Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Avanti Sulakshana

Partnership Doctor

MBBS 2000 (London), BSc, DFFP, DRCOG, MRCGP

Female

Dr Chandra Gurram

Partnership Doctor

MRCS 2006 (Edinburgh)

Male

Dr Kate Randall

Partnership Doctor

MBBS 2005 (London), MRCGP BPharm (Hons)

Female

Dr Saleh Ahmed

Partnership Doctor

MBA, MRCGP (2016), MBBS, BMedSci (Honours)

Male

Nursing Team

We have a team of experienced nurses, led by a Nurse Manager who hold their own surgeries and have special expertise in many ares such as asthma, contraception, COPD, diabetes, health promotion, heart disease, hypertension, INR monitoring, smoking and stroke.

They also carry out immunisations, dressings and suture removal. Four of our nurses are trained minor illness nurses who are able to treat patients with acute problems such as skin rashes, hay fever, sore throats, earache, thrush etc.

Our healthcare assistant works closely with our practice nursing team and assists with a range of practice nurse duties, including BP checks, weight monitoring, NHS health checks, new patient checks, INR monitoring, and long term conditions monitoring.

Practice Team

Joanna Penlington

Practice Manager

The practice manager is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice manager supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.  

Rebecca Beswetherick

Reception Lead

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. 

Office Manager

Responsible for administration of the practice and all IT systems.

Medical Secretaries

Responsible for all matters relating to patients’ letters, making hospital appointments, and general enquiries.

Additional Staff

Naomi Milton

Dispensary Manager

(Barton Only)

Our dispensary covers patients from Barton and the surrounding villages and the staff are here to help you with ordering and managing medication queries.
They may need to ask you further details when you telephone to ensure that we can assist you appropriately, they are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors and nurses.
The receptionists at Gooseberry hill are able to help you with your prescription requests and can deal with any problems you may have.