Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Anita Wilkinson

GP Partner

Dr Wilkinson’s interests are women’s and children’s health and wellbeing.

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Dr Karin Olivier

GP Partner

Dr Olivier’s interests are cardiology and women’s health, she has special interest in minor surgery.

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Dr Laura Hill

GP Partner

Dr Hill has been a GP in Crawley for 12 years and has interests in diabetes, minor surgery, frailty and dementia. She holds a post of Clinical Executive Director for NHS Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group.

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Dr Marina Morgan

GP

Dr Morgan’s interests are women’s health and general medicine.

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Dr Renuka Boniface

GP

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Julia Billington

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Julia is an experienced nurse practitioner, who has the skills and knowledge to examine, assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe and make referrals for patients with undiagnosed problems. She is a clinical teacher. Julia holds the accolade of Queens nurse. Her special interests are respiratory medicine and women’s health including fitting ring pessary’s, coils and the contraceptive implant.

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Nursing Team

Melissa Civale

Lead Nurse, Community Specialist, Practitioner & Queens Nurse

Mel has worked as a Practice Nurse since 2017 before this she was a District nurse. Mel has a passion for diabetes but is also trained in other areas for example asthma , cervical screening ,travel health and immunisations , she has a passion for teaching students and improving patient care and outcomes.

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Marian Calyton

Nurse

Marian started with us in March 2022. Marian worked as a hospital nurse for 20 years and finally moved into Primary care in 2006. Marian has interests in Asthma, COPD and diabetes, and does childhood and adult vaccinations.

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Ayeasha Tobin

Nurse

Ayeasha joined us in December 2014 as a Receptionist. However, Ayeasha has been a Nurse since 2023 and works in all aspects of chronic disease management and has interests in diabetes management, asthma/COPD and childhood immunisations.

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Doreen Bower

Nurse

Yvonne Voice

Health Care Assisstant

Yvonne has worked for SMG for 13 years as HCA/Phlebotomist. Previously, she worked as an HCA, Phlebotomist and A&E Technician (both out on the road and in A&E Crawley and East Surrey Hospital), spanning over 30 years. Currently, she deals with INR patients along with her other HCA roles within SMG and other locations.

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Gemma Wedesch

Health Care Assistant

Started with us June 2021, Gemma has been a healthcare assistant for 14 years.

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Sophie Naish-Gordon

Health Care Assistant

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Pharmacists

Sheena Patel

Pharmacist

Sheena joined SMG in June 2018. She deals with prescription queries and medication reviews within the Practice. She works closely with the PCN pharmacists to ensure safe prescribing for patients. Since joining, Sheena has qualified as an Independent Prescriber and will carry out patient consultations.

Practice Team

Nicky Shearwood

Practice Business Manager

Nicky is here to coordinate and oversee the day to day running of the Surgery and to support our Patients, Doctors, Nurses and Practice Administration Team.

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Joanne Karagoz

Deputy Practice Manager

Joanne supports Nicky Shearwood and deputising in her absence.

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Secretaries

Karen Dundas-Ure

Secretary

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Clare Davies

Secretary

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Sarah Leftley

Secretary

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Patient Service Advisor

Our Patient Service Advisor staff are here to help you and to support our doctors and nurses. The receptionists may need to ask you the nature of your problem in order that the doctors can prioritise their telephone callbacks and triage system. However, should you not wish to discuss any details with the Patient Service Advisor, this is acceptable and they will respect your desire for privacy.

Anita Jones

Practice Co-Ordinator

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Wilna Vroomen

Patient Service Team Leader

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Jayne Ellington

Deputy Team Leader

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Lorraine Abbott

Patient Service Advisor

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Wendy Fox

Patient Service Advisor

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Jane O’Leary

Patient Service Advisor

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Victoria Naish-Gordan

Patient Service Advisor

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Jacqueline Hackney

Patient Service Advisor

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Jane Rowland

Patient Service Advisor

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Carole Harris

Patient Service Advisor

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Laura Burton

Patient Service Advisor

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Sara Easton

Patient Service Advisor

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PCN Staff

Care Coordinator

Lynn Chandler

Care Coordinator

Social Prescribers

Savi Jayaweera

PCN Social Prescriber

Jaroslaw Kochan

PCN Social Prescriber

PCN Occupational Therapist – Pathfinder Clinician/Mental Health Practitioner

Physiotherapist

Krishna Day

PCN Physiotherapist

I work as a musculoskeletal specialist at Southgate Medical Practice. My role here is to be the first point of contact for patients presenting with a bone, joint or muscular condition. I am able to help, diagnose and work together with the patient to formulate a management plan. This may involve some advice on self management, a referral to physiotherapy or to a variety of other services where applicable. I work at the surgery on Tuesdays.

PCN Coordinator

Hannah Palmer

PCN Coordinator

PCN Dietician

Sarah Heuten

PCN Dietician

PRN Paramedic

Amealia Burridge

PRN Paramedic

Pharmacists

Amel Hakiki

PCN Pharmacist

Fabio Macedo

PCN Pharmacist