This page will provide you with information and contact details for the Primary Care team who support and manage the GP and Primary Care Schools across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS).
The team structure is responsive to the needs of today’s general practice education, and offers opportunities for all team members to work towards their aspirations and full potential.
To learn more about our team structure please view our team organograms.
Professor Chris Warwick
Primary Care Dean & Deputy Postgraduate Dean
As Primary Care Dean I have overall responsibility for the Primary Care Department and team. I work closely with Associate Deans and the administrative team to oversee GP education and continuing professional development within primary care. I work with colleagues across the South East and London and directly support the Postgraduate Dean Professor Graeme Dewhurst.
In my limited free time, I am a working GP and live in Surrey with my family.
Dr Liz Norris
Head of GP School & Deputy Primary Care Dean
I am responsible for quality management of the GP Specialty Training Schemes across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
I support GP trainees in their education, assessments and clinical practice and address any concerns they may have. I have a keen interest in the AKT and CSA examinations and in reducing differential attainment across the region.
Professor Kim Stillman
Head of Primary Care School & Associate Dean Lead for Place Based Learning
The Primary Care School (PCS) is a new structure intended to support and develop the quality management of all learner placements (especially those multi-professional placements which have traditionally been more challenging to source) in primary care. I work closely with Dr Norris and Professor Warwick collaborating with colleagues in the GP School.
I lead on Training Hub development and the wider multi-professional workforce across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Dr Raya Al-Jawaheri
Patch Associate GP Dean for East Sussex
I look after the East Sussex patch working with GP Trainees and Trainers to develop the future general practice workforce. Prior to the role of PAD I was a Training Programme Director for several years.
Dr Lisa Argent
Nick Barry-Tait
Senior Programme Manager, Primary Care
Within my role I am responsible for the development of Training Hubs across Kent Surrey and Sussex to deliver programmes at scale. I work across the South East to ensure consistency across the region.
I enjoy keeping active through running, surfing and even some skateboarding and love rugby – though I no longer play.
Dr Lara Belle
ICS Training Hub Clinical Lead for Sussex & Locality Training Hub Clinical Lead for West Sussex
Dr Sadhana Brydie
Patch Associate GP Dean for West Sussex
I support the West Sussex area as Patch Associate Dean whilst also leading on the Induction and Refresher, International GP Recruitment and GP Retention schemes.
Rhian Craddock
Programme Co-ordinator
My role as Programme Co-ordinator supports HEE KSS to deliver project support for the KSS Training Hubs and the Primary Care School. I work alongside my colleagues to support ICS and Locality Training Hubs to support the development of the current and future primary care workforce.
Ceri Evans
Programme Co-ordinator
As Programme Coordinator within the HEE KSS Primary Care School, I offer project support across the local health and care system, including ICS and Locality Training Hubs. I work alongside my colleagues to enable the promotion, provision, and management of multi-professional educational activities for the current and future primary care workforce.
I enjoy spending my spare time exercising or with my friends and family. We often decide between going out for dinner or staying in to watch Netflix.
Allison Hawes
Primary Care Clinical Workforce Development Lead
I work closely with Professor Stillman in the Primary Care School. Our role is to support the training hubs in KSS to deliver HEE priorities, in particular the development of the multi-professional workforce. I maintain links with colleagues across the South East to ensure consistency.
I am a registered nurse, health visitor and Queens Nurse and have worked in a multitude of community providers since leaving secondary care in 1995. In addition to maintaining my clinical skills, I have spent the last 12 years supporting the development of others through education and supervision and am delighted to be part of the team here at HEE.
Saira Hussain
Dr Tariq Hussain
Patch Associate GP Dean for West Kent & Medway & Locality Training Hub Clinical Lead for North Kent
I am a Kent GP and Patch Associate Dean for Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, Medway and Swale.
Dr Tony Jones
Chris Knight
Programme Support Officer
I have recently joined HEE KSS (October 2021) to provide oversight of International Medical Graduate (IMG) workstreams. I am experienced in providing programme support and have worked within primary care education for the last three years.
Outside of work I have a young family and take a keen interest in fishing.
I am also PA to Professor Warwick, Primary Care Dean.
Dr Shariq Lanker
Dr Terri Lovis
Amy Mardell
Judith Marsh
Locality Training Hub Clinical Lead for East Kent
I am a registered Nurse and Queens Nurse. I have worked as a Practice Nurse since 1997 and in primary care clinical leadership roles across Kent. I was elected to the PCN Clinical Director role for Canterbury in 2019 and my passion is supporting and growing all multi-professional roles in primary care. I enjoy ‘joining up the dots’ with system partners locally and nationally, ensuring our workforce is fit for the future.
Whilst maintaining my clinical skills I collaborate with the multi-professional team in the Training Hub to support our primary care teams with resilience, recruitment and retention through education and learning initiatives, supporting the delivery of HEE priorities.
Kerrie Myall
Jed Nightingale
Sharon Norton
Primary Care Administrator
I administer a number of workstreams within the Primary Care department with particular emphasis on educational claims. I also support the IGPR and Physicians’ Associates schemes.
I live just outside Brighton and in my spare time I enjoy walking in the Sussex countryside with my husband and border collie.
Dawn O’Grady
GP Workforce Development Manager
I manage the CPD Team who look after a number of workstreams supporting recruitment and retention throughout primary care.
I live in Henfield, West Sussex and I have three delightful grandchildren. I have a love of horses and so outside of work I try to get a regular horsey fix.
Dr Cathy O’Leary
Patch Associate GP Dean for East Surrey
I am responsible for quality management of the GP Training Scheme in East Surrey. Alongside leading on the Educator Pathway.
Maggie Patching
Imogen Rennert
GP Workforce Development Administrator
I administer a number of workstreams within the Primary Care department with particular emphasis on the Retention Scheme and the Simulation workshops for training GPs. I live in Surrey and in my spare time I enjoy singing in choirs and walking my dog round the surrounding countryside.
Dr Stuart Shaw
Dr David Supple
Locality Training Hub Clinical Lead for East Sussex
I work with a team to support primary care teams with recruitment, resilience, education and learning with an emphasis on multi-professional working.
Our team aligns closely with the two other Sussex Training Hubs with a view to ICS wide initiatives (if appropriate) with additional work taking place at local level. We also have close links with HEE colleagues supporting GP training across Sussex.
Dr Mayur Vibhuti
ICS Training Hub Clinical Lead for Kent & Medway
As Training Hub lead for the Kent Integrated Care System, I work with all of our primary care health and care partners to ensure that Kent & Medway is a great place to work and learn, now and in the future.
Denise Webb
Primary Care Administrator, GP School
I am the administrator for a number of workstreams within primary care including trainer grants for Surrey and Kent and the Surrey-based Induction and Refresher doctors. Outside of work I spend much of my time socialising with friends and family and have three grown up children.
I am PA to Dr Norris, Head of GP School and the Primary Care Dean on GP School matters.
Vacant
Programme Support Officer