Our Team
The Partners
Dr
Leonard Hirsch MBBS (London 1975) MFFP
Dr Hirsch has been with the practice since 1980. He offers a full range of general
practice care to his patients.
He has a specialist interest in urology and gynaecology. |
Dr
Antony Drake MBBS (London 1984) MRCGP DCH DSM
Dr Drake has been with the practice since 1989. As well as offering a full general
practice service, he has a special
interest in sports medicine and child health. |
Dr
Carolyn Howe MBBS (London 1984) MRCGP
Dr Howe has been with the practice since 1988. She too offers a full range of
general practice care to her patients.
She has a special interest in diabetic
conditions and helps run the diabetic clinics held here at the practice. She
also
has an interest in family planning and women's health. |
Dr
Michael Edwards MBBS (London 1985) DRCOG MRCGP
Dr Edwards has been a partner with the practice since 1991. He offers full general
practice care and has a special
interest in rheumatological conditions and minor
surgery. He also works with the Primary Care Trust in developing
and monitoring
medical services in the local area. |
Dr
Catherine Page MBBS (London 1998) DRCOG MRCGP
Dr Page has been with the practice since 2003. As well as offering a full general
practice service she too has a special
interest in diabetes, and helps run the
diabetic clinics here at the practice alongside Dr Howe. She also has an interest
in antenatal and postnatal care. |
Dr
Harjeev Rai MB BCh (Wales 1997) DRCOG DFFP LOC-IUT PGDipCardiology
Dr Rai has been a partner with the practice since 2003. He offers a full range
of general practice care to his patients.
He has a specialist interest in cardiology,
and helps run the coronary heart disease clinics held here at the practice. |
Dr
Alaya Aman MBBS (Pakistan 1991) MRCP DFFP
Dr Aman has been with the practice since 2004. She too offers full general practice
care and has a special interest in
respiratory medicine and diabetic care. |
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Associate GPs
Dr
Adeyinka Osiyemi MBBS (Nigeria 1992) DRCOG DCH DFFP
Dr Osiyemi joined us in 2003. She offers a full general practice service and
has a special interest in women's health,
paediatric care and child protection. |
Dr
Elizabeth Aggarwal MBChB (Hons) (Manchester 1995) BSc(Hons) DRCOG DFFP
DCH
Dr Aggarwal has been with the practice since 2000. She also offers full general
practice care and has a particular
interest in family planning and women's health. |
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Nurse Practitioner
Mrs Lynne Wright is our nurse practitioner and works alongside the doctors
in the practice to provide a medical service including holding surgeries.
Our Nursing Team
Our highly qualified nurses deal with a range of conditions and health concerns.
Our team of practice
nurses provide care for patients with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes,
coronary heart disease and hypertension, as well as offering support to patients
wishing to stop smoking. They also provide other services such as minor illness
consultations, wound care, childhood and travel immunisations, family planning,
new patient health checks, minor operations, smear tests, blood pressure checks,
ECGs and ear syringing. In addition they will visit patients at home in order
to carry out specialist health assessments. Each nurse has several areas of speciality.
Please check with a member of the reception staff at the time of booking an appointment
which nurse will be most suitable for your medical needs.
Practice Manager
Mrs Brenda Stephens and our deputy practice manager Mrs
Michele Cain are responsible
for the efficient administration and co-ordination of all services within the
practice.
Reception Staff
The reception manager and her team are here to help you but as you will see
when you visit us their job is extremely demanding. They answer the telephone
and deal with enquiries from all directions - often all at the same time. Please
be patient!
Additional Members Of The Team
District Nurses
A district nursing team is attached to the practice to care for people in
their homes.
Health Visitors
The health visitors work with the under-fives and their families, but are
available to discuss health problems with all age groups.
Midwives
From both Barnet and Watford General Hospitals, the midwives run antenatal
clinics both here at the surgery and over in Wellswood House. They also offer
postnatal care at home.
Phlebotomist
There are two blood clinics held at Wellswood House every Monday and Thursday
morning which serve patients from the whole locality. In addition, Fairbrook
patients can book into a clinic held here at the practice every Wednesday morning.
Counsellors
Appointments can be arranged through the doctor to see one of the counsellors
based at the practice. They see patients over at Wellswood House.
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