Our Team

GP Directors

DR PHIL CLAYTON (M)

MA (Oxon) MB BS (Lond) MRCPCH FRCGP

Dr Phil Clayton has been a GP at Meadowcroft since 2003, then Berrycroft. Prior to that he worked in children's medicine in London, then in Children's A&E and paediatric allergy in Oxford. He did some work as a vaccine clinical research fellow during Covid. He oversees GP care at Lewin House Nursing Home and works as paediatric facilitator at the University of Buckingham. He is also a director at Berrycroft. His special interests are children's medicine, allergy and elderly care. Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday.

DR TISHA PATEL (F)

MB ChB BSc DRCOG MRCGP PGCMHE ILM7 (Executive Coaching)

Dr Tisha Patel is a GP Director, GP Educator and works as a Career and Performance Coach on her other days. Her special interests are Leadership, Men’s Health, Wellbeing through Change and Health Coaching. Working Days: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.

DR EMMA MONTAGUE (F)

MB BS (Hons) BSc MRCPCH MRCGP PCGMDE

Dr Emma Montague qualified in 2000 from Imperial College London. She is a GP Director and a trainer of future GPs. Her special interests are in Paediatric care. Working days: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.

DR JAYSAL PATEL (M)

BSc MB BS DRCOG MRCGP

Dr Jaysal Patel graduated from Guy's King's and St. Thomas' Medical School in 2007, then qualified as a GP from St. Thomas' Hospital in 2012. He also has a degree in Pharmacology. He is a GP Director, the lead for medical student education and medicines management. His main area of interest is cardiovascular health. Working Days: Monday to Friday.

DR TOBY GILLMAN (M)

MB BS BSc DCH MRCGP

Dr Toby Gillman graduated from Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’s Medical School in 2003, he entered GP training in 2008 and joined Meadowcroft Surgery in 2009. He has been involved for some years in the organisation of local healthcare and has had leadership roles in the Clinical Commissioning Group, Primary Care Network, and Integrated Care Board. He is currently the GP lead for Prevention, Public Health and Health Inequalities for Bucks and is the Practice Data Protection Officer. Working days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

GP Associate Directors

DR RICHARD WOOD (M)

DPhil MRCGP DFSRH MA MB BChir PCGMDE

Dr Richard Wood graduated from Cambridge University in Medicine in 2009. He also has a degree in Psychology and a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. He has a postgraduate certificate in clinical education and is a GP trainer. He has a diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health. He is also a Headache Specialist working at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is Education Fellow for the National Migraine Centre. He has medical politics roles and lobbies for the interests of General Practice at a local and national level. Working Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday.

DR CAROLINE MORLEY (F)

BSc MBBS MRCP ECEPC PGCert (Oncology) MRCGP

Dr Caroline Morley graduated from Guys and St Thomas' School of Medicine in 2009. She spent several years in hospital medicine and Clinical Oncology before commencing GP training in Buckinghamshire in 2016. She has a special interest in palliative care and oncology. Working days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday mornings.

DR JULIAN BIRCH (M)

BMBS BSc MRCGP

Dr Julian Birch graduated from Brighton & Sussex Medical school in 2013, where he also completed a degree in Experimental Psychology. After working in London, he completed his GP training in Oxford, and then worked in GP surgeries and the Out of Hours service, before starting at Berryfields in 2020. He has an interest in Dermatology, looks after a nursing home, and is the practice lead for cancer and end of life care. Working days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

DR SUZANNE CLAYTON (F)

BSc MB BS DCH DRCOG MRCGP PGCME

Dr Suzanne Clayton graduated from Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1997. She completed her GP training at Meadowcroft Surgery in 2001 and continued to work with Meadowcroft and Berrycroft since then. She also works as a GP Trainer and GP appraiser. Her interests are in promoting general health and well-being. She is the Surgeries link for our local ParkRun events. She is also currently working with local providers to help improve local mental health services in Buckinghamshire. Working Days: Monday afternoons, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings.

Doctors

DR KATHY HOFFMANN (F)

MB BS MRCGP Hon MRCP

Dr Kathy Hoffmann has her clinical interests in: Chronic Diseases, Obesity, Disease Prevention, Medical Management: Service redesign. Working days: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons

DR CYRIAC ATHAPPILLY (M)

BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCGP

Dr Cyriac Athappilly graduated in 2012 from Barts and the Royal London. His Interests include mental health and lifestyle medicine. He also works as a Headache specialist for the National Migraine centre. Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

DR MARTHA BROWN (F)

Dr Martha Brown graduated from Manchester University Medical School in 2010. She also has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Westminster. She completed her GP training in Luton and Dunstable and then worked in GP surgeries in London, Hertfordshire and Essex. She has interests in integrated health care, GP peer support, gynaecology, lifestyle medicine and Dermatology. Working days: Wednesday and Fridays.

DR YASMEEN MULLA (F)

MBChB MRCGP

Dr Yasmeen Mulla qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2015. Having been a GP registrar at Berryfields, she joined Berrycroft in 2024. She has authored Chapter 4: Preparing for Preclinical Exams of the Oxford Handbook for Medical School. Her clinical interests include: Neurology, Obesity and Ophthalmology. Working Days: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

DR CHERYL CONELY (F)

MBBS MA (Cantab) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP DCH

Dr Cheryl Conely completed her training as a doctor in 2003, and worked as a GP in London before working in Oxfordshire for several years. She enjoys all aspects of General Practice. She has worked with the elderly and in care homes and has an interest in Palliative Care. She teaches at Oxford Medical School and as part of the Personality Disorder Positive Outcome team. She works Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

DR JUDE JOSEPH-GUBRAL (M)

Trainee Doctors

DR HEND MOUSSA (F)

GP Registrar

DR HANNAH WILSON (F)

BSc MB BS MSc MFPH ST2

Dr Hannah Wilson graduated from UCL medical school in 2017. Hannah is particularly interested in health promotion and prior to GP training, worked as a Public Health registrar in the West Midlands. Hannah holds an MSc in Public Health and a BSc in the History of Medicine. Hannah's working days are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

DR AAMER IQBAL (M)

DR ELHAM BARATI (F)

DR FRANCESCA MITCHELL (F)

Dr Francesca Mitchell graduated from UCL Medical School in 2013. Francesca is particularly interested in paediatrics and child health and spent time working in paediatrics prior to commencing GP training. Francesca's working days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Clinical Pharmacists

JESSICA CARTWRIGHT MPHARM (HONS) PGCERT PGCERTIP

Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays.

ADEJOKE ALLIU

MPHARM PGCERTIP

Adejoke Alliu is a Clinical Pharmacist carrying out all ranges of medication and long-term condition reviews. She specialises in Adult mild- moderate depression. Working Days: Monday, Wednesday mornings and Thursday.

Allied Health Professional

DEAN WHITING

Advanced Nurse Practitioner RN RNT QN BN(Hons) BSc(Hons) PgCert PgCAP PgDip(ACP) MSc DipMSKMed FHEA

Dean Whiting is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. He is also the Veterans health Lead here at Berrycroft. His specialist interest is all aspects of primary and acute care and practice education. Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

KATE GRANGER

Advanced Nurse Practitioner BN(Hons) Child, PGCert

Kate Granger is Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Graduating from University of Southampton 2004. Her background includes paediatric specialist surgery and within A&E. Her specialist interest is Paediatrics. Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

PAUL BANHAM

Paramedic, FdSc, MCPARA

Paul Banham graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2012. He is a Paramedic Practitioner with considerable experience. His specialist interest is primary care, acute medicine, and practice education. He also serves as an associate lecturer on the Paramedic Emergency Care program at Oxford Brookes University actively participating in the education of future Paramedics. Working Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

JAMES MORGAN

Physicians Associate BSc(Hons), PgDip, PgCert.

James Morgan is a Physician Associate who qualified from St. George’s University of London in 2014. His specialist interest is Learning Disabilities and Dermatology. Working days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

DANIEL GLAZER

Paramedic. BSc

Daniel Glazer graduated from Medical University of Warsaw. He is a paramedic prescriber at Berrycroft. His specialist interest is acute care. Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

GPA's

GPAs are part of our multi-disciplinary team. They provide a support role for GPs, carry out administration tasks combined with basic clinical duties to improve the patient experience.

KAREN DEAN

JEMMA HANNIGAN

AIYSHA AZRAM

Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings. The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes, minor ailment clinics and carry out cervical smears.

ANDREA NEILL

Lead Practice Nurse Bsc (Hons)

Andrea Niell graduated from Norfolk College of Nursing and Midwifery, Bucks new University & University of Warwick. Her qualifications are in Community Health Care Nursing, Specialist Practitioner District Nursing, Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber, Certificate in Diabetes care & Registered Nurse. Her specialist interest is Diabetes, Wound Care. Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays.

EMILIE MAYNARD

Nursing Associate

Emilie Maynard due to start her Batchelors Nursing degree in July 2024. She joined Berryfields surgery in 2014 as a Health Care Assistant and have over the years progressed her carer within nursing. Working days: Monday to Thursday.

FAITH KHUMALO

Practice Nurse

Faith Khumalo graduated from University of West London in 2013. She previously worked as a general nurse in a surgical unit, before working in general practice. Her specialist interest is Child and Travel Immunisations and Cervical smears. Working days: Monday- Wednesday.

CHERELLE MACKENZIE

Practice Nurse

Cherelle Mackenzie graduated from Bedfordshire University in 2014. She was a specialist Neonatal Intensive Care Deputy Sister, prior to training as a General Practice Nurse in 2021. Currently training in Asthma and COPD. Working days: Wednesday-Friday.

JINNEFER GIBBONS

Practice Nurse

Jinnefer Gibbons has a BS in Nursing, BSc International Nursing (Hertfordshire) and a ONP (Northampton). She has worked in various clinical and management roles and areas in nursing including hospital and nursing home setting, anaesthetic & recovery, district nursing, and primary care. Her specialists interests are chronic disease (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes) and wound care management. Working Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

ANNE KIMBER

Practice Nurse

Anne Kimber graduated as RGN St. Mary's Paddington in 1984. she has a specialists interest in diabetes and respiratory conditions and performs and interprets spirometry. Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

SARAH MOORE

Practice Nurse

Sarah Moore has completed her nursing degree, having formerly been a Nurse Associate since 2020. She has been with Meadowcroft now Berrycroft since 2006. Her specialists interests are Wound care, Child Immunisations and smear tests. Sarah's working days are Monday to Friday.

SANDRA HALL

Practice Nurse

Sandra Hall has specialists interests in Asthma, COPD, Diabetes Travel and Child Immunisations. Working days: Monday and Wednesday.

SARAH BONHAM

Practice Nurse

Sarah Bonham is a Registered Nurse since 2001. She has a specialists interest in Asthma and Contraception - Fitting coils and implants which are conducted on Tuesdays and Fridays mornings. Working days: Monday to Friday.

SOPHIE CLEETER

Practice Nurse BSc(hons) PgCert PgDip

Sophie Cleeter is a registered nurse and Independent and supplementary prescriber. She has a specialists interests in diabetes, COPD and asthma. Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and new patient checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

MELISSA PAYNE

DAVID QUINN

LOUISE BRASH

HCA

DIANA KING

Practice Management

MANDY BARRETT

Business Director

ROSE CROMBIE

Operations and Performance Manager

LOUISE PRESTON

Finance Manager

KATHERINE PARKES

Human Resources Lead (Consultant)

JULIE EVANS

Clinical Rota Manager

JACQUELINE RICHES

Patient Services Team Manager

EMMA GREEN

Data Quality Lead

Patient Services Team

Our receptionists are members of our Patient Services Team and are the first people you will speak to on the phone and in person. They co-ordinate and organise clinical staff appointments and documentation to facilitate the smooth running of the Practice. PST are trained under our doctors’ instruction to ask you the right questions to ensure they connect you with the right clinician, healthcare professional or member of our administration team. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions, dealing with prescription enquiries and patient records. Any information you give to our team remains confidential. If you require privacy at our reception desk, please ask the receptionist who will deal with your request in a private area.

Workflow Team

Our Workflow team are trained in the process of workflow optimisation, a process designed to support our clinicians by effectively and safely reading, coding, actioning, and completing the processing of clinical correspondence.