Meet your GP Surgery Team

Dr Bella Shah  MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP

Qualified 1992 University College and Middlesex School of Medicine

Joined Kingfisher Practice in 

Works Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

Special interests : Diabetes

Enjoys running, has completed 9 marathons to date, also enjoys Yoga, travelling and is a new lover of paddle boarding.

Dr Simran Dehal (m) Bsc (Hon), MRCGP. MBBS

Qualified University of Leeds 2005.

Joined the practice as a Registrar in August 2010, was a salaried GP from 2011 – 2020 when he became a Partner.

Works Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

Special Interests : Paediatrics, General & Older Adults Medicine. 

Enjoys – Collecting watches, Sports & Socialising

Dr Tina Rajapakse  MBBS BSc MRCGP DCH DRCOG DFFP

Joined Kingfisher practice in 2020 and currently working Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Special interests: Women’s health, contraceptive services and menopause, and medical education

(Trained in UCL, qualified in 2001)

Enjoys  – enjoy yoga, gardening, reading and spending time with family.

Dr Jane Philip MBChB (Bristol 1976)

FRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DFSRH, Certificate in Medical Education, ILM Level 7 Coaching and Mentoring.

Joined Kingfisher Practice, Maswell Park, in December 1981.

Special Interests; Care of the Elderly, Women’s’ Health, Child health and Medical Education. In addition to work in the practice, I act as a GP appraiser and mentor.

Greatest achievements; Developing GP Training in the practice over the last 20 years. Many of our ex-trainees are now local GPs.

Currently working Monday afternoons.

 Interests outside the practice; Yoga, walking, reading, gardening, swimming and

grandchildren.

Dr Natalie De Silva MBBS (University of London 2011), MChem (Oxon), DRCOG, DFSRH.

Joined Kingfisher Practice, Maswell Park, in 2016 as a GP registrar and remained at the practice following completion of GP training in 2018.

Special interests: Women’s Health, Child Health.

Currently working Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays.

Interests outside of the practice: running, swimming, reading, spending time with family.

Dr Harriet Purvis MBChB MRCGP

Graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2014.

Started as a registrar at Kingfisher in August 2019 is now a salaried GP.

Special interests: Working part time as a GP in digital health.

Interests outside of work include painting, travelling, staying active and spending time with friends and family!