The Healthcare for Older People service consists of high calibre, experienced and dedicated multidisciplinary staff.
Healthcare for Older People is led by the clinical service lead and incorporates deputies, matrons and operational managers.
The service is further supported by:
- Consultant geriatricians
- Junior medics
- Nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Clinical support services
Consultants
Dr Abhishek GuptaConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Dr Anthony GrubbConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Dr Claire SuttonConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Claire graduated from Birmingham in 1998 and completed specialty training in geriatric medicine in the West Midlands. Her subspecialty interest is stroke medicine, working across the stroke pathway. [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | Mandeesh.Sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Clare HughesConsultant Geriatrician and Associate Medical Director
Clare graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2007 before specialising in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine in the West Midlands. As a Consultant Geriatrician at QEHB, she focuses on the [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | Mandeesh.Sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Hardi JaffConsultant Healthcare for Older People and Deputy Clinical Service Lead OPAL/OPAL+
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Dr Helen ChamberlainConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Dr Htet WinConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Htet trained in the West Midlands Deanery and has worked as a consultant geriatrician since 2010. Her special interests are acute geriatrics, orthogeriatrics, perioperative hip fracture care, heart [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | mandeesh.sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Jonathan TremlConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Jonathan qualified in 1994 from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School and was first appointed as a consultant geriatrician at Selly Oak Hospital in 2003. His special interests include orthogeriatrics, [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Merin Varghese |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4795 |
| Secretary email: | merin.varghese@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Kanwaljit SinghConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Kanwaljit graduated in India in 2001 and completed specialty training in geriatric medicine and GIM in the West Midlands. He has worked as a consultant since 2015. His special interest is in acute [...]
| Sites: |
Good Hope Hospital |
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Dr Luca LaghiConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Luca graduated at Bologna University, Italy in 2004 with speciality training at Bologna, 2009. His special interests in acute elderly medicine, cardio-geriatric medicine, vascular ultrasonography), [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | Mandeesh.Sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Matthew LloydConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Matthew qualified from the University of Birmingham. His specialist interests include Parkinson's disease and dementia.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | mandeesh.sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Mohammed Tahir BhuttaConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Good Hope Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Kathy Parsons |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 9292 |
| Secretary email: | Kathy.Parsons@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Muhammad RizwanConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Dr Muhammed Adam AkhtarConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Dr Nadia AfsheenConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Dr Niall FergussonConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Mala Dumasia |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 1778 |
| Secretary email: | mala.dumasia2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Philippa NicolsonConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Philippa trained in Nottingham. Her special interests include front door geriatrics and end of life care.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Jan Mattis |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2709 |
| Secretary email: | Jan.Mattis@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Rajesh GovindarajanConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Katrina Mason |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 2769 |
| Secretary email: | Katrina.Mason@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Shabana AlamConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Dr Shah VaquasConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Good Hope Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Angela Harrison |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 7738 |
| Secretary email: | Angela.Harrison@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Shayela SharmeenConsultant Healthcare for Older People and Deputy Clinical Service Lead
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Good Hope Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Kathy Parsons |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 9292 |
| Secretary email: | Kathy.Parsons@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Teresa QuigleyConsultant Healthcare for Older People and Clinical Service Lead
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Good Hope Hospital |
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Dr Thomas JacksonClinical Scientist and Consultant Healthcare for Older People
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Dr Urmila TandonConsultant Healthcare for Older People
Urmila qualified at Leicester University. Her specialist interests include general geriatrics, falls and orthogeriatrics.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mandeesh Sangha |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4793 |
| Secretary email: | mandeesh.sangha@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Yu Thandar AungConsultant Healthcare for Older People and Clinical Site Lead for Medicine at Solihull Hospital
Dr Aung gained her medical degree from Myanmar (Burma) and completed the rest of her medical training in United Kingdom. Her interests are in acute frailty and continence care.
| Sites: |
Heartlands Hospital Solihull Hospital |
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| Secretary: | Donna Buffery |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 424 5422 |
| Secretary email: | donna.buffery@uhb.nhs.uk |
Last reviewed: 25 September 2024