Staff

Doctors

Dr Timothy Hodgson

Gender: Male
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 4610236
Special Interests: Minor Surgery,
Orthopaedics and MSK,
Accident and Emergency and Minor Injuries,
Dermatology,
Cariology,
Frailty
Additional Notes: Partner
Qualifications: MBBS London 1999 MRCGP

Working Days:
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday and
Friday

Dr Helena Fulker

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 4736064
Special Interests: Women’s Health, Child and Adolescent Health
Additional Notes: Partner
Qualifications: BSc MBBS MRCGP DFSRH 2000

Working Days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Dr Peter Brown

Gender: Male
Job Title: General Practitioner
Special Interests: Psychology, Paediatrics
GP Athlete Care (London Lionesses / Wimbledon)
PCN Joint Clinical Director
Additional Notes: Partner
Qualifications: BSc MBBS MRCGP AICSM

Working Days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Mornings
Thursday Mornings
Friday

Dr Tushan De Almeida

Gender: Male
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 4578240
Special Interests: Minor Surgery, Dermatology, Diabetes
Additional Notes: Partner
Qualifications: MBBS London 1998 MSc MRCS MRCGP

Working Days:
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday

Dr Lucilla Sharp

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 6075184
Special Interests: Women’s Health
Educational Trainer
Additional Notes: Partner
Qualifications: BSc MBBS London MRCGP DFSRH 2003

Working Days:
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday Mornings

Dr Shakira Drayton

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 6159376
Special Interests: Women's Health, Nutrition
Additional Notes: Qualifications: BSc, MBBS and MRCGP in 2012

Working Days:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Dr Nicola Walker

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 6052849
Special Interests: Women’s Health and menopause, Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Preventative and Lifestyle medicine
Applied Health Reseach
Training and Medical Education
Additional Notes: Qualifications: MRCGP DRCOG MBChB

Working Days:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Dr Tonya Neame

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 7606038
Special Interests: Women's Health
Additional Notes: Qulifications:

Working days:
Monday & Wednesday

Dr Alison Emsden

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 3079070
Special Interests: Paediatrics, Obs & Gynae
Additional Notes: Qualifications: MBBS London 1985 DCH DRCOG

Working Days:
Thursday
Friday

Dr Anthony Free

Gender: Male
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 2495583
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal Medicine
Additional Notes: Qualifications: BSc MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DCH DFSRH

Working Days:

Thursdays
Friday Afternoons

Dr Nina Bjurstrom

Gender: Female
Job Title: General Practitioner
GMC Number: 7247123
Special Interests: Dermatology, Women's Health, Preventative & Lifestyle Medicine
Additional Notes: Qualifications: BSc BJ MBBS MRCGP, PGDip Prac Derm

Working Days:

Wednesday all day
Friday morning

Nursing Team

Ms Jane Murray

Gender: Female
Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Additional Notes: Jane is available Wednesday and Thursdays for blood tests, BP checks etc.

Ms Tracy Lundy

Gender: Female
Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Additional Notes: Tracy is available on Mondays to Wednesday from 8.30am to 3.00pm for blood tests, health checks etc

Ms Carole Middleton

Gender: Female
Job Title: Practice Nurse
Additional Notes: Working Days:
Mondays only

Ms Sarah Fairbairn

Gender: Female
Job Title: Practice Nurse
Additional Notes: Working Days:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Mrs Flavia Di Benedetto

Gender: Female
Job Title: Practice Nurse
Additional Notes: Working Days:
Monday - Friday

Miss Shannon Begum

Gender: Female
Job Title: Healthcare Assistant
Additional Notes: Shannon is available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for blood tests, health checks, a selectin of injections, and ECGs etc

Administrative

Receptionists

Job Title: Reception Staff
Additional Notes: They are there to help you. This may necessitate asking for basic medical details. All information is treated in the strictest confidence and they are bound by the same codes of conduct as doctors and nurses. The receptionists deal with patients at the front desk and all telephone enquiries. This makes their job very demanding, so please be patient and show them the respect they rightly deserve.

Staff

Mr C Stanley

Gender: Male
Job Title: Practice Manager
Additional Notes: The practice manager ensures the smooth and efficient running of the practice whilst ensuring the GPs have the support that they need. Responsibilities include day-to-day operations of the practice, hiring, training, supervising staff, overseeing finances including budgets and payroll and ensuring good clinical governance

Working days: Monday - Thursday

Mr Robert Ritchie

Gender: Male
Job Title: Deputy Practice Manager

Community Healthcare

Mr Lachlan Kern

Gender: Male
Job Title: Physiotherapist
Additional Notes: PCN FCP Physio
Working Days:
Monday All day

Mr Ronak Obhroi

Gender: Male
Job Title: Physiotherapist
Additional Notes: PCN FCP Physio
Working Days:
Tuesday Afternoons

Attached Staff

Job Title: District Nurse
Additional Notes: They provide expert nursing at home and after discharge from hospital. They also provide an assessment of health needs. Patients are referred to the district nurses by their doctors.

Health Visitors

Job Title: Health Visitor
Additional Notes: There are no health visitors attached to the practice but Merton child Health Clinics, Bridge team would be happy to support you and your child from Birth to one year old.

You can contact Merton Health Visiting team on 020 3458 5228

Last Updated 9 Jan 2026

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