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JUNIOR DOCTOR STRIKES: 3rd January 2024 - 9th January 2024

Local health services

If you need help from your GP or another member of the practice team over the above period, we are open every weekday from 8am until 6.30pm, except for bank holidays when we are closed. Please contact us if you have a health condition that needs checking or an illness that won't go away.

Junior doctors will be on strike from 7am on Wednesday 3 January to 7am on Tuesday 9 January. This means that all NHS services, particularly hospitals, will be under severe strain. But please don’t put off seeking medical help if you need it. Here is a reminder of what local services are available:

  • The NHS websitenhs.uk has lots of advice to help you to look after yourself when you have minor symptoms. There is also information about what is a serious medical emergency.

  • If your child is feeling unwell, the Healthier Together website has advice about some common symptoms, how to look after your child at home and when to get further help.

  • Drop in to a pharmacy for health advice or information about your medicines. A pharmacist can help you to deal with a cough, cold and lots of other winter illnesses.
  • If you need help urgently, use NHS 111 online (www.111.nhs.uk) or call 111. Your symptoms will be assessed, and you will be given advice or an appointment to see a doctor or nurse if this is needed. NHS 111 can also send an ambulance and can book an appointment for you in some services like urgent treatment centres. Using 111 online means you won’t have to wait on the phone.  

  • If you are in a mental health crisis, call NHS 111 and get straight through to mental health help by selecting option 2.

  • You should call 999 in a life-threatening emergency. Life-threatening emergencies are different for adults and children.

  • Do not visit anyone in a hospital or care home if you have recently had diarrhoea or vomiting. Stomach bugs are easily spread, make already ill people very seriously unwell, and can lead to whole hospital wards being closed. Please wait 48 hours after your last bout of sickness or diarrhoea before visiting anyone who is vulnerable.  

More information on these services and self-help advice can be found at: https://hertsandwestessexics.org.uk/help-us-help 

Practice Managers

Abi Suckling | Allison Seymour

The Practice Managers are responsible for the day to day running of the practice ensuring that the right systems are in place to provide high quality of patient care.

We are always striving to deliver the best possible service. We encourage and welcome feedback and will carefully consider any suggestions you have for improvement in the standard of care we offer.

Admin Team

Our admin team play a vital role in the running of the practice, they are your link to navigate you towards the correct healthcare worker or service you require. They will need to obtain information from you to enable them to do this so please oblige, the more information you provide the better.

Our admin staff consist of four hardworking departments:

  • Admin Team
  • Medical Secretaries
  • Reception Team
  • Repeat Prescribing Team

Nursing Team

Debbie Judge - Practice Nurse (with Diabetes management)

Liz Karununantham - Practice Nurse

Maria Setna - Chronic Disease Management

Nadine Nkere-Uwen - Advanced Healthcare Assistant

External Staff

We also have a list of external staff that provide a service to our patients, but are not managed by Bedwell:

  • Dietitians
  • Midwives
  • Phlebotomists

Doctors

Dr P Raveendran (m)

MBBS (1985) MS in Orthopaedics (1991), FRCS (Glasgow -1997), MRCGP, Diploma in Primary Care Rheumatology

Senior Partner / GP - Full Time

I have an interest in undergraduate and post graduate education being both a GP trainer for Health Education East of England and an undergraduate tutor for University College of London and Kings College. My clinical interests are in Minor Surgery, musculoskeletal conditions and diabetes.

Dr S Yeturi (f)

Medico Chirurgo (University of Bologna 1987), DFFP (2006).

Partner / GP - Full Time

Fluent in Italian

I have a special interest in womens health and contraception. I provide a full range of contraceptive services including the fitting of intra-uterine devices and sub-dermal implants.

Dr J Gupta (f)

MbChB, MRCGP, DFSRH

Partner / GP - Part Time

I completed my undergraduate and GP training in Manchester before relocating to Hertfordshire.  I really enjoy the variety of general practice with particular interests in women's health, family planning and ENT.

Dr S Kota (f)

MBBS, DFFP 2006, DA 1997

Partner / GP - Part Time

Providing general medical services with speciality in contraceptive services, coils and subdermal implants.

Special interests : Diabetes, Womens Health and Family Planning

Dr J Bell (f)
Dr P Khanuja (m)
Dr I Jayabalan (f)
 
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