Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Sumit Virmani (M)

MB, BS, MRCGP (2008)

Wednesday all day

Thursday all day

Dr Gunjan Bedi (F)

MBBS, MRCGP

Monday all day

Tuesday all day

Friday all day

Nursing Team

Nurses

Nurse Sarah (F)

RGN & Nurse Prescriber

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday



Healthcare Assistants

Tracy (F)

Healthcare Assistant

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 08.00 to 16.00 and Friday 08.00 to 12.00

Practice Team

Practice Management

Miss Hope Ashford (F)

Operations Manager

Administration

Our Administration Team provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries.

They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. 

This team make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses; they also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.


Reception

Kim (F)

Vicky (F)

Lorna (F)

Healthcare Team

Pharmacists

Beth

Clinical Pharmacist

Beth is a Clinical Pharmacist. She is able to deal with medication queries and reviews; she will offer both telephone and face to face consultations.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday and Friday


Community Midwives

Sue

Antenatal clinics are held every fortnight on Tuesday afternoons.

They can be contacted by telephone on 0116 258 4834.

As well as antenatal clinics they undertake regular visits to expectant mothers, new mothers and their babies. Initial ‘New Booking’ appointments are held on Monday afternoons. Please make an initial appointment between the 8th and 10th week of pregnancy.

Physiotherapist

Salim

Friday

Lottie

Mental Health Facilitator

Wednesday

Community Nurses

The District Nurses provide nursing care to the terminally ill, housebound, elderly and disable individuals and their families.

The District Nurses can be contacted on: 0300 300 7777


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 and School Nurses are no longer based at Whitwick Health Centre.

Telephone contact numbers:

  • School Nurse Team  – 01530 468570
  • Health Visiting Team – 01530 468602

Attached Staff

Mr Umar Sabat

Practice Data Protection Officer