The Doctors

Dr John Palmer, Lead GP, MB BCh DCH DObs I trained at Trinity College, Dublin (registered 1976) and have practised in Staines for 20 years. Married to Elsie, our practice nurse, I have a teenage son. Dr Rohit Shaunak, MBBS DRCOG I trained at St George’s Medical School (University of London) and qualified in 1987. I have been a GP in Staines since 1992. I am married to Ritu who is a dental surgeon in Reading. We have three boys. Dr Deborah Silver, MB ChB MRCP(UK) I trained at Dundee University Medical School and qualified in 1986. I specialised in paediatrics before becoming a GP. I am married with two children and live locally. Dr Helen David, Associate GP, BSc MBBS DRCOG I trained at the Imperial College School of Medicine, London and qualified in 2000. I am married to Ben and live in Windsor.  We have two children Dr Rachel Boyce, Associate GP, BA MBBS DRCOG I qualified in 2000 from University College London Medical School. I am married to Mike and have a son. I live near Chertsey. Dr Renal Patel, Associate GP, BSc MBBS MRCGP I trained at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and qualified in 2001. I live in Staines.

Practice Staff

Practice Manager
Our manager, Heather Lovatt, handles our administration and finance, service planning, policies and procedures.

Surgery Manager
Maureen Tyrrell manages our team of receptionists and organises all the day to day functions of the surgery.

Receptionists
Our team of receptionists will be happy to register you and your family, assist you in making appointments with any of the clinical team, deal with repeat prescriptions and answer as many of your questions as possible. They do a difficult job very well. Please remember that if you do need to be kept waiting or seem to be asked one or two irritating questions, they are only carrying out our instructions to them to help the practice run smoothly. They try to keep both the patients and the doctors happy! This is not easy - please be patient!

Practice Nurses
Caroline Foster, Elsie Palmer and Jennie Stone form our strong team of practice nurses. Caroline, now a nurse practitioner, can diagnose and treat many minor illnesses and diseases in addition to provision of health promotion and disease monitoring. Jennie has extended her skills with the addition of a diabetes diploma to aid the management of diabetes within the practice.

Nurse Practitioner Caroline Foster	Nurse Jennie Stone	Nurse Elsie Palmer

The nurses run asthma, diabetes, heart disease, travel and baby immunisation clinics and, of course, seasonal 'flu' clinics. The full range of specialist clinics run by both nurses and/or doctors is listed on the clinics page of this website.

Treatment Room Nurses
Selvi Donald and her colleagues are available by appointment to handle dressings, suture removal, ear syringing and other treatments and investigations.

Health Care Assistant
Patients needing regular monitoring, such as blood tests, cholesterol, blood pressure and drug levels, will see our health care assistant for their tests. The HCA also gives flu vaccinations and helps patients who wish to stop smoking.

District Nurses
Patients who are confined to their homes and who need nursing assistance may arrange with their doctors for a community nurse to call. The hospital will normally arrange for a nurse to call on patients discharged early and who still require nursing treatment at home.

Sue Bradley, community health care assistant, also runs phlebotomy (blood test) clinics for the practice and works with the district nursing team.

Health Visitors
Our health visitors can give advice on health care, particularly for expectant mothers and small children. If you have a problem affecting your health they can put you in touch with sources of help. To contact them phone 01784 883637 or 883635.

Students
We are fortunate to have medical students attached to our practice for short periods. If you do not wish to have the student present during your consultation, please inform the reception staff prior to seeing the doctor.