotte works 4 days a week
Clinical Pharmacist
Susila Bagga (f)
Practice Clinical Pharmacist
Abdul Javed (m)
PCN Practice Pharmacist
Tina Pham (f)
PCN Practice Pharmacist
Lucy Ansell (f)
Pharmacy Technician
Social Prescriber’s
Our Social Prescribers are here every Monday and are able to assist with non-medical related support to Patient’s to help improve their Health and Wellbeing.
Julie Harkus (f)
Moona Iqbal (f)
Extended Care Practitioner (ECP)
Our Extended Care Practitioners assist our GP’s through the Primary Care Network by providing Home Visits to our Housebound Patients
Kevin Waters (m)
Abigail Kent (f)
Dietician
The Community Dieticians visit the Practice on a regular basis to provide support and advise with diet and lifestyle queries
Damian Strawbridge (m)
Sonia Bhaskaran (f)
First Contact Practitioner – Musculoskeletal Specialist
Daryl Newell (F) BSc, MSc, MCSP, MHCPC
Daryl our MSK Specialist, provides a Musculoskeletal First Contact clinic. The role of the clinic is to assess, diagnose and recommend appropriate exercise programs, treatments or referrals for musculoskeletal conditions. As an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist she is also qualified to refer patients directly for blood tests, imaging (X-ray, Ultrasound, MRIs, etc), and secondary care, such as rheumatology or orthopaedics. In addition, where appropriate, she is also qualified to administer steroid injections.
Other Associated Health Professionals
Community Nurses
The community team of nurses care for patients who need nursing at home, and are based at St Margarets Hospital, Epping. They can usually be contacted on 01279 827327.
If unable to contact the community nurses, please call the single point of access 01279 827524.
Health Visitors
There are health visitors who cover the practice. Virgin Health now have the contract for providing Health Visiting services.
Health Visitors have special responsibilities to mothers and children under the age of 5, and are now based in Epping. They hold Child Development appointments and a Baby Clinic in Ongar. To contact them please telephone 01279 827323 (Epping)
The Health Visiting service is no longer based at Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre.
District Nurses
District nurses have been at the front line of health care in the community for many years. If you can’t leave your home due to poor health, problems getting around or a long-term condition, your district nurse is here to help.
District Nurses carry out many roles for housebound and older patients, including:
- General nursing procedures and investigations
- Post-surgery care
- Assessment of patients’ needs
- Care for terminally ill patients
- Loaning of equipment
- Looking after wounds and leg ulcers
- Educating patients about self-care