The Doctors

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 specialise in diabetes and dermatology. Dr Renal Patel, Associate GP BSc MBBS MRCGP DFSRH I trained at Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and qualified in 2001. I live in Staines. Dr Zoe Griffiths, Associate GP BSc DPhil MBBS DRCOG MRCGP DFSRH I qualified in 2003 from Guy's, King's and St Thomas' (London) having previously completed a Degree in Biochemistry (Southampton) and a Doctorate in Genetics (Oxford). I am married with two children and live locally. Dr Deelan Vaz, Associate GP, MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFFP I trained at Stanley Medical College, Madras and qualified in 1998. I qualified as a GP in Swansea and my interests include chronic disease, sexual health and contraception. Dr Asha Pillai, Associate GP MBBS DOHNS DCP DCH DRCOG DFFP nMRCGP After having finished my medical training in Bangalore, India in 2004, I moved to the UK to be with my husband Joy, who works as a GP in Surrey. I completed my postgraduate qualifications in 2010 from the London Deanery and live locally.

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 Nursing Team
Caroline Foster, our nurse practitioners, and Jennie Stone form our strong team. Caroline, 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

Between them, our nurses run asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, travel advice, baby immunisation clinics and, of course, seasonal 'flu' clinics. The full range of specialist clinics run by our nurses and 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.

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. They are assisted by a community health care assistant who runs our phlebotomy (blood test) clinics.

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.