NIRAJ PATEL

Director & Chair

Dr Niraj Patel  is a GP Partner at Thamesmead Medical Associates in Greenwich. He has worked in General Practice in Greenwich for 13 years and is also a Co-Author of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Handbook of Practice Management.

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He passed the MRCGP with distinction and has a Masters in Healthcare Commissioning  from the Health Service Management Centre in Birmingham, passing with merit.

His previous roles include: Practice Based Commissioning Chair for NHS Greenwich, Vice-Chair of Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group, Executive Member of the National Association of Primary Care, Standing Member of the Quality Standards Advisory Committee (QSAC)  – National Institute For Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE), GP Clinical Adviser to the Department of Health  Strategy, Finance & NHS Directorate and Visiting Fellow in Health Policy at the Nuffield Trust. 

SHIKHA SINGH

Director

I am a GP partner at a large Greenwich training practice, serving approximately 13,000 patients with nearly nine years of experience of working in primary care in the borough, spanning locum and salaried roles initially and as GP principal since 2019. In addition to these roles, I have been a Greenwich LMC representative for two years, where I have actively contributed to efforts to reduce inappropriate workload transfer from secondary to primary care. I represented Greenwich at the 2021 National Conference of LMCs and am also an approved GP trainer and GP appraiser.

I feel passionate about improving the sustainability of primary care in the borough and am invested in improving access, quality and equity of healthcare services for patients. Furthermore, I strongly believe that for this to be deliverable, we need to find solutions to support practices, build resilience and strengthen both individual practice units and PCNs whilst working collaboratively with key community stakeholders to draw on our collective strengths in order to achieve this.

REBECCA MOORE

Director

I have worked as a GP in Greenwich since qualifying in 2011 as a salaried doctor and more recently, as a GP partner at the Vanbrugh group practice. This has given me a good understanding of the Greenwich population demographics and health/service needs as well as an appreciation of the current gaps in service provision.

Outside of my practice I am in several roles which provide wider support to the Greenwich Primary Care system. I have been a member of the LMC since 2018, which provides insight with regards the interplay between commissioners, GP Federation, other providers and primary care. I have really seen the importance and value of strong leadership and representation for the GP membership. I am also a member of the Greenwich Trainers Workshop which gives me an opportunity to develop strong, supportive working relationships with GP’s in practices right across Greenwich and I am currently the named GP lead for children and adult safeguarding and support the practices and clinicians in the borough in this area which has further developed my relationships across the patch.

DAVID JAMES

Chief Executive Officer

David has worked within the NHS for over a decade, providing expert business management and IT consultancy to practices, federated primary care and CCGs.

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He has worked extensively on the formation of Primary Care federations, supporting the development of locality based and borough wide federations in the Greenwich area.

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He is the CQC Registered Manager and has recently completed a Master’s degree through the NHS Leadership Academy in Healthcare Leadership.

ROBERT SWEENEY

Chief Operating Officer

After achieving first class honours in a BA Business Studies degree Robert has gone on to manage a range of healthcare organisations across a range of different areas.

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This includes pharmacy, private healthcare and beauty services. He then went on to manage in an NHS Primary Care setting within a GP practice at Conway PMS.

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His work here has lead him to support the local GP Provider network, offering business management support and guidance to bring together the local surgeries which are located in Woolwich, Plumstead and Thamesmead.

NUYEN RAJU

Chief Medical Officer

Dr Nuyen Raju is a GP in Greenwich and has been dedicated to the NHS for over 10 years. He has been involved in General Practice at Board level on the Professional Executive Committee in Bexley.

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He is a committed educationalist and has been Programme Director for the Sidcup scheme as part of the London Deanery, in addition to being an experienced trainer.

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He has a particular interest in the application of information technology to healthcare provision and is the SIRO, Director lead for Caldicott and Communications as well as the Director of Clinical Governance.