Our Staff

Doctors

DR MICHAEL RAVEST

Clinical Director - Qualified London 2001. MBBS, BSc, DRCOG, MRCGP, CHS qualified.

Dr Ravest is a very experienced GP. He is full time and works on Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

DR ELIZABETH ALLEN

Director of Personnel - Qualified UMDS London 1997.MBBS, MRCS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DCH.

Interests: paediatrics, muscular and joint conditions, joint injections, and mental health. Dr Allen is part time and works on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

DR RAMESH NAGARAJAN

Clinical Director - Qualified Madras, India 1992. MBBS, FRCSEd, DFFP, DCH, MRCGP, Diploma in Practical Dermatology (Cardiff).

Dr Ramesh - special interests Learning Disabilities, Cancer and Care Homes - minor surgery, joint injections, child health, dermatology. Dr Ramesh is full time and works on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

DR CHINEDUM EGBUEDIKE

Dr Egbuedike works Mondays Tuesdays and Fridays. He trained locally in Wellingborough and Higham Ferrers but has been working out of county in an Out of Hours setting. He has a background in geriatrics and emergency medicine,

Nurse Practitioners

REBECCA PHILPOTT

Nurse Practitioner

LUCINDA GODFREY

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

GILLIAN SMITH

Nurse Practitioner

JESSICA GIBBS

Director of Nursing (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)

KEARA NEESON

Nurse Practitioner

Nurses

ANGELA KELLY

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MAHAJABEEN (MO) JANJUA

KATE KEHOE

Practice Nurse (with prescribing)

Healthcare Assistants

JACKIE BEESLEY

SHIRLEY LYON

ANGELA O'SULLIVAN

ZYNA DORAN

Clinical Pharmacist

CHRIS GRAHAME

Qualifications - MRPharmS, BPharm (Hons) PGCert Presc Chris is our Senior Clinical Pharmacist, his area of expertise is Prescribing and Medication with interests in Contraception, COPD & Asthma, Minor Ailments and ENT.

Practice Management

GARETH WILLIAMS

Managing Director

Gareth is responsible for the general management and administration of the practice. Mr Williams and his deputy, Mandy Barford, will be happy to hear your views and suggestions about the service offered by the practice.

MANDY BARFORD

Director of Operations

Mandy is the Practice Manager for Park Avenue and Kings Heath practices. She is also a director of the company. Mandy is responsible for the day to day running of the practice including clinical administration.

Reception

Our team of receptionists will assist you in making appointments, as well as taking requests for visits, processing your repeat prescription requests and advising on test results. They will also pass on messages to doctors and other members of our health care team. Our staff work to procedures set down by the doctors and although they will always respect your privacy, they may occasionally need to ask questions about your problem to assess the urgency of your need. Please be aware that it is a legal requirement for staff to maintain the highest level of confidentiality with regard to patient records.

EMILY DOVE

Emily is Reception manager and is very experienced in care navigation and is leading a team who will help steer you to the right clinician

Community Nurses

Our team of district (community) nurses provide nursing care to patients of any age who are unable to attend surgery. The needs of each patient are assessed and care/treatment planned accordingly. District nurses are highly experienced nurses especially trained to work in the community.

Health Visitors

Our health visitors provide care mainly for new-born and very young children. However, they also help with on-going family care for families with older children. They run our child immunisation clinics on Wednesday mornings, carry out child development checks.