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 the Primary Care Cancer GP lead for Herts & West Essex and 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
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 Lyndsey Haywood
Healthcare Assistant
Lyndsey is an experienced HCA having worked for many years at the Limes Surgery in Epping. Lyndsey is also undergoing training and a university course to become a Practice Nurse.
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
Our local Primary Care Network (PCN), which includes, Eden, Stansted, and the two Dunmow practices, employs a range of other clinicians to work across the network and provide additional services to Eden patients -
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 musculoskeletal conditions including rheumatological, spinal, sporting injuries, and complex pain conditions
MSK - John Chaffey
John is a senior physiotherapist, treating all areas of the body and all musculoskeletal conditions including rheumatological, spinal, sporting injuries, and complex pain conditions
Clinical Pharmacist - Simi Fakoya
Simi consults with and treats Eden patients directly, to review, assess, and optimise the use and effectiveness of the medicines that we prescribe. This includes helping to manage patients with long-term conditions and those on multiple medicines. Simi is likely to carry out your annual medication review.
Paramedic - Stuart Miller
Stuart gained many years of experience working for the ambulance service before transferring to primary care, and uses his wide range of situational skills to visit our housebound patient community and attend to those in need of urgent care at home.
Paramedic - Louise Hammond
Like Stuart, Louise worked for the ambulance service before transferring to primary care, and visits our housebound patient community and those in need of urgent care at home.
Paramedic - Danielle Calderwood
Danielle also transferred from the ambulance service into General Practice and uses her skills to assess, treat, and refer-on patients, working at Eden on a Monday
Dietician - Claire Thomas
Clare provides dietary and nutrition advice to patients with a range of conditions, such as diabetes, weight management, frailty, bowel disorders, and coeliac disease
Practice Management Team
Practice Manager - Peter Eldon
Deputy Practice Manager - Lucy Lewis
Dispensary Leads - Alison Keen, Abbie Fields
Reception Leads - Donna Joyce, Toni Thorn, Leeta D'Araujo
Finance Lead - Margaret Keene
Medical Secretarial Lead - Frances Stride
Prescriptions Lead - Paula Chalk