Queensbridge Group Practice

If you specifically wish to see the doctor of your choice, reception staff will be happy to discuss availability and appointment times with you.

We also occasionally have locum doctors. These are doctors who cover for us whilst our permanent doctors are away on leave. They are fully qualified and experienced doctors, who are registered on the supplementary list with The Primary Care Trust. We also have GP Registrars, GPs in training and Foundation Doctors working at this practice; a GP Registrar is a fully qualified doctor who is training to be a GP. A Foundation Doctor is also fully qualified in the earlier stage of their training. A partner always supervises their work.

We are a training practice and will, from time to time, have doctors, nurses and medical students learning, by sitting in on consultations, seeing our patients, or videoing consultations. Your permission will always be sought prior to the consultation. If you do not wish to have a student present during your consultation or to be videoed, please inform a member of the reception team. This will not affect your treatment in any way whatsoever.

Nursing and Attached Staff

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Sue Huckle RGN BSc

Nurse Huckle is able to offer a wide range of services including looking after people with chronic diseases such as asthma, heart disease and diabetes. Nurse Huckle is also able to treat a range of minor illnesses.

Practice Nurse
Liz Hennessy RN

Nurse Hennessy provides a range of nursing and screening services. In addition she runs the anti-coagulation clinic and provides travel consultations.

Health Visitor

A health visitor is available during baby clinics for developmental concerns, support and advice.

The practice provides child health surveillance services, immunisations, contraceptive services, antenatal and postnatal care as well as minor surgery.

District Nurses

District nurses have specialist training in caring for people at home. Referrals are arranged by the doctor or practice nurse and contact can be made through the central line on 020 7683 4547.

Midwives

Midwives from the Homerton Hospital run the antenatal clinic on Thursdays.

Clinical Psychologist

Elena Bonsignore can see patients for counsellling at the practice after the doctors refer them.

Psychiatrist

Dr Fisher can see patients who have been referred by the doctors. He attends once a month at the practice.

Advocates

We have a Turkish health advocate available here on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon working with the doctors.

We also can arrange for other advocates, including Bengali, Chinese, Spanish etc, by appointment.

Family Action - Hackney Well Family Service

They provide both emotional and practical support by giving one-to-one advice on benefits, housing, debt and financial difficulties, this is a self-referral service.

See reception for a referral form.

HIAC/ Hoxton Legal Trust

As part of Social Action for Change, they provide general advice on benefits, disabilities, debt, housing and family issues, this is a self-referral service.

See reception for a referral form.

Physiotherapist

They offer specialist assessment and treatment for acute muscle and joint pains, sport injury and back pain. This is a self-referral service.

See reception for a referral form.

Self-Help Facilitators

They offer one-to-one counselling and offer self-help solutions. They are here on Thursday mornings and on Friday afternoons.

You need to see the doctor to be referred.

First Steps - Child Psychologist

They provide early intervention into behavioural problems, crying, toileting, parenting and other family issues. This is a self-referral and doctor initiative service.

See reception for a referral form.

Reception and Administration Staff

Practice Manager

Pete Grantham

Secretary/Audit Manager

Maggie Cornwall

Reception Manager

Betty Murphy

Reception / Deputy Reception Manager

Sharon Rigg

Receptionist / Admin

Mina Gasparro and Fatiha El-Ghorri

Receptionist / Admin/ HCA

Rahela Begum

The HCA provides phlebotomy sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the practice and also offers BP checks, blood tests, well person checks and weight loss advice.