Doctors
GP Partners
Dr Maria Ahmed Drake
GP Partner
MB ChB (Hons) The University of Manchester (2007), MPH, MSc, PhD Imperial College London, MRCGP, SFHEA
Female
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Joined the practice in 2017
Available: Monday | Tuesday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Profile: Consultant in Primary Care Research; GP Trainer and Lead for Research and Innovation at the practice
Clinical interests: Dermatology and Patient Safety
External roles: Director of the Greater Manchester Inclusive Research Network; NICE Committee Member for Suspected Cancer guideline; NIHR Predoctoral Award Funding Committee-Primary Care; PCN Cancer Lead (Ardwick & Longsight). Outside work, Dr Ahmed Drake enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children, who keep her very busy.
Available: Monday | Tuesday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Profile: Consultant in Primary Care Research; GP Trainer and Lead for Research and Innovation at the practice
Clinical interests: Dermatology and Patient Safety
External roles: Director of the Greater Manchester Inclusive Research Network; NICE Committee Member for Suspected Cancer guideline; NIHR Predoctoral Award Funding Committee-Primary Care; PCN Cancer Lead (Ardwick & Longsight). Outside work, Dr Ahmed Drake enjoys spending time with her husband and three young children, who keep her very busy.
Dr Faizan Ahmed
GP Partner
University of Manchester
Male
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Primary schooling at St Agnes C of E Primary School.
Secondary schooling initially at Hulme Hall Grammar School and then William Hulme’s Grammar School.
Doctor after studying at The University of Manchester 2004.
GP after learning through the Royal College of General Practitioners 2010.
Additional qualification in diabetes after studying at the University of Glamorgan 2013.
Joined the practice in 2010
Available: Saturday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Secondary schooling initially at Hulme Hall Grammar School and then William Hulme’s Grammar School.
Doctor after studying at The University of Manchester 2004.
GP after learning through the Royal College of General Practitioners 2010.
Additional qualification in diabetes after studying at the University of Glamorgan 2013.
Joined the practice in 2010
Available: Saturday
Communication skills: Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Dr Almas Agha
GP Partner
MBBS Baqai Medical University (1996), MRCGP (Merit), FRCGP, DFSRH
Female
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Joined the practice in 2019
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi, novice in Arabic
Profile: Lead for Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Diabetes, Lipid management, Hypertension, COPD.
Dr Agha is competent in joint injections and IUD fitting and removals.
External roles: GP educator who is regularly imparting her knowledge and skills to fellow GPs and other clinicians. She has given lectures on diabetes and management of COPD. Dr Agha is associated with the British Muslim Heritage Centre and has worked alongside Diabetes UK in delivering lectures to the local community. She was awarded a Champions Muslim Community award for her services to the community in 2022. Dr Agha is a member of the LMC and practice representative for our local PCN.
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi, novice in Arabic
Profile: Lead for Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Medicine at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Diabetes, Lipid management, Hypertension, COPD.
Dr Agha is competent in joint injections and IUD fitting and removals.
External roles: GP educator who is regularly imparting her knowledge and skills to fellow GPs and other clinicians. She has given lectures on diabetes and management of COPD. Dr Agha is associated with the British Muslim Heritage Centre and has worked alongside Diabetes UK in delivering lectures to the local community. She was awarded a Champions Muslim Community award for her services to the community in 2022. Dr Agha is a member of the LMC and practice representative for our local PCN.
Dr Randa Elamin
GP Partner
BSc Kings College London (1997), MBBS Shendi University (2000), MRCGP (2017), PGDip Dermatology (2024)
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Communication skills: understands spoken Arabic
Profile: Lead for Training and Dermatology at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Women’s health, dermatology
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Communication skills: understands spoken Arabic
Profile: Lead for Training and Dermatology at the practice; GP Trainer
Clinical interests: Women’s health, dermatology
Group Partners
- Dr Tariq Chauhan
- Dr Zahid Chauhan
GPs
Dr Afiya Arshad
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi
Lead for Respiratory Medicine
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi
Lead for Respiratory Medicine
Dr Amelia Batho
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Tuesday | Thursday | Friday
Lead for Women’s health
Profile: Dr. Batho graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016. She completed her foundation training in London, working at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Ealing Hospital. She then moved to Manchester to pursue her GP training. She also has experience working in the Paediatric Emergency Department, where she continues to occasionally practice.
Additional qualifications: Dr. Batho has a special interest in women’s health and has gained the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Available: Tuesday | Thursday | Friday
Lead for Women’s health
Profile: Dr. Batho graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016. She completed her foundation training in London, working at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Ealing Hospital. She then moved to Manchester to pursue her GP training. She also has experience working in the Paediatric Emergency Department, where she continues to occasionally practice.
Additional qualifications: Dr. Batho has a special interest in women’s health and has gained the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Dr David Drake
GP
Male
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Joined the practice in 2025
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Cantonese
Clinical interests: Urgent care, musculoskeletal medicine
Available: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Cantonese
Clinical interests: Urgent care, musculoskeletal medicine
Dr Tasneem Irshad
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi
Clinical interest: Women’s health
Available: Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Urdu and Punjabi
Clinical interest: Women’s health
Dr Simrit Kudhail
GP
Male
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Joined the practice in 2023
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
Understands spoken Punjabi and Hindi
Lead for Palliative Care
Profile: As a newly qualified GP, Dr Simrit has lots of up-to-date experience in both hospitals and general practice. Dr Simrit trained at the University of Birmingham and has spent the last 5 years working around Berkshire. In this time he has been developing his passion for Palliative Care and is looking to develop the provision for patients approaching the later stages of life. Dr Simrit is currently working towards becoming a trainer for foundation doctors and GP trainees, and is starting further qualifications in Medical Education and Clinical Dermatology as part of his North West Fellowship programme.
Additional qualifications: He also holds a diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, so is confident in managing contraception and intimate health issues.
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
Understands spoken Punjabi and Hindi
Lead for Palliative Care
Profile: As a newly qualified GP, Dr Simrit has lots of up-to-date experience in both hospitals and general practice. Dr Simrit trained at the University of Birmingham and has spent the last 5 years working around Berkshire. In this time he has been developing his passion for Palliative Care and is looking to develop the provision for patients approaching the later stages of life. Dr Simrit is currently working towards becoming a trainer for foundation doctors and GP trainees, and is starting further qualifications in Medical Education and Clinical Dermatology as part of his North West Fellowship programme.
Additional qualifications: He also holds a diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, so is confident in managing contraception and intimate health issues.
Dr Apekcha Limbu-Chand
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2025
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Friday
Understands spoken Nepalese, Hindu, Bengali
Lead for Dermatology
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Friday
Understands spoken Nepalese, Hindu, Bengali
Lead for Dermatology
Dr Ridhima Malakar
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2025
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Thursday
Understands spoken Urdu, Hindi and Bengali
Clinical interest: Women’s health
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Thursday
Understands spoken Urdu, Hindi and Bengali
Clinical interest: Women’s health
Dr Shamaela Nazim
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Monday | Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Lead for Mental Health
Available: Monday | Thursday | Friday
Understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Lead for Mental Health
Dr Hannah Sweeney
GP
Female
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Joined the practice in 2024
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Thursday
Lead for Diabetes
Available: Monday | Wednesday | Thursday
Lead for Diabetes
Clinical Team
Nurses
Elizabeth Renney
Nurse Practitioner
Joined the practice in 2022
Clinical interests: Frailty and Respiratory Medicine
Female
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants (PAs) are healthcare professionals who work under the overall supervision of a named senior doctor. Our PAs work under Dr Faizan Ahmed.
Deborah Mabulu
Physician Assistant
Available: Monday – Thursday
Communication skills: understands spoken Lingala
Clinical interests: women’s health
Female
Fatima Mujeeb
Physician Assistant
Communications skills: understands spoken Urdu
Clinical interests: respiratory medicine and mental health
Female
Millie Ashurst
Physician Assistant
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday
Clinical interests: respiratory medicine and research
Female
Health Care Assistants
Celine Arthurs
Female
Danielle Turnbull
Female
Ozaz Fadlelseed
Female
Pharmacy Team
Pharmacists
Moin Iqbal
Lead Practice Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber
Available: Monday – Thursday
Communication skills: understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Clinical interests: cardiovascular medicine
Male
David Cheng
Practice Pharmacist
Available: Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Cantonese and Mandarin
Clinical interests: Diabetes and Lipid Medicine
Male
Jasmeet Virdi
Practice Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber
Available: Wednesday – Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Punjabi
Clinical interests: cardiovascular medicine, hormone medications
Female
Hafsa Amer
Practice Pharmacist
Available: Tuesday – Friday
Communication skills: understands spoken Punjabi and Urdu
Clinical interests: respiratory medicine
Female
Prescribing Clerks
Sarah
Female
Trish
Female
Marie
Female
Practice Management Team
Mandy Bruder
Practice Manager
Jacqui Pugh
Head of Quality Assurance
Anastasia Whitelegg
Head of Business Operations
Saleem Agha
Head of Business Intelligence
Kirsty
Management Support
Patient Service Advisors
Jannat
Head of Patient Services
Patient Services Advisors
Abrar
Arsalan
Ashlea
Belinda
Chashmaan
Iram
Jane
Carers Champion
Kauthar
Michelle
Carers Champion
Rahma
Ryan
Sainab
Administration Team
Mathew
Integrated Health Practioner
Suhaila
Integrated Health Coordinator
Administrators/Secretaries
Angela
Maleeha
Marie
Rehana
Rob
Yusuf
Additional Staff
Joe
Dietician
First Contact Physiotherapists
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