Dr Kazi Shahadat - Kenton Medical Centre (Betts Avenue Medical Centre)

Dr Kazi Shahadat

Staff

Doctors

Dr Neil Kerry

General Practitioner

Special interests

Health & Safety Minor Surgery Asthma/COPD Chronic Kidney Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease Stroke/TIA Clinical Governance Significant Events Adult Safeguarding

GMC General Medical Council number

3664470

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1990

FRCS Fellow Royal College of Surgeons 1989

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1985

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners 1991

Dr Adam John Podogrocki

General Practitioner

Special interests

Information Technology Coronary Heart Disease Blood Pressure Ethnic Patients Refugees Care Quality Commission

GMC General Medical Council number

3184116

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1987

Other languages

Czech

Polish

Romanian

Russian

Slovak

Dr Michaela Anne Symon

General Practitioner

Special interests

Sexual Health inc IUCDs Prescribing Child Health/Safeguarding

GMC General Medical Council number

4113818

Qualifications

DFFP Diploma Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Medicine

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1994

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Despina Gkisaki

General Practitioner

Other Qualifications

Ptychion latrikes Athens 1997,

PGCertMedEd 2016,

DFSRH 2008.

Special interests

Diabetes and Medical Education

GMC General Medical Council number

4596981

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2009

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners 2010

MSc Master of Science 2007

Dr Kazi Shahadat

General Practitioner

GMC General Medical Council number

6099836

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2002

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners 2013

MRCP Member Royal College of Physicians 2011

Dr Akila Thangaraj

General Practitioner

GMC General Medical Council number

6137583

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2008

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners 2014

Practice nursing team

Mrs Angela Wall

Practice Nurse

Angela provides nursing services with a special interest in cardiovascular problems and diabetes.

Angela is also a qualified nurse prescriber

Surgery hours

Monday all day Tuesday all day Wednesday all day Thursday all day Friday AM only

Mrs Jennifer Chambers

Practice Nurse

Jen provides nursing services which include minor injuries, dressings, cervical smears and removal of stitches.

Surgery hours

Tuesday all day Wednesday all day Thursday all day Friday all day

Mrs Michelle Cairns

Practice Nurse

Michelle provides nursing services with a special interest in COPD and asthma.

Michelle is also a qualified nurse prescriber.

Surgery hours

Monday all day Tuesday half day Wednesday all day Thursday all day Friday all day

Mrs Tracey Clayton

Practice Nurse

Tracey provides nursing services which include minor injuries, dressings, cervical smears and removal of stitches.

Surgery hours

Monday all day Tuesday all day Thursday all day Friday all day

Mrs Jenny Preston

Healthcare Assistant

Jenny provides additional assistance and support to the doctors and nursing staff. they are trained in taking blood samples, smoking cessation, blood pressure as well as new patient registrations and assistance with minor surgeries.

Mrs Elizabeth (Liz) Wilson

Healthcare Assistant

Liz provides additional assistance and support to the doctors and nursing staff. They are trained in taking blood samples, smoking cessation, blood pressure as well as new patient registrations and assistance with minor surgeries.

Community healthcare

Midwife Tracy Garrett

Practice Midwife

The practice has attached community midwives who provide ante-natal and post-natal care for patients. The midwife is normally the first contact for patients who become pregnant and the will co-ordinate care up to and following birth.

Reception & administration staff

Mrs Katherine Thompson

Reception Staff

Katherine is responsible for making appointments, taking calls and maintaining records and notes.

Miss Rachel Campbell

Reception Staff

Rachel is the deputy supervisor. She works alongside Katherine in overseeing the running of the reception.

Rachel is also responsible for making appointments, taking calls and mainitaining records and notes.

Ms Katherine Gallagher

Reception Staff

Katherine is the Kenton supervisor. She oversees the running of the reception.

 Katherine also is your first point of contact for making appointments, taking calls and maintaining notes and records.

Mrs Liz Jones

Reception Staff

Liz is responsible for making appointments, taking calls and maintaining records and notes.

Mrs Margaret O'Neill

Assistant Practice Manager

Margaret O'Neill is responsible for deputising in the absence of the practice manager and is the lead in complaints.

Miss Kelsey Anderson

Reception Staff

Kelsey is responsable for making calls, taking calls and maintaing records and notes.

Kelsey is also the editor for our practice newsletters and webpage.

Mrs Julie Wade

Practice Manager

Julie Wade is responsible for all general management functions and advising of practice policies within local and national guidelines.

Mrs Jane Miller

Reception Staff

Jane is responsible for making appointments, taking calls and maintaining records and notes.

Miss Katie Moore

Reception Staff

Katie is responsible for making calls, taking calls and maintaining records and notes.

Miss Samantha Moulding

Reception Staff

Samantha is responsible for making calls, taking calls and maintaining records and notes.

Claire Temple

Reception Staff

Services

Patients with asthma can make an appointment for advice and support (including checks on how effectively you are using your inhaler) from our practice nurse Michelle Cairns who specialises in asthma.

Please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment.

The surgery provides a baby clinic on a Wednesday at Kenton Medical Centre between 1.30pm - 3.00pm. This is a drop-in clinic where no appointments to see the Health Visitor are required.

Babies and pre school children can attend the weekly clinics. This is where infants and youn children can have their feeding, growth, behaviour and development monitored by the health visitor.

The health visitor can also sometime provide support for parents of pre school children who may be experiencing difficulties.

Immunisations are carried out by the practice nurse in this clinic for babies and pre school infants.

PLEASE NOTE THIS CLINIC IS FOR WELL BABIES AND INFANTS. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR FOR ANY AILMENTS UNLESS PRE BOOKED.

Patients with COPD will be reviewed every year for support, advice and checks to see how effectively you are using any inhalers with our practice nurse Michelle Cairns who specialises in COPD.

If you have any problems inbetween your recall please contact the surgery for an appointment.

Patients with diabetes will be reviewed in the chronic disease clinic on a yearly basis with our practice nurse Angela Wall who specialises in diabetes.

If you have any problems inbetween please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment.

We offer a full range of contaception services, including fitting of intra-uterine devices (coils).

Please make an appointment with Dr Black to discuss this further.

We do not fit implanon implants at the surgery, should you be interested in having this please contact the Newcroft Centre, Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6ND telephone 0191 2292999.

Dr Black and Dr Kerry undertake minor surgical procedures under local anaesthetic. The following procedures are performed in the surgery.

. Excision of skin tags
. Excision of cysts or lumps
. Crotherapy to warts
. Cruette of warts
. In-growing toenail surgery
. Joint injections
. Removal of skin moles causing irritation.

Appointments should be be ideally made with Dr Black or Dr Kerry for initial assessment but can also be done through your regular doctor.

Most of these procedures are done under local anaesthesia. If you have any allergies please indicate this to the doctor at the time.

Where appropriate a tissue or a biopsy will be sent to the hospital for histology. Results can be obtained by telephoning the surgery two weeks after the procedure. If sutures need to be removed, an appointment will be arranged with the practice or district nurse.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We offer a weight management service to help those wishing to lose weight. Please ask to make an appointment with our healthcare assistant or practice nurse.
Advice regarding healthy eating and exercise will be given. If appropriate you may be given a prescription for medication to help you lose weight. You may also be referred to outside services which may be able to assist you also.

The surgery has a vast range of different counsellors providing clinics at the surgery which include psychiatrist and drug counsellors who can hel people with a wide range of emotional, mental health problems and relational problems.

To arrange a referral please make an appointment with your doctor.

Alternatively Newcastle Talking Therapies offer counselling for people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, anger, fears, bereavement and relationship problems. You can be referred to this service by your doctor or you can self refer by phoning them directly on 03005551115.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We no longer provide this service, please see the following dates and times of available walk in clinics. Monday
PONTELAND ROAD WALK IN, COWGATE: 2:00pm – 4:30pm
DENTON BURN LIBRARY, WEST ROAD: 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Tuesday
NEWBIGGIN HALL CHILDREN’S CENTRE: 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Wednesday
OUTER WEST POOL, WEST DENTON: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Friday
KENTON CENTRE, HILLSVIEW AVE: 10:00am – 12:00pm

The surgery provides immunisations for patients who are travelling abroad.

Please contact the surgery to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss which immuisations you may require.

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Signing service available (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)