The New Road Surgery Practice Team
The practice team includes four GP partners, GPs, one or more GP registrars, practice nurses, health care assistants, a dispenser, two pharmacists and a first contact physiotherapist together with the receptionists and admin team led by our practice manager. Within the Grand Union PCN we also have access to primary care mental health professionals and social prescribers who can support patients with additional needs.
Dr Claire Chesworth
MBBS, DCH, DFFP, MRCGP – Partner
Dr Claire Chesworth joined in 1994 after training in London and Liverpool. She is a GP trainer and is particularly interested in women’s health care.
Dr Clare Jenkins
BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP, MRCGP – Partner
Dr Clare Jenkins has been a partner since 2004. She has special interests in cardiology and overseeing the anticoagulation clinic.
Dr Clare Dyer
MBBS, MRCP (Lon) 1995 – Partner
Dr Clare Dyer joined the merged New Road/Baldwins Lane partnership on 1st June 2024.
Dr Kunal S Patel
BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, ALAM – Partner
Dr Kunal Patel joined the practice as a registrar in 2012 and became a Partner in 2013. he is the lead for respiratory and prescribing.
Dr Kevin Barrett
BSc (Hons), MBBS, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP – Doctor
Dr Kevin Barrett joined the practice as a partner in 2002 having already worked here as a registrar. He is enthusiastic about all areas of general practice, he has the lead responsibility for the Sarratt branch surgery and has a special interest in GP Commissioning.
Dr Helen Rae
MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP – Doctor
Dr Helen Rae joined the practice in 1993 after completing her GP training in Watford and with us in Croxley Green. She is interested in the wide variety of problems presenting in General Practice.
Dr Ansuya Puri
BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCGP – Doctor
Dr Ansuya Puri joined the practice as a registrar in 2016 and became a salaried GP here in 2017. She particularly enjoys Paediatrics and Surgical medicine, but takes interest in the whole range of problems presenting to primary care.
Dr Crystal D’Cruz
MB BS 2012 University of London – Doctor
Dr Crystal D’Cruz joined the practice as a registrar and became a salaried GP here in 2022.
Dr Tasneem Tajbhai
MBChB, MRCGP – Doctor
Dr Tajbhai joined the New Road Team in March 2024.
Dr Parul Karia
MBBS, MRCP (1998), MRCGP (2007), MSc (Dist) – Doctor
Dr Parul Karia joined the merged New Road/Baldwins Lane partnership on 1st June 2024.
All the practice nurses have many years experience in traditional GP nursing care, but are also involved in the ongoing care of patients with long term conditions. Fran and Heather run the diabetic clinic, Linda runs the anticoagulation clinic, and Tracey has special expertise in asthma and COPD. Fran also runs Healthy Heart clinics and Heather has a special interest in Infection Prevention Control (IPC).
Nurses
Sister Linda Senior – RGN
Sister Tracey Temple – RGN
Sister Fran Edwards – RGN
Sister Heather Hankinson – RGN
General Practice Assistant
Amy Green
Healthcare Assistants
Vanessa Mackay
Oliver Rosario
Practice Management
Catherine Garibaldi and Denise Wait – Practice Managers
Reception
Sharon Taylor – Reception Team Lead
Dispensary
Our Sarratt dispensary is currently not running and this service is under review.