Our Staff

Doctors

DR OLA BABATOLU

Dr Ola trained as a GP in 2016 from Southampton after having worked as a Paediatric Trainee in West Yorkshire, Glasgow and Teesside. He enjoys all facets of general practice especially Mental Health and Dermatology. He lives in Whiteley and likes reading and photography.

DR RUMI CHHAPIA

BM, MRCP(UK), MRCGP

Dr Chhapia joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2019. He is a GP partner at Portsdown Group Practice, An Acute Physician at Portsmouth Hospital and Medical Director for PPCA (GP federation for Portsmouth). When I have spare time this is spent with my family, mainly playing football and having bbq’s!

DR HELEN GADSDEN

MBBS, DFSRH

Dr Helen Gadsden qualified from St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College in 2001 and completed her GP training in Poole. She moved to the Portsmouth area in 2009 with her husband and was a partner at a practice in Waterlooville for 6 years before joining PGP in 2015. She works mainly at Cosham Park House and has interests in women's health and family planning. She spends her time outside work with her young family and enjoys running and gardening.

DR JAYESH GOHIL

MBBS London, BSc, DRCOG, DFFP, Dip Occ Med

Dr Jayesh Gohil qualified from St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1992. He joined Portsdown Group Practice in 1996. His main interests include dermatology, occupational medicine, minor surgery and aesthetic medicine. He enjoys walking and gardening and spending time with his young family.

DR PETER KIPGEN

MBBS, MRCGP

Dr Kipgen qualified from Barts and the London Medical School in 2006 (MBBS). He completed his GP training in Dorset in 2015 (MRCGP). He has a broad range of experience gained from hospital posts earlier in his career; these include paediatrics, sexual health, orthopaedics and emergency medicine. In his spare time he enjoys hill-walking and is a keen amateur chef. He also enjoys playing and watching sport especially rugby and football.

DR KAREN KYD

MA MB Camb, BChir, MRCP, DCH, MRCGP

Karen qualified in 1991 and has worked at Cosham Park House since 1998. Her specialist field is cardiology and Diabetes.

DR KO KO LAING

MBBS, DTM&H, DGM, MRCGP

Dr Ko Ko Laing qualified in 1989, his previous surgery in Victory Road merged with the Portsdown Group in April 2010. He is a highly experienced GP, is based in Kingston Crescent Surgery he has a number of special interest which includes medicine, rheumatology and joint injections. He is a keen tennis player and also enjoys travel.

DR PHILIP MONNERY

Dr Philip Monnery qualified from ST George’s Hospital Medical School in 1991, Undertaking a career in the Royal Air force. Initially undertaking surgical training and specialising in Ear, Nose and Throat he became a consultant in the Military in 2006. A change in life goals meant a change to general practice in 2009. He joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2015 and maintains his special interest in ENT and is responsible for the Portsdown Travel Clinic. He is married to Alison and has three children who keep them both very busy. He likes nothing better than to relax in the garden and is frequently seen with either a chainsaw or an axe, what could go wrong!?

DR RICHARD MANNINGS

MBBS London, DRCOG, DFFP, MSc, MRCGP

Richard qualified in 1986 and has worked at Crookhorn Lane since 1994. His special expertise is in ultrasound-scanning, and he runs specialist clinics within the practice. Richard also runs a scanning clinic at QA Hospital. A fervent ex-rugby player (and All Blacks supporter) he spends a disproportionate amount of his leisure time training his dogs.

DR DAVID MOSLEY

Initially trained in London as a mature student before moving to the south coast 10 years ago, training at Queen Alexandra Hospital and eventually joining Portsdown Group Practice. Has a special interest in mental health. Has two young daughters and enjoys spending most of his free time with his family.

DR ANDREW PLANE

BSc, MBBS, DRCOG, DGM, DCH, MRCGP

Dr Andrew Plane studied for a degree in physiology (1980) before qualifying in medicine in 1986 at University College London. He has a particular interest in elderly medicine, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Outside work he is particularly interested in regular exercise and a healthy diet. He also likes to play the piano, gardening and spending time with his family. He likes music from all genres and is very keen on going to various gigs and festivals. He is an avid reader and goes to regular book club meetings.

DR ANDREW OZZARD

MBBS, MRCPCH, DCH, DFSRH, MRCGP

Dr Andrew Ozzard qualified from Guy’s and St Thomas’ medical school in 1998. He spent the next 10 years working in and around London before moving his growing family back towards the south coast in 2009 on taking up a partnership at the practice. He is based mainly in Cosham but can pop up anywhere at any time. When not at work he enjoys spending time with his children, the gym, travelling and gardening….though not always in that order!

DR LIZ SHEPHERD

BM Soton, DRCOG, DFFP, DCH, MRCGP

Dr Shepherd qualified in 1996 and worked at Crookhorn Lane Surgery from 2001 until 2014, when she moved down to Somerstown to join the clinical team there. She specialises in women’s health and family planning, she is also a GP trainer. Dr Shepherd spends most of her time with her young family enjoys keeping fit, cycling and running regularly, as well as being a green belt in Tae Kwando.

DR LUCY STRADLING

MBBS, MRCP, RCGP

Dr Lucy Stradling qualified in 2007 and joined the practice in 2014 after completing GP training in Portsmouth. She now works at the Somerstown surgery and aso does some shifts at QAH. When not working Lucy enjoy walking, swimming and has recently learnt to knit!

DR ANDREW WHITTAMORE

BM Soton, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP

Dr Andy Whittamore qualified from Southampton University Medical School in 2000. First coming to the practice in 2003, he completed his GP training and joined Portsdown as one of the Partners at Crookhorn Lane. He specialises in Respiratory disease and works for 2 days per week for Asthma UK as their Clinical Lead. He enjoys spending time with his family, walking their dog and travelling when possible.

DR SARAH SWINDELLS

BMBS Nottingham, MRCPCH, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFSRH

BMBS Nottingham, MRCPCH, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFSRH Dr Sarah Swindells qualified in 2004 and after a period of time in Derby and the Peak District, she joined the Portsdown Group as a salaried GP in 2010, she later became a Partner in the practice in June 2015. Sarah works at the Cosham and Paulsgrove surgeries. Dr Swindells is also a trainer. She has a particular fondness for shoes.

DR EBADUR CHOWDHURY

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DR SHAMILIA SOMASUNDRAM

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DR SIMON DONHOU

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Nurse Practitioners

Our Nurse Practitioners work very closely with the Duty Doctor. They are qualified to Degree Level and provide outstanding levels of care in our duty clinics and across the practice in general.

TINA CAIZLEY

Tina has worked for the practice since October 2016 after working at Queen Alexander Hospital for the past 13 years, during that time she has worked as a senior sister on the medical assessment unit and ambulatory clinic as a nurse specialist. She is currently working towards her master‘s in nurse practitioning.

HEATHER DAVY

BSc (HONS) Specialist Community Practitioner (District Nursing)

Heather qualified in 1994 as an Adult RN with a Diploma in Higher Education. She went on to complete her degree in 2001 to become a qualified District Nurse. After working as a District Nursing Sister for 10 years she took on further study to become a Community Matron working in Solent NHS Trust. She joined Portsdown Group Practice in 2015 focusing on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for the more vulnerable patients in the practice. Heather has an interest in Learning Disabilities and the elderly frail patients. She is the lead nurse for both these specialities and carries out reviews both in the surgery and in the patient’s own home if they are housebound. Heather works across all of the Portsdown Group sites, she also carries out visits to the housebound patients and the patients in residential and nursing homes to administer their yearly flu vaccinations.

SIMONE FOSTER

Qualified in 1998 and worked as a Senior Sister in an outer London A&E before travelling overseas to Australia for 3 years, during this time worked both within a large trauma centre/A&E and cosmetic surgery before returning to the UK to become a Nurse Practitioner in the Minor Injuries Unit at St Mary’s Hospital for 11 years. In 2008 completed Advanced History Taking and Clinical Assessment at Brighton University followed by becoming an Independent and Supplementary prescriber in 2013. Predominately working at Kingston Crescent and Somerstown.

SUZANNE WARD

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LAURA HUGHES

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Paramedic Practitioners

ADAM TAYLOR

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ALAN DAVIES

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MALCOLM SILVESTER

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CARL HUDGHTON

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Clinical Pharmacists

JOMY MAPPANALIL

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SUKI POWAR

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Training Practice

GP REGISTRARS

Our Registrars are fully-qualified Doctors who have chosen General Practice as the career they wish to pursue. They spend one year with us and are closely supervised by Doctors to ensure that they are able to provide care of the same standard as that provided by your Doctor.

FOUNDATION YEAR DOCTORS

As part of our training commitment, we also have “FY2” Doctors in our surgeries. These Doctors are not yet fully qualified and join us typically for 3 months as part of their training rotation.

MEDICAL STUDENTS

We also teach medical students. A medical student may be present while you are having a consultation with your Doctor. You will always be told if a student is going to be present. If you wish to see the Doctor alone, please tell the receptionists and nobody will take offence!

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

We employ two P.A's. They are clinically trained and work with our GP's, providing patient care.

NURSING STUDENTS

We offer placements for nursing students to expand their nursing skills whilst caring for our patients.

Nurses

We have a comprehensive team of Practice Nurses who see patients on an appointment system from Monday to Friday. They work closely with the Doctors and are able to advise on various health problems. As well as performing general nursing duties such as changing dressings and removing stitches, they also run specialist clinics for those with asthma, diabetes and hypertension. They also carry out adult and child immunisations, cervical smears and give advice on travel-related health issues. An appointment can be made online or via the reception team.

Healthcare Assistants

Our HCA's run a variety of clinics including taking blood samples, blood pressure monitoring, electrocardiogram tests (ECG), hearing tests etc.

Practice Management

The practice management team is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The management team supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also help to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

MARK STUBBINGS

Managing Partner

CHRISTINA CLEWORTH

Group Business Manager

GLENN ALLEN

Business Intelligence Manager

CARLY HOBBS

Operations Manager

LORNA RICKETTS

Finance Manager

SIMONE FOSTER

Nurse Manager

HAYLEY WEEKS

Surgery Team Manager (All Surgeries)

Reception

Our receptionists have first contact with the patients. It is their job to help and advise you within the guidelines laid down by the Doctors and the Managers. They are fully trained and operate within a strict code of confidentiality. The more detail you give them of your requirements, the better they will be able to provide the service you will need.

HANNAH JAMES

Surgery Team Leader (Cosham Park House)

MARY HANSFORD

Surgery Team Leader (Kingston Crescent)

DEBORAH WARRIOR

Surgery Team Leader (Crookhorn Lane)

Secretaries

We have a centralised secretarial team who deal with a vast amount of day-to-day secretarial work within the practice. We also have a secretarial team administrator who provides support to the secretaries. The senior secretary works alongside the team and leads on new initiatives.

Community Midwives

We have a number of Community Midwives attached to the Practice to provide maternity services to our patients.

Community Nurses

There are several attached Community Nurses who care for the patients confined to their homes and requiring nursing assistance.

Health Visitors

Health Visitors are experienced, specialised trained nurses who promote health and prevent ill-health, primarily with babies and children.

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