Staff

Doctors

  • DR MICHAEL SIMMONDS

    Male

    MB BS MRCP MRCGP DFFP DipEd

    Dr Simmonds is the Senior Partner at the Practice. He is also a GP Trainer and a member of the Local Medical Committee. His surgery hours are Mondays am sessions, Thursdays and Friday am and pm sessions. Dr Simmonds originally worked in hospital medicine specialising in Respiratory and Cardiac medicine. He has a keen interest in all aspects of general practice and family medicine. Dr Simmonds performs joint injections. He also works with local and SWL teams to help deliver care through the SWL ICS and is the Croydon elected Primary Care lead helping to develop all aspects of care through the Primary Care teams and sits on boards jointly held with the One Croydon Alliance.

  • DR YESTIN CHONG

    Male

    MBBS MRCGP DFRSH DCH

    Dr Chong is a Partner at the Practice. He Qualified from St. Georges Hospital Medical School in 2003 and joined the Practice in 2010. His surgery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays (attends local care home on Tuesday pm), Wednesdays (am), Thursdays and Friday (am). Dr Chong has an interest in Child Health, Paediatrics and family planning. He does all the regular weekly baby checks and contraceptive implant insertions and removals. He is responsible for the ongoing care of a local residential home for elderly people with dementia, managing multiple physical and psychological issues. He is able to perform joint injections for wrists, fingers, elbows, shoulder, knees and heels. Since becoming a partner he has been nominated safeguarding for children and adults lead and is a Freedom To Speak Up Guardian for the local network.

  • DR JILL CORY

    Female

    MBBS DFSRH MRCGP

    Dr Cory is a Partner at the Practice and has worked for Queenhill Medical for a number of years and is the Practice Specialist Diabetes GP. Her surgery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays - am and pm sessions.

  • DR SIVASHANKARI THIAGAMOORTHY

    Female

    Dr Shankari has a keen interest in all aspects of general practice and family medicine. She joined the practice in 2021. Her surgery hours are Tuesday am session, Wednesday pm sessions and Fridays am and pm sessions.

  • DR SARAH PRISCOTT

    Female

    Dr Priscott is experienced in Minor Surgery offering minor surgical procedures in our fully-equipped treatment room. She joined the practice in 2022. her surgery hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays - am and pm sessions. Thursdays being for Minor Surgery.

  • DR ADE OKUNADE

    Male

    BSc Pharmacy (hons) MBChB MRCGP

    Dr Okunade joined the practice in April 2023. He completed a pharmacy degree in 1999, University of Sunderland and decided to retrain as a doctor. He went onto complete is medical degree at Warwick University in 2006. His surgery hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays - am and pm sessions. Specialist interests include general medicine and older adult medicine.

  • DR DANIEL BENHAM

    Male

    Dr. Benham joined the practice in August 2024. He is a trainee GP and will be with us until August 2025. His working days are Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Nurses

The Practice Nurses are available by daily appointments. Their duties include immunisations, removal of stitches, dressings, cervical smears, ear syringing, contraception prescriptions and advice.

  • KAREN HOLLOWAY

    Female

    Surgery hours Monday & Wednesday

  • DEBBIE MERTON

    Female

    Nurse Debbie joined the practice in June 2021 and is the Infection Control Lead. Her surgery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

  • RUTH BAHARI

    Female

    Nurse Ruth joined the practice in December 2021. Her surgery hours are Wednesdays and Fridays.

  • VAIBHAVI PATEL

    Female

    Phlebotomist, ViBi joined the practice in December 2024. Her surgery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Practice Management

  • JOEY CHONG

    Female

    Practice Manager

    Joey joined the Practice on the 11th March 2024.

  • ANITA SOLANKI

    Female

    Assistant Practice Manager, Anita joined the practice on 9th September 2024.

Administration

The practice employs a secretary who is responsible for referral letters and enquiries regarding hospital appointments. The secretary is available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am to 5pm. We also have 4 administration staff.

Pharmacists

Our clinical pharmacists work within the surgery to resolve day-to-day medicine issues and consult with and treat patients directly. This includes providing support to manage long-term conditions, advising those taking multiple medicines (polypharmacy), optimising treatment including making dose adjustments and monitoring outcomes. They deliver clinical advice to patients, other healthcare professionals about treatments. They oversee medication monitoring to ensure that prescriptions issued are safe, effective, do not contradict each other and cause minimal undesirable side effects. They will assist with communication across a patient’s care pathway, manage medicines shortages by suggesting suitable alternatives where appropriate, and mentor newer pharmacists. Our pharmacists manage long term conditions such as such as high blood pressure, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  • DONNA FRANCIS

    Female

    In-House Pharmacist

First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs)

The role of First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) in Primary Care is to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and to decide on the most appropriate management pathway. FCPs are physiotherapists and osteopaths with expertise in the assessment and management of Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. They may also be known as Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APP) or MSK Practitioners. See our services section for more details.

Social Prescribing Link Worker

  • RUTH SIMMONS

    Female

    Ruth is our Social Prescribing Link Worker and can take referrals for patients from the age of 18 upwards. Please see our services section for more information.