Dr Koppel (PhD MB BS MMedEd FRCGP) joined the Practice in 1978 following the completion of his traineeship with the practice. One of his main interests in general practice is the management of diabetes and he was one of the first GPs in the country to establish a comprehensive Diabetic Clinic in primary care. His interest in multi-professional education has resulted in various teaching commitments over the years.
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Dr Jarvis (MA BMBCh DRCOG FRCGP) joined the practice in 1990. Her interest in women's health issues has seen the development of a range of services for women. As one of the practice GP Trainers she has a commitment to medical education and her interest in general practice has led to positions on various RCGP committees. She is the Women's Health spokesperson for the Royal College of GPs, and chairs the Healthcare section of HEART UK, the cholesterol charity. She works extensively for both lay and medical media, with a special interest in patient education.
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Mon AM and PM, Tue, AM, Fri AM and PM |
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11:30am to 12:00pm Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri |
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Dr McDonald (MB ChB DCH MRCGP) joined the practice in 1997. She established the minor surgery clinic shortly after joining the practice and continues to run this clinic. She is particularly interested in depression and other mental health problems as well as paediatrics (child health). She is also our lead on IUCD fitting, child protection and patient confidentiality. In 2011 she became a GP Trainer and mentors GPs in their final year of training.
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Mon AM, Tue PM, Wed AM and PM, Fri AM and PM |
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11:30am to 12:00pm Mon, Wed, Fri |
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Dr Willis (MA PhD MB Chir MRCP MRCGP) joined the practice in 2000 as a GP registrar and became a partner in 2002. Prior to this he spent several years at the Institute of Cancer Research in London conducting research into lymphomas ( a kind of blood cancer). His interests include the use of IT in general practice, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
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Mon PM, Wed PM, Thur AM and PM, Fri AM and PM |
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11:30am to 12:00pm Mon, Thurs |
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Dr Tim Spicer (MB BS DCH DRCOG DFFP MRCGP) joined the practice in 2009. He entered medicine as a mature student having been a professional actor and theatre director. He has wide interests including child health, psychiatry and occupational medicine. He is Chairman of the local Commissioning group which works to improve services for over a hundred and fifty thousand local residents.
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Wed AM and PM, Thur AM and PM |
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11:30am to 12:00pm Wed,Thur |
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Dr Ashraff (MB BS DCH MRCGP) joined the partnership in 2009 following completion of her GP training with the practice. Her interests include care of the elderly, Developing child health services, ENT and ophthalmology.
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Mon AM and PM, Tue AM and PM, Thur AM and PM, Fri AM |
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11:30am to 12:00pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri |
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Dr Katy Willis (MB BS MRCGP DFFP) joined the practice in 2004. She has a special interest in life issues and how they affect health.
Dr Jens Foell (MD MRCGP DFFP Dipl.Med.Ac.) joined the practice in 2010. Before entering General Practice he specialised in Germany in Rehabilitation Medicine. His special interest is musculoskeletal medicine and its relation to chronic pain.
Dr Junaid Bajwa (MRCGP, MRCS (Eng), DFSRH, MBBS, BSc) finished his surgical training in 2007, before going on to complete his GP training in 2009, and has been working as an Associate GP at Richford Gate since. He has been fortunate to have worked in a variety of different posts, both in primary care, and secondary care, and is committed to improving the quality of healthcare delivered, and thereby improving the health outcomes for the local population. He is currently an RCGP Clinical Commissioning Champion, and is working towards completing his Masters in Healthcare Commissioning at the University of Birmingham.