We have a large team, including doctors and nurses, working alongside our excellent reception and admin team, supported by our managers.
Admin Team
Administration
Our Administration team deal with a variety of back-office duties ensuring they all run smoothly, namely patient registration and medical records, clinical letters scanning, referrals, insurance reports and any other non-NHS/private forms. They also oversee our long-term conditions annual review process ensuring all patients are invited and seen on a timely manner.
- Joanna Zywna
Administrator - Niall von Howard
Administrator
Addiction Counsellor
We have a weekly clinic, working closely with Dr Henrietta Brook, to help patients with problems of alcohol and drugs. They can work to reduce harms from street drugs and alcohol, provide substitute opiates on prescription and can also help people who want to cut down their use of addictive substances.
Care Co-ordinators
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs)
First Contact Physiotherapists
The First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) are advanced practitioners working within primary care with extensive expertise in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions (MSK conditions are injuries or pain arising from of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and spine).
FCPs see patients with (suspected or diagnosed) MSK conditions as the first point of contact, instead of a GP, and can be accessed directly by contacting the Practice’s reception. This gives the patient direct access to a MSK specialist.
Their role is to work with patients to decide on the most appropriate management of their condition, through education and self-management advice, and where appropriate refer for investigations, a course of physiotherapy or make referrals into secondary care services using the same pathways as GPs.
Doctors
Dr Helen Lucas
Partner, BA MBBS DRCOG MRCGP
Durham University and Newcastle Medical School – Registered in 1993
Dr Lucas joined the practice in 1999, having gained a degree in English before training to be a doctor. She works seven sessions a week in the practice and is a GP Trainer. Her special interests include mental health and the full range of family planning including coil fitting. She supervises anticoagulation monitoring at the practice. She has an MA in medical ethics and sits on a local ethics committee. She helps with staff management. Dr Lucas is available in the surgery: Monday, AM, Tuesday, AM and PM, Wednesday, AM and PM and Thursday AM.
Dr Henrietta Brook
Partner, MA MBBChir MRCP MRCGP
Cambridge University and King’s College Hospital – Registered in 1992
Dr Brook joined the practice in 1999. She works four sessions a week in the practice, and has three children. Her special interests include General Medicine and Paediatrics. She is knowledgeable about Ophthalmology, as her husband is a professor at Moorfields Eye Hospital. She works with our addiction counsellor on Substance Misuse. She is responsible for staff management. Dr Brook is available in the surgery: Tuesday AM and PM, and Wednesday AM and PM.
Dr Tahira Zuberi
Partner, MBBS MRCGP Dip Derm. Dip Family Prac. Dow Medical College – Registered 1994
Dr Zuberi joined the practice in August 2009. She has two children. She trained in Pakistan, has previously worked in Singapore and at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. She is a GP trainer. She has particular interests in dermatology, medicine and paediatrics. She also offers joint injections. Dr Zuberi is available in the surgery: Monday AM, Tuesday, AM, Wednesday, AM and PM and Thursday AM.
Dr Owen Carter
Partner, MBChB BSC(Hons) MRCGP DFSRH
Warwick University – Registered 2007
Dr Carter first joined the LHGP team in 2011 as a Registrar, and after qualifying as a GP returned as an Associate GP and then a Partner in 2017. He has special interests in cancer, men’s health & LGBTQ+ health and can fit and remove contraceptive implants. He has a specialist interest in cancer and is Macmillan Clinical Advisor for London and is a clinical lead for the Rapid Diagnostic Cancer Clinic at St Georges NHS Trust. He is the LGBTQ+ lead for the Practice. He is responsible for nurse management in the practice and is a Director of Battersea Primary Care Network. Here is a timetable showing when Dr Carter is available in the surgery: Monday AM and PM, Tuesday AM and PM, and Thursday AM.
Dr Rob Seal
Partner, BA MBBCh MRCGP
Oxford University, Swansea and Cardiff Medical Schools – Registered 2012
Dr Seal joined the practice in August 2018, though he was at Lavender Hill for a 6 month stint during his GP training. He did a degree in Maths and Philosophy before training to be a doctor. He is interested in the full range of general practice, in particular men’s health, diabetes and (in development) dermatology with minor surgery. Dr Seal is available in the surgery: Monday AM and PM, Tuesday AM, and Friday AM and PM.
Dr Lucy Sneddon
Partner, MBChB MRCGP University of Edinburgh – Registered 2009
Dr Sneddon first joined the LHGP team in 2023 as an Associate GP having been a salaried GP in Wandsworth and Merton since completing GP training in 2015 . She is interested in all aspects of general medicine and has special interests in cancer, palliative care and paediatrics.
She works as a GP with extended role in cancer and works in the Rapid Diagnostic Cancer Clinic at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. She is also RM Partners North West and South West London Cancer alliance clinical director for primary care. Here is a timetable showing when Dr Sneddon is available in the surgery: Wednesday AM and PM, Friday – AM and PM
Dr Dana Khoriati
Associate GP, MA MBBS MRCGP, PG Dip. Cambridge University, University College Hospital London
Dr Khoriati joined the practice after finishing her training here, in 2019. She is interested in mental health and children’s health. She is available in the surgery: Tuesday AM, Thursday AM and Friday PM.
Dr Rebecca Parsons
Associate GP, MBBS MRCGP
Dr Parsons joined in December 2021 and has an interest in Paediatrics and Mental Health. She is available on Tuesdays AM and PM, and Thursdays AM and PM.
Dr Laura Wylie
(currently on maternity leave)
Dr Laura Mindel
GP, MBBS BSc (Hons) DRCOG MRCGP
Dr Mindel is a sessional GP. She qualified at University College London in 2008 and completed her GP training at St George’s Hospital in 2016. Dr Mindel has developed a special interest in Women’s Health and Medical Education. In addition to clinical work she teaches medical students from St George’s Hospital and works as an NHS Appraiser. In her spare time she enjoys being with her family, playing tennis and travelling.
Dr Mohammed Qurashi
General Practitioner
Dr Qurashi is available in the surgery: Monday AM and PM, Thursday AM and PM, and Friday AM and PM.
Dr James Paintin
General Practitioner
Dr Paintin is available in the surgery: Tuesday AM and PM, Wednesday AM and PM, and Friday AM and PM.
Dr Emma Noble
General Practitioner
Dr Noble is available in the surgery: Friday AM and PM.
Dr Lucy Harris
(currently on maternity leave)
Dr Olivia Goode
Associate GP
Dr Goode is available in the surgery: Monday AM and PM, Tuesday AM, and Thursday AM and PM.
Dr Martha Martin
Associate GP
Dr Martin is available in the surgery: Monday AM and PM, and Wednesday AM and PM.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
Health and Wellbeing Coaches see our patients at the Practice working with them to focus on improving their health through a series of coaching sessions using motivational interviewing to support patients to adopt healthy behaviours.
Management Team
Practice Management
The practice manager and the partners are 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. This supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.
- Barbara Veloso
Practice Manager - Jo Acres
Deputy Practice Manager
Mental Health Workers
Primary Care Plus Worker – Mental Health
We have a weekly clinic run by a member of the local mental health NHS Trust to help people with mental health needs.
Nursing Team
Tina Hourigan
RGN
Tina is now a fully trained practice nurse. She has special responsibility for Asthma and COPD checks and INR testing for those taking warfarin. She has responsibility for our extended care pathway patients.
Lindsey King
RGN
Lindsey joined us in 2010 having previously been a cardiac specialist nurse at St Georges Hospital. She is enjoying the full range of practice nursing. Her special interest is in Health Promotion, including smoking cessation and she is the lead nurse for sexual health and child immunisation in the practice.
Sam Norton
RGN
Sam is an experienced practice nurse who joined us in 2015. She is the lead nurse for diabetes and does some joint clinics with the visiting diabetes specialist nurse.
Healthcare Assistants
Victoria Radford
Healthcare Assistant
Victoria offers new patient checks, blood testing, and routine chronic disease review checks. She is a trained smoking counsellor and they assists at coil fittings. She assists with minor surgery and can remove stitches.
Jasmine Brahmbhatt
Healthcare Assistant
Jasmine joined the Practice in July 2023. Previously, she worked in the NHS for over 4 years in various roles and loves being an Healthcare Assistant. She is looking forward to develop her skills further.
Pharmacy Team
Clinical Pharmacist
We have a growing team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. They help ensure that our patients are prescribed the most appropriate medication for their medical conditions. You might be contacted by them to discuss your medical condition and medication.
Physician Associates
Reception and Patient Co-ordinator Team
Reception/Patient Coordinators
Patient coordinators answer the telephone, deal with your online requests and queries, help you at the reception desk and perform many administrative tasks dealing with registrations, records, forms, letters and prescriptions. They are fully trained in patient care navigation and would be able to advise our patients on the best care pathway and more appropriate clinician to see
The team comprises Amanda, Clare, Maria, JP, Karen, Niall, Jasmine, Darren, Alyson, Asmat and Khristina
- Victoria Morris
Reception Manager
Social Prescribers
Social prescribing is a growing movement that connects people with a range of non clinical programmes, services and events in their local community like walking groups, mental health counselling, debt management advice, employability skills, volunteering, family fitness, healthy cooking programmes, mindfulness sessions, and housing issues.
Often these issues can be complex and challenging, and GPs may refer you to this member of the team to provide you with more time and support to help identify and help with these challenges.