Get to know the medical and administration team at Summercroft 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.
Doctors
GP Partners
Dr Rakulan Balendran (m)
GP Partner
BSc MBBS MRCS MRCGP 1996 University of London (GMC Number: 4327592)
Clinic Days :
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Dr Victoria O’Brien (f)
GP Partner
MB ChB BSc MRCP MRCGP Bristol University 2005 (GMC Number: 6120240)
Clinic Days :
Monday and Thursday
Dr Annika Jiskoot (f)
GP Partner
BM BS MRCGP 2009 The University of Brighton & Sussex (GMC Number 7049183)
Clinic Days:
Monday and Thursday
GPs and Salaried GPs
Dr Chatra Rajiv Samarasinghe (m)
University of London 1997 BSc MBBS DFFP MRCGP (GMC Number: 4372341)
Clinic Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Dr Nehul Patel (m)
University of London MB BS 2006 (GMC Number 6147663)
Clinic Days
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Dr Monica Hakeem (f)
University of Kings College (GMC Number 7496928)
Currently on Maternity Leave
Dr Jane Matthews (f)
MB ChB 2007 University of Cape Town (GMC Number 7085491)
Clinic Days
Wednesday and Friday
Dr Omar Taha (m) (Maternity locum)
MB BS 2012 University of London
(GMC Number 7271870)
Clinic Days
Monday and Thursday
Nursing Team
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Mrs Maria Clinton-Copeland
ANP
Clinic Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Advanced Nurse Practitioner means a nurse with Level 7 MSc qualifications in clinical assessment, so they can safely work in a first contact role to manage patients who present with a range of symptoms not previously assessed by another appropriate Health Care Professional.
ANPs can
– Prescribe any medicine for any condition within their competence (including some controlled medicines) provided they have completed an Independent Prescribing qualification
– See patients with undiagnosed, undifferentiated medical conditions and make treatment decisions, including ordering necessary investigations
– Refer patients to secondary care, although this can vary depending on local arrangements and protocols
– Undertake appropriate home visits.
Practice Nurses
Sister Caroline Tate (f)
RGN
PI Number 82K1649E
Clinic Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Sister Heather Horan (f)
RGN
PI Number 79J0307E
Clinic Days
Monday and Wednesday
Sister Debbie Sinclair (f)
RGN
PI Number 75J3372E
Clinic Days
Monday and Tuesday
Sister Olushola Azeez (f)RGN
PI Number 06F0075E
Clinic Days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Other Health Care Professionals
Clinical Pharmacists, Paramedic, Physician Associate, Mental Health Practitioner
Find out more about the new clinical roles working in primary care
Practice Team
Practice Management
Practice Manager
IT / Referrals Leads
Megan Hardy (f)
IT / Referrals Lead
Suzanne McKee (f)
IT / Referrals Lead
Lead Prescription Clerk
Jackie Marle (f)
Lead Prescription Clerk
Workflow Leads
Claire Crawley (f)
Workflow Leads
Jade Anderson (f)
Workflow Leads
Reception Leads
Kay Stevens (F)
Reception Lead
Lorraine Maddison (F)
Reception Lead
Our Team has Grown
Your GP practice is open and here for you and your family.
In order to provide the right care at the right time, all GP practices are changing how they work.
In a GP practice you will now find a wider team of specialists and professionals working together to help and care for you.
The larger practice team is designed to best manage the very busy workload and the range of health needs that people have.
You may get referred to the most appropriate member of the team to provide the support you need.