Practice Team

Doctors

Dr Manoj Maini (m)
Dr Maini has been a GP for 27 years. He is senior partner at the Practice, providing clinical leadership since 2012. Dr Maini especially enjoys medical students,and also carries out joint injections for patients.

Dr Anisa Caratela (f)
CURRENTLY ON INDEFINITE LEAVE -Dr Anisa Caratela joined the Medical Centre in January 2014. She works Monday to Wednesday every week. Please note, Dr Caratela is currently on indefinite leave. These sessions are being covered by Dr Saad Azam.

Dr Nidhi Arora-Sethi (f)
Dr Nidhi Arora-Sethi joined the Practice in October 2014. She has a background in paediatrics, and also specialises in women's health. She currently works at the Practice on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

Dr Andrew Dale (m)
Dr Dale works at the Surgery every Friday

Dr Saad Azam (m)
Dr Azam is currently covering Dr Caratela's sessions Monday to Wednesday

Nursing Team

Mrs Jill Beer (f)
Nurse - Jill is our practice nurse prescriber, who has a background in district nursing & has been a practice nurse for over 11 years. She has proudly worked for the NHS for over 39 years, and continues to offer excellent service for patients of Desford Medical Centre.

Mrs Sukhvinder Sota (f)
Healthcare Assistant - Sukhy joined the Practice in August 2015. She currently works Monday-Friday at the Practice. She offers a Phlebotomy service and heathcare support to the Practice Nurse such as ear syringing, NHS health checks and warfarin testing.

Practice Team

Mrs Anju Maini (f)
Practice Manager - Anju Maini has been practice manager since April 2012. She studied law at university and has a background in the civil service. She has been actively involved in improving the organisational framework of the practice and managing recent changes in Primary Care.

Mrs Kanmani Pulickal Joy (f)
Care Coordinator

Mrs Ruth Carnegie (f)
Medical Secretary

Mrs Julie Vincent (f)
Medical Receptionist

Mrs Diane Speers (f)
Medical Receptionist

Mrs Katherine Patrick (f)
Medical Receptionist

Mrs Louise Kotecha (f)
Medical Receptionist

Healthcare Team

Mr Mohib Barkat (m)
Physician Associate

Mrs Helaina Patel (f)
Pharmacist

Miss Deepa Rayarell (f)
Pharmacist

Mrs Poonam Louis (f)
Pharmacist

Clare Chenelar (f)
Mental Health Practitioner

Lucy Moore (f)
Social Prescriber

Indie Dean
Social Prescriber

Molly Brown
Social Prescriber

GP net earnings

All GP Practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS Services to patients at each Practice.

The average pay for GPs working in Desford Medical Centre in the last financial year (2022-2023) was £61,489 before tax and National Insurance.  This is for 1 full time GP and 4 part time GPs who worked in the practice for more than six months