Our Staff

Doctors

DR VEENA CHIKKASETTY

Lead Partner - MBBS (1993), MRCOG, MRCGP

DR RAFI KAMALUDEEN

Partner - MBBS (2000), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP

DR ADAUGO NWACHUKWU

GP - MBBS (2016)

DR MAHENDRA PATEL

GP - MBBS (1974), MRCGP

DR YANAN ZHAO

GP - MBBS (2024)

DR PRASNATA GURUNG

GP - MBBS (2023)

Practice Management

KEVIN ROOT

Practice Manager

JAIMIE DANIELS

Assistant Practice Manager

Nurse Practitioners

NEIL DILLON

Advanced Clinical Practioner / Lead Nurse

DAVINA WRAIGHT

Clinical Pharmacist / Trainee ACP

Nurses

We have an experienced nursing team, who as a whole can offer a range of services to surgery patients. We have nurse led specialist clinics in Asthma; COPD; CHD; Stop Smoking and Diabetes. Between them, they are able to perform travel immunisations; cervical smears; dressings; blood tests; injections; vaccinations, immunisations; ear syringing; stitch removal; give risk reduction/dietary and obesity advice; hold well woman/man clinics; perform ECGs and NHS health checks and also advise you if you have a minor illness.

LYNDA ARTHUR

Practice Nurse

DELLANIE NASH

Practice Nurse

SARAH MORAN

Practice Nurse

KIRSTY HURD

Practice Nurse

Medical Secretaries

GENE JACKSON

KERRY MURPHY

Reception

LUCI ARNOLD

Reception Supervisor

BETHANY QUINN

Prescription Clerk

GALE MARTIN

Records Administrator

ELAINE BENTLEY

PAIGE DEAN

TIANA MCKNIGHT

KERRIE PAGE

KATHLEEN PHILLIPS

Practice Administration

EMILY HERRINGTON

NICKY WALKER

Clinical Records Lead

WENDY SHERONDEN

Attached Staff

The surgery has both a team of district nurses as well as a team of midwives attached to it. The teams are not based here but can be contacted through the surgery. Receptionists do give out the mobile numbers of the midwives so that you can contact them direct.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. The health visitors are based at West Cliff House, West Cliff Gardens, Folkestone CT20 1SZ Tel: 01303 858922.