Our Team

Specialising in Coronary Heart Disease, Prescribing Lead GP and teaching of Medical Students

Lead for Asthma, COPD, anti-coagulation and childhood immunisations.

 Specialising in Learning Difficulties, Adult & Child Safeguarding Lead

Specialising in Diabetes, Palliative Care and Child/Adult Safeguarding

Salaried General Practitioner with enhanced diabetes training

Paramedics support the GPs in seeing patients with acute, on the day, illnesses or chronic physical health conditions within surgery and at home. They will assess the patient and advise … [continue] Mr Crawford Paton

Shellie is a highly experienced nurse, having masters level qualifications. She works closely with the GPs to enhance patient care. Shellie can physically assess in all areas of adult health, … [continue] Mrs Shellie Barnes

Interest in Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all long term conditions.

Treatment room nurse currently training to enhance primary care skills.

Nurse Associates support practice nurses with their daily work and this is a professionally recognised qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and enables them to take enhanced training and supervisory roles.

 HCAs do a lot of initial investigation work – bloods, ECGs, BPs, Diabetes and Heart disease measurements for annual reviews.  Monitoring long term needs for those on drugs that can … [continue] HCA Susan Spinks

Julia runs a phlebotomy clinic most Monday & Tuesday mornings

Natalie runs our phlebotomy clinics most Wed-Fri mornings

Sam joined the team in January 23 coming from another practice so has years of experience in Primary Care.

The practice manager 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 … [continue] Mrs Carey Sinclair

Looks after everybody and has special interest in children’s immunisations, staff rotas and general wellbeing of staff as well as mountains of paperwork ad supporting the practice manager in the … [continue] Mrs Sue Smith

Lesley is responsible for the day-to-day management of the reception, providing expert advice, delegating, overseeing and managing the workload of the Patient Care Coordinator Team as well as providing support … [continue] Mrs Lesley Putland

Vicki is our Armed Forces accredited champion and Carers lead and can answer questions or point you in the right direction for further information.

Sarah Barakat Sarah is contactable via the Conquest Community Midwifes Office at the Conquest Hospital.  Tel: 0300 131 5341

The nursing team provides community nursing services. For non-urgent contact ring 01424 756317.

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years … [continue] Health visitors

I graduated in Poland and moved to the UK in 2000, I have been a GP partner for over 15 years in Martins Oak Surgery in Battle. Since the beginning … [continue] Wojciech Kasztura

I have been a GP Partner in Oldwood Surgery, Robertsbridge since completing GP training in 2015. I grew up in Hastings, and have spent my life around the Hastings and … [continue] Andrew Sewell

I am responsible for the development of the Primary care network services and provide strategic leadership of the Primary care network team. I liaise with the Integrated care board, NHS … [continue] Julie Watson

I am responsible for clinical leadership of the primary care network team, I also manage the e-hub and online consultations and providing clinical triage of referrals. I have been in … [continue] Patsy Charman

I am responsible for leading projects related to digital and transformation initiatives that will help GP practices to run more efficiently, improve patient experience and to support good quality care … [continue] Emily Lau

I am a Care Coordinator Tackling Health Inequalities working as part of the Rural Rother PCN. My job involves working with the 7 Primary Care Network Practices where I build … [continue] Lauren Walbrin

I joined Rural Rother at the start of September 2022, as a Care Navigator. My job is to support the primary care network practice clinical team, by providing administrative management … [continue] Caroline Hardy

My name is Emma Ashworth and I am the allocated Social Prescriber for Rye Medical Centre, Ferry Road Health Centre, Northiam/Broad Oak Surgeries and Battle Health Centre/Oldwood Surgeries. As a … [continue] Emma Ashworth

My name is Sheree and I cover Fairfield, Martins Oak, Westfield and Sedlescombe surgeries. As a Social Prescriber, I work with individuals holistically looking at their lifestyle, home environment, finances … [continue] Sheree Fielder

I joined Rural Rother PCN in September 2024. I am an independent prescriber with my area of study on hypertension. I work with my colleagues to deliver patient-centered care while … [continue] Rachel Shee

I have joined the Rural Rother PCN as clinical pharmacist after completing the East Sussex Multisector Pharmacist Foundation to Advanced Training Programme. I have gained valuable experience working in different … [continue] Heidi Kong

My role as a Clinical pharmacy technician in the Rural Rother PCN is to support the local GP practices to maximise safe effective prescribing to improve patient care. I work … [continue] Jodie Crane

I work as a clinical pharmacy technician in Rural Rother PCN alongside my colleague Jodie. My role is to support the local GP practices and to lead improvements to maximise … [continue] Carlye Hanna

Abdul is one of our First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) and is able to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and to decide on the most appropriate management … [continue] Abdul Hassan

Urmi Chavan is one of our First Contact Physiotherapists and is able to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and to decide on the most appropriate management … [continue] Urmi Chavan

Zinat Bashir is one of our First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) and is able to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and to decide on the most appropriate … [continue] Zinat Bashir