140 CHIPSTEAD VALLEY ROAD COULSDON CR5 3BB TEL: 0844 499 4388 FAX: 0844 499 4393

Dr Peter W Newlands, Dr John G Linney, Dr Kaleem Khan, Dr Fola Shobowale
Dr Kazzim Mawji, Dr Dennis Okoh, Dr Claudia Webster-Smith & Dr Eileen O'Brien

This website has been designed to tell you about the practice and the services that we offer. Please read it carefully. We trust that you will find it helpful and informative.

WELCOME TO THE PRACTICE

Welcome to our practice located on two sites. We have modern purpose-built premises in Purley which were opened by Sir Bernard Ingham in 1992 and a fully refurbished surgery in Coulsdon which was also updated in that year.

Both surgeries have easy access for the disabled and offer a full and comprehensive range of medical care provided by our health care team.

All the doctors consult in both surgeries, spending half their time at each site; whilst you may consult any of the doctors, it’s a good idea to stay with the same doctor for a particular problem.
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THE HISTORY OF OUR PRACTICE

The practice has been established for more than 35 years. Originally, there were three practices at Purley, Sanderstead and Coulsdon with GPs Dr Betty Bass, Dr Mary Wilson and Dr Rick Emberton.

Dr Peter Newlands joined the practice in 1981 and became senior partner when Joyce Carlise retired in 2000. Dr Wilson retired in 1983 and was replaced by Dr John Linney and Dr Barbara Counsell. Dr Emberton retired in 1987 and was replaced by Dr Howard Hawker.

In recent years Dr Howard Cohen and Dr Barbara Counsell were replaced by Dr Kaleem Khan and Dr Fola Shobowale. In 2004 Dr Hawker took early retirement from the practice.

The practice has grown over the years from two to five partners and we also have two full-time and one part-time salaried doctor. A huge increase in administration now requires a staff of 37 led by practice manager Mrs Nan Nobes.

Long gone are the days when the doctors did all the medical tasks themselves. We now have a highly trained and motivated team comprising seven nurses, two health care assistants, district nurses, midwives, health visitors, dietician and counsellor. The PCT (Primary Care Trust) employs the district nurses, the midwives, dietician and counsellor who work from within this practice.

The current partners are: Dr Peter Newlands, Dr John Linney, Dr Kaleem Khan, Dr Fola Shobowale and Dr Kazzim Mawji who practise together as a non-limited partnership.

The New NHS

All general practices in Purley and Coulsdon are under the control of the Croydon PCT (Primary Care Trust). This is made up of health professionals and lay representatives. The address of Croydon Primary Care Trust is:

Croydon PCT
Leon House, 233 High Street
Croydon CR0 9XT

The role that nurses have will be considerably extended in the near future to include prescribing. They already provide triage, minor injury and illness advice along with the usual treatment room duties. GPs will be encouraged to practise evidence-based medicine and the Government has set up the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to judge controversial treatment. There are also National Service Framework (NSF) Guidelines for the routine management of chronic diseases. GPs will have to continue to keep up to date with regular personal educational development plans every year and a new scheme for their reaccreditation has been introduced. GPs will also be encouraged to develop sub-specialities.

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