Healthcare Team

As integral members of our multi-disciplinary team, our Clinical Pharmacists offer a wide array of expertise to support general practice. With their specialisation in pharmacology, they collaborate with GPs and other healthcare professionals to reduce medicine-related workloads, enhance medication accessibility, improve patient safety, and provide guidance on best prescribing practices.

Responsibilities of Our Clinical Pharmacists:

• Manage day-to-day medication-related issues
• Consult directly with patients and provide treatment, particularly for long-term conditions such as asthma, COPD, and hypertension
• Offer expert advice and medication reviews for patients taking multiple prescriptions
• Provide clinical guidance on treatment options and management

These efforts help ensure optimal medication use and improved overall patient care within our practice.

Our Team

• Ankur Patel - Lead Clinical Pharmacist
• Noshin Taher
• Thohura Begum

First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) at The Barkantine Practice; we are experienced clinicians specialising in musculoskeletal (MSK) health,. 

We are able to diagnose, and manage MSK conditions often without the need for a GP appointment.

Our role includes:

• Leading early MSK assessment and clinical decision-making
• Supporting self-management with personalised advice and rehabilitation plans
• Ordering and interpreting investigations when appropriate
• Referring to other MSK services, including physiotherapy, orthopaedics, and pain clinics
• Contributing to holistic care planning, including fitness for work and lifestyle advice

Our First Contact Physiotherapists are:

• Iqra Hammeed
• Micheal Glover

• Rebeka Chowdhury

As a Social Prescriber, my role is to connect patients with the appropriate services available in the community according to their nonclinical issues.  I support them by signposting or referring to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing.

I provide one-to-one appointments over the phone or face-to-face to identify patients’ needs, where they can discuss their concerns and factors that affect their health & wellbeing and get support according to their requirements.

I get referrals from the primary care clinical and nonclinical colleagues, self-referrals as well as from non-GP based staff. E.g. MSK clinic, talking therapy etc.

I work closely with the practice team to ensure that all needs of the patients are met. Particularly to support our patients to tackle with their Social Isolation and Loneliness.