Get to know the medical and administration team at Elmbank Surgery.
Our mission is to provide an excellent, high quality health experience for all our patients; our team are fully trained and compliant with NHS confidentiality policies and all mandatory training.
We regularly run in-house team based training to improve our service to our patient population.
GP Principals
Our GP Principals are dedicated to support patients in the management of long-term conditions through traditional medicine and innovative approaches.
Our Principals are very active in the local CCG and community projects.
Members of the team are:
Dr Mitra Karimi
DFFP, MD,MRCGP
Special interests – Diabetes
Dr Hormoz Massoumi
MRCGP
Special interests – Minor Surgery
Salaried GPs
Our salaried GPs compliment the GP Principals with their own clinical interests, expanding the skill mix of the team. They work a dedicated number of sessions a work, offering continuity of care to our patients.
Members of the team are:
Dr Angela T Dabiri
BSc, MRCGP – Long term Locum
Nurse Practitioners
These are trained nurses who have completed a specific degree courses to extend their role to including examining , diagnosing and treating, including prescribing, for a wide range of common health conditions. More advanced care of long term health conditions. e.g. diabetes, prevention of coronary heart disease and referring to hospitals and specialists.
Members of the team are:
Magdalena Ashraf
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Team
Our qualified nurses have applicable skills in cervical screening, immunisations (including travel), contraceptive and sexual health advice, wound care and other aspects of physical care of patients in general practice.
They are also trained to support the management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, Asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease and other chronic disease management.
Members of the team are:
Yasmin Merali
Practice Nurse
Health Care Assistants
Our Health Care Assistants (HCA’s) work under the supervision of our Practice Nurses to provide care to patients needing a variety of physical tests and other aspects of care to support the management on long-term conditions.
This may include blood tests, ECG’s, 24-hour blood pressure monitors, injections for adults, diabetic foot care and high risk monitoring, Carer health checks, etc.
Members of the team are:
Sareh Khazaei Pool
Health Care Assistant
Jeleena Michael
Health Care Assistant
Practice Management
Our management team are innovative and forward thinking to ensure the smooth running of the business.
We regularly engage with patients through the patient participation partnership and welcome feedback to support the growth of the practice.
Members of the team are:
Kalpa Pandey
Practice Manager
Linda Thomson
Practice Manager
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.
Members of the Admin team are:
Sandra Lancaster
Administrator
Narges Soroushian
Administrator
Tina Hibbert
Practice Secretary
Reception/Admin Team
The reception team are the first point of contact for all patients at the surgery.
Our experienced Reception team are here to help you in making bookings, answering queries and directing you to the most appropriate service based on your medical needs.
They will help you set up you patient online access and update your details so the surgery can keep you informed of new services.
Members of the Reception team are:
Mathavi
Reception Manager
Parvin
Receptionist
Apekcha
Receptionist
Maryam
Receptionist
PCN Team
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are a part of our PCN team to support our practice alongside the other 6 local practices that form the Greenwell PCN (Primary Care Network).
Haider Jabir
Clinical Pharmacist
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapists are a part of our PCN team to support our practice alongside the other 6 local practices that form the Greenwell PCN (Primary Care Network). They work out of all the surgeries, so when booking a physio appointment you may need to travel to another local surgery for your appointment.
Ifeoluwa Popoola
Physiotherapist