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Hemanth Venkatesh
Biography Mr Venkatesh completed medical school at a prestigious institution, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India and have completed higher specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics awarded Diplomate National Board (DNB) T&O, National Board of Examinations(NBE), India. He pursued higher specialist training further in Orthopaedics in the United Kingdom and was awarded FRCS Edinburgh T&O and CCT...
Jennifer makes it to the party thanks to Practice Plus Group
“I had one goal before my knee surgery – to celebrate my sister’s 90th birthday, a five-hour car journey away” When knee pain became too much to bear for Jennifer Gill, 84 from Monkokehampton, Devon, she knew she simply had to do something about it. The thought of travelling some 250 miles to celebrate her...
How to combat interview nerves
Coming to hospital for surgery means a lot to think about, including being prepared. That’s why we’ve shared our tips for preparing for surgery to help you feel ready and relaxed.
New hospital director appointed
Coming to hospital for surgery means a lot to think about, including being prepared. That’s why we’ve shared our tips for preparing for surgery to help you feel ready and relaxed.
Shepton Mallet walker rambles on with new hip
Read about Ian Key’s successful hip replacement surgery in Shepton Mallet… “I began experiencing left hip pain in the autumn of 2021. This got progressively worse and by May 2022, walking and night pains had become severe both in my hip and immediately under my knee. My wife Amanda and I love to walk –...
Practice Plus Group to expand into Birmingham!
We are about to move into the West Midlands and bring Wellsoon to the UK’s second city. Practice Plus Group is the proud new operator of what is currently The Edgbaston Hospital, part of Circle Health Group and known locally as The BMI Hospital, following a deal to transfer ownership. With most of our ‘Outstanding’...
Being a 111 Health Advisor: a path to continuous learning and career progression
Farah shared her journey of becoming a Health Advisor and growing in her career, taking on more and more responsibilities. I joined Practice Plus Group in April 2020 for a temporary role as a Covid Helpline Advisor. Towards the end of my one-month contract, I was offered a permanent role as a Health Advisor, subject...
Kamran Shahid
Biography Mr Shahid graduated from Edinburgh Medical School in 2004, with a year ranking of 1st for General Medicine in his final year. After completing the South West Basic Surgical Training Programme, he undertook the formal UK Specialist Registrar Training Programme StR within the West Midlands Deanery, where he spent a reasonable amount of time...
Mohammed Othman
Biography Mr Mo Othman graduated from the University of Baghdad in 1987, he worked in specialist centre and the army until 1995 when he entered the UK to obtain further post graduate studies, where he got a fellowship for Royal College of Surgeons in 1998. During that period he worked in four different UK district...
Omar Rafiq
Biography Mr Omar Rafiq is a Consultant Ophthalmologist based at Practice Plus Group Rochdale. He is also a Visiting consultant ophthalmologist (glaucoma and anterior segment) at Moorfields Eye Hospital Abu Dhabi. Previously he was a Substantive Consultant working Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and also at Al Zahra Hospital, UAE. He has special interests...