Dr Rasheed Aziz - MRCGP DRCOG DCH MBBS PGCert (Med Ed)
General Practitioner, Senior Partner
Dr Aziz first registered with the General Medical Council in 2001 and is the joint Diabtetes lead at Eden. He also offers maternity medical services, child health surveillance, family planning and contraceptive services, and joint injections. Dr Aziz is the child safeguarding lead for the Practice.
Dr Rikin Patel - MRCGP MBBS BSc MRCS DFFP
General Practitioner, Partner
Dr Patel first Registered with the General Medical Council In 2002. Apart from general medical services he offers maternity medical services, family planning and contraception services and minor surgery. Dr Patel is also the adult safeguarding lead for the Practice
Dr Sara Astbury - MBChB MRCP MRCGP
General Practitioner, Partner
Dr Astbury first registered with the General Medical Council in 2000, and shares the Diabetes lead role with Dr Aziz. Dr Astbury is involved with Cancer care and is a Macmillan GP, and also provides maternity medical services, family planning and contraception services.
Dr Katherine Cole - MA MB BChir MRCGP DFSRH
General Practitioner
Dr Cole first registered with the General Medical Council in 2011 and qualified as a GP in 2017. As well as general medical services she has an interest in Women's Health and Menopause, and offers contraception services including coil and implant fittings.
Dr Jenna Chadwick
General Practitioner
Dr Chadwick joined Eden Surgeries in 2022, having first registered with the General Medical Council in 2015, and previously worked as a GP at Central Surgery in Sawbridgeworth
Dr Mohzma Hussain
Dr Hussain is a an ST3 registrar GP, working at Eden until February 2025
Dr Sana Shaikh
Dr Shaikh is an ST2 registrar GP, who is with us until August 2025
Dr Tim Forster*
Dr Forster is an ST3 registrar GP working at Eden until August 2025
*joining Early Aug 2024
Nurse Lucy Peppiatt
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Lucy is our lead Practice Nurse having joined Eden in 2017, specialising in Asthma and Diabetes care, and is a Nurse Prescriber.
Nurse Penny Herbert
Practice Nurse
Penny has worked at Eden since 2021 and has a broad range of nursing skills, including COPD.
Nurse Michelle Shields
Practice Nurse
Michelle is an experienced nurse who joined General Practice in 2008, specialising in Diabetes and Long Term conditions, and is a Nurse Prescriber
HCA Wendy Robinson-Tonkin
Healthcare Assistant
Having joined the practice in 2015, Wendy is a long serving member of our nursing team providing Spirometry, Diabetes, and general healthcare services.
HCA Bella Mills
Healthcare Assistant
Bella Joined us in June having previously worked at St Margarets Hospital, and offers phlebotomy, diabetes, wound care, and general healthcare services.
Trainee Nurse Daisy Thake
Trainee Nurse
Daisy is working with Eden whilst undergoing her nursing training, and is proficient in phlebotomy, health checks, and wound care.
Our Other Clinicians
Physician Associate - Dan Spitalnik
Dan has a BSc in Biomedical Science from Kent University, and qualified as an MSc Physician Associate at Anglia Ruskin University in 2020
As a Physician Associate Dan provides direct patient care, diagnosing and treating common illnesses, and working with minor procedures.
MSK - Alice Taylor
Alice is a senior physiotherapist, treating all areas of the body and all muscularskeletal conditions including rheumatological, spinal, sporting injuries, and complex pain conditions
Paramedic - Danielle Calderwood
Danielle has transferred from the ambulance service into General Practice and uses her wide range of situational skills to assess, treat, and refer-on patients.
Practice Management Team
Peter Eldon
Practice Manager
Lucy Lewis
Deputy Practice Manager
Abbie Fields (maternity leave), Alison Keen
Dispensary Leads
Donna Joyce, Toni Thorn, Leeta D'Araujo
Reception Leads
Margaret Keene
Finance Lead
Frances Stride
Medical Secretarial Lead
Paula Chalk
Prescriptions Lead