Our Staff

GP Partners

DR SABRINA SOOKUN

Female

Senior Partner: MD, MRCGP (2007), DFSRH, PGCMedEd, Prague 2002, GMC No: 6058078

DR KUNAL CHANDARANA

Male

Partner: BSc, MBBS, MRCGP, PGCMedEd, London 2009, GMC No: 7040338

DR HARJEEV RAI

Male

Partner: MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP, PGDip Cardiology, MStMedEd (cantab), Wales 1997, GMC No: 4435648

DR SAI MAHESWARAN

Male

Partner: BSc, MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP (2014), UCL 2009, GMC No: 7044597

DR MYA KHAN

Female

Partner: BSc, MBBS, MRCGP, UCL 2010. GMC No: 7090247

DR NICHOLAS MISTRY

Male

Partner: BSc MBBS MRCGP UCL 2009. GMC No: 7044615

DR JASON GRESLY

Male

Partner: BSc/MChem (hons), MBChB (hons) Warwick 2017, MRCGP GMC: 7557493

GP Associates

DR ENGI REFAAT

Female

Associate: MB Bch, PLAB2, IELTS, MRCGP, Egypt 1988, GMC No: 6080029

DR TAI SANGODELE

Female

Associate: MRCGP, MBBS, MPH GMC: 6124077

DR MANEESH GURRAM

Female

Associate: MBBS, MRCGP GMC: 7513566

GP Registrars

We are a training practice and we have fully qualified doctors completing their training in general practice.

Nurses

Our Practice Nurses offer a range of services and special clinics. They can help you with minor injuries, dressings, injections, removal of stitches, cervical smears, ear syringing, contraceptive and pill checks, ECG recording, dermatology and some medication reviews. The Nurses can also advise on travel immunisations, diets, smoking cessation and alcohol control. They carry out health screening checks, blood pressure checks, 24hr BP monitoring, and teach inhaler technique to asthmatics. The Nurses also carry out family planning checks, cervical smears and HRT follow-ups.

LAURA WELLS

Laura specialises in family planning, women’s & sexual health. She can offer appointments for contraceptives including, implants & coils. She can also offer routine nurse services. Laura is qualified in Asthma & COPD care, she can prescribe in her areas of competence and runs the cryotherapy clinics.

NATALIE CLARIDGE

Natalie is a Practice Nurse and can offer appointments for hypertension reviews, BP readings, travel health, cervical screening, childhood immunisations and other general duties, such as wound care, ECGs and injections. Natalie is also qualified in Asthma care.

DEE ALTHAM

Dee is a Practice Nurse and can offer appointments for BP readings, travel health, cervical screening, childhood immunisations and other general duties, such as wound care, ECGs and injections. She has a special interest in Women's Health.

Healthcare Assistant

NARI RAMNATH

Nari is a HCA and works alongside the team to provide wound care, some injections, ECGs, ear care and health checks

Pharmacist

JAY VEKARIA

Clinical Pharmacist

Jay is a qualified pharmacist who is trained to assess & treat acute minor illness & manage long term conditions. He works as part of our clinical team, alongside the doctors & nurses to provide routine services.

Social Prescriber

SOCIAL PRESCRIBER

Social prescribers can provide help with wellbeing, housing, benefits, activities and links to carer support, social services and specialist teams.

Physiotherapist

MUSCULOSKELETAL SPECIALIST PRACTITIONER

The MSK Specialist Practitioner provides advice, exercises and is able to refer for further investigation for musculoskeletal pain

Practice Management

DEBBIE CROSSLEY

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.

DONNA WATKISS

Administrative Deputy Practice Manager

Donna is responsible for assisting the Practice Manager in administrative areas of General Practice at Bridge Cottage Surgery.

LAURA WELLS

Clinical Deputy Practice Manager

Laura is responsible for assisting the Practice Manager in clinical areas of General Practice at Bridge Cottage Surgery.

CATHY GREENE

Reception Manager

Cathy is responsible for overseeing our reception team.

Reception

Our receptionists are identified by name badges and are trained to identify themselves when dealing with patients by telephone. They will deal with all requests for appointments, visits, repeat prescriptions, registering of patients, etc. You may be asked for medical details in order that the receptionist can pass them on to the doctor or nurse, who decides the urgency of the case or the advice to be given. Medical secretarial staff are available to answer queries regarding hospital and other clinical referrals.

Community Nurses

Community Nurses are available to nurse the housebound and those patients recently discharged from hospital. If you are already on their case load you can contact them direct on 07789 932856. All new referrals must be made through your GP.

Counsellors

Your doctor may refer you to the counselling service. Alternatively you can self-refer by calling 0300 777 0707. More information can be found on the As One Hertfordshire Partnership website.

Health Visitors

The Health Visitors visit all families with children under five years old. They provide information, advice and support particularly at times of physical and emotional stress. Direct telephone number: 01438 715104.

Nurse Specialist - Cancer Care

The Cancer Care Nurse Specialist visits cancer patients in their homes and gives advice and support to them and their families. Direct telephone number: 01707 328800.