Church Street Medical Centre

Your Doctors

Mark Penwill
MB BS London (1987) MRCGP

Rosemary Davis
MB BS London (1987) DCH 1992

Sarah Whetstone
MB BS DFFP (1983) London

Radu Burtan
Doctor-Medic 1986 Bucharest DFSRH

Shivesh Kumar
MB BS DLO DOHNS MRCGP (2009) London

Yasanthi Hunukumbure
MB BS (1996) Sri Lanka MRCGP (2007) London DHSRH

The GPs provide general medical, family planning, antenatal, postnatal, child health and minor surgery services. In addition, Dr Davis and Dr Whetstone have special expertise in the management of skin conditions and Dr Penwill in diabetes.

Practice Manager

Graham Clarke and his staff of secretaries and receptionists ensure the smooth running of the practice.

Practice Nurses And Healthcare Assistants

Nurses Cathy Smith, Anne Fensome and Alex Gough are assisted by healthcare assistants Jodie Jeffery and Berrin Yilmis. Their work includes family planning, smears and well woman checks, the monitoring of asthma, diabetes, HRT and high blood pressure, immunisations and travel advice, and health checks for men and women. They are responsible for new patient health assessments and are able to answer any questions arising. For those able to travel to the surgery, they hold clinics for dressings, ear syringing, suture removal and the treatment of minor illnesses.

Dietician

A dietician attached to the practice provides professional advice to those with specific medical problems and to those who simply wish to lose weight safely.

Health Visitors

Health visitors attached to the practice are based at the Herts and Essex Community Hospital. The health visiting service provides help and advice for mothers and children, including the monitoring of normal growth and development. The service works closely with the GPs and community paediatric services and may be contacted via the Community Hospital.

District Nurses

District nurses attached to the practice are based at the Herts and Essex Community Hospital. The district nursing service provides nursing care at home including wound management, palliative care and advice to carers. The service works closely with the GPs and specialist nurses and may be contacted via the surgery.

Midwives

Midwives attached to the practice provide antenatal clinics at Church Street Surgery and Thorley Health Centre and visit mothers and babies at home. The midwifery service works closely with the GPs as well as the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow and Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge and may be contacted via the surgery.

Home Birth

The partners do not support home delivery because we feel that if the baby has problems at delivery, immediate care from a fully equipped medical team is needed. This is not available eight miles from Harlow and 20 miles from Cambridge. We do, however, support the early discharge of mother and baby from hospital, and discharge only a few hours after delivery is easily arranged by your midwife. Having said all that, the choice is yours to make and your midwife will supervise your delivery at home if that is what you decide.

Community Psychiatric Nurses

CPNs attached to the practice provide support for patients with mental health problems and work closely with the consultant services. Contact your CPN via the surgery.

Personal And Family Counsellors

Counselling at Thorley Health Centre is provided by Mrs Treasaden (private) and Mr Humphreys (private).