MB, ChB, DRCOG, Dip Derm Qualified 1989.

GMC 3327900

Dr Nigel Mohabir is Senior Partner in the practice and has over 20 years experience in General Practice. He has worked in the Australian Outback and also in New Zealand for 2 years before joining the practice as a full time partner in 1997. He has a special interest in Dermatology and has worked in dermatology for over 15 years. He is now an accredited 'GP with Special Interest' in Dermatology (GPwSI), undertaking weekly clinics in Crawley as part of 'Sussex Community Dermatology Service'. He also offers a monthly Cryotherapy Service at the Surgery, freezing small skin lesions. He has a keen interest in Diabetes, and had developed our diabetic service to initiate and maintain insulin treatment in patients who require it, thereby reducing hospital appointments and follow-up. He is Bridge Medical's Lead Clinician for Clinical Governance, Infection Control and Health and Safety. He is also our Learning disabilities Lead Practioner.

MB, ChB, DRCOG, DFFP, Qualified 1989.

GMC 3410260

Dr Bartman spent many years training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is our Women's Health and Family Planning lead. She has a weekly family planning clinic during which she also fit coils and manages patients with infertility who are eligible for NHS treatment. She  runs one minor procedures clinic per week, removing small lesions requiring a local anaesthetic and does joint injections. She is the named visiting doctor for Ferndale Nursing Home, an EMI nursing home for patients with dementia. She visits the home every Friday morning. Dr Bartman is  our Palliative Care lead, regularly meeting with the District Nursing and Hospice team Nurses so that the practice can provide a co ordinated palliative care service for our patients receiving palliative care. She is also our Dementia lead, regularly reviewing our patients with dementia, developing their care plan and providing care and advise for their carers .

MBBS, MRCGP, DFSRH, Diploma in Ophthalmology (India).  Qualified in 1998. 

GMC 5207731

Dr Kamalakannan is known as Dr Jhansi and joined the practice in February 2011 and has been a Partner since June 2013. She usually works 3 days a week and also does some Saturday clinics. Dr Jhansi is our lead for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Chronic obstructive airways disease, Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis. She is the lead clinician for Medicines Management and prescribing. Her specialist interest is opthalmology. She is also our Unplanned admissions avoidance GP co-ordinator meeting regularly with a multi disciplinary team to discuss patients in order to co-ordinate and plan their care and treatment  and thereby avoiding hospital admissions.

MRCGP, MRCPsych, MBBS.  Qualified 1997

GMC 5205571

Dr Hussain joined Bridge Medical Centre as a GP Partner in October 2016.  He is currently working 7 sessions per week at the surgery.  Dr Hussain has worked at Bridge Medical Centre as a locum since early 2013.  Dr Hussain has specialised in psychiatry and is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, as well as being a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.  He has an interest in general adult and old age psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry.

MBBS, MRCGP Qualified 1998

GMC 6030280

Dr Shajeena Rahiman has worked locally for many years, both as a locum and as a salaried doctor.  Many patients will remember her from working previously in the practice, covering maternity locum.  She will be consulting 4 days a week (8 session) and is involved in the 6-8 week checks for newborns.

Our Practice Nurses are available by appointments for general advice, chronic disease management, minor illnesses and routine procedures.

They offer appointment for diabetes, asthma, hypertension, chronic heart disease and chronic obstructive airways monitoring and management.

They also do immunisation clinics, travel vaccinations and injections.

In addition they see women for contraception advice and cervical screening. 

Mel is our Practice Nurse Manager. She heads the team of 4 Nurses; 1 HealthCare assistant and 2 Phlebotomists

Practice Nurse, part time, 2 days per week. Ann specialises in Diabetes, initiating insulin treatment when required. She visits our housebound diabetic patients.  She is also a nurse prescriber.

She is trained in contraception and can see new patients requesting contraception and she also does smears.

She also manages asthma, chronic heart disease and hypertension and sees patients with minor illnesses.

Practice Nurse, part time, 2 days per week.

Specialises in smears, travel advice and vaccinations including yellow fever, ear irrigation,  injections, blood pressure checks, smoking
cessation, contraception reviews and Childhood immunisations.

Practice Nurse, part time, 3 days per week.  Donna has a keen interest in respiratory and chronic disease mangement and is a nurse prescriber.

Practice Nurse.  Jo carries out new patient screenings, NHS Health Checks, blood pressure monitoring and smoking cessation.  Jo is our infection control lead nurse at the practice.

Our healthcare assistant are available by appointments for blood tests. Blood pressure checks, ECGS syringing smoking cessation spirometry and new patients health checks. They also assist in minor procedures and infection control.

Gill provides our patients with: New Patient Medicals, ECGs, Spirometry, Smoking Cessation, Routine Blood Pressure checks, Blood
tests, 24Hr Blood Pressure monitoring, B12 injections, over 75 checks, ear syringing and Flu/Pneumonia vaccinations.

Our management team is responsible for the overall management of our team.
They are responsible for Health and safety, HR and complaints.

Jackie Morris is the Practice Business Manager

Sharon Harrison is the Finance Manager

Our friendly, efficient and busy admin staff are here to help you register with the practice, help you make your appointments, receive your prescriptions and inform you of your results . They will try to help you with any other queries you may have. If they cannot help you they will endeavour to redirect you to someone who can.

Julie is the Clerical Administration Reception Manager

Clinical Adminstration Manager    

Sarah does Clinical Administration and Audit Work.    

Workflow Administrator

Our secretarial staff deal with all communications with other health care professionals like referrals to hospital.
They also arrange medical reports to be done by the doctors and they deal with death certification.

Senior Secretary. Claire works
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Part time secretary. Jo works Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday.

We a full compliment of attached staff including district nurses, health visitors and midwife. If you wish to make direct contact with any of these teams please telephone the following:-

District Nurses—01293 600300 Ext 3705 or 3707 & leave a message

Health Visitors—01293 651733

Midwifery Team—01293 600300 Ext 3631 AnteNatal Dept