Our TEAM
Medicus Health Partners
Medicus Health Partners boasts of a well led, well governed and structured team. Each team member is always encouraged to continually learn, evolve and contribute to continuous developments within the organisation. All members of the staff are treated fairly and equally without and prejudice or judgement on their choice of lifestyle, looks, race, religion or colour. We take pride in our very diverse and extremely talented set of individuals, driven and ambitious at the same time. Below are our team of experts
Our Team of Experts
Uttara Sarkar
Managing Partner, Workforce and Operations Lead
Uttara has been working in Primary Healthcare Management for the last 15 years in Enfield. She is a founding member of Medicus Health Partners and is passionate about patient centric care. Uttara is a MHP Board Member alongside being the chair for the Medicus Site Managers Group, she is responsible for overall service delivery across all MHP sites
Uttara’s educational background provides a strong foundation for her role as Managing Partner with a Bachelors in Electronic Engineering, MSc in Computer Networks & Management, ILM & AMSPAR Level 5 Diploma in Primary Healthcare & Management and she is currently pursuing Executive MBA from Warwick Business School
She is a CQC specialist advisor and also helped support quality improvement in other practices and care homes to achieve positive CQC ratings. Having supported in bringing additional services such as primary care diagnostics and Anticoagulation services at our Lincoln Road Medical Practice site, Uttara supports in developing the Medicus strategic approach so as to improve the patient offer.
Dr Manish Kumar
GP Partner and Chair
Manish Kumar grew up in Enfield and returned to the area in 2007, after completing his GP training. He graduated from Imperial College and as part of his studies also achieved a BSc in Management.
He is focussed on delivering high quality patient care. Since becoming a partner at the Willow House Surgery, he has overseen a tremendous amount of change, through the complete refurbishment and redevelopment of the site. The health outcome indicators have also been consistently amongst the best in Enfield and the practice was awarded an outstanding rating by the CQC for its care for older people. He has brought this knowledge and experience to Medicus and wants to ensure that the organisation continues to innovate and leads the way in reshaping the way Primary Care is delivered in Enfield.
He was the Chair of the Local Medical Committee in Enfield for 5 years and continues to serve as a committee member.
Dr Jarir Amarin
GP Partner and Finance Lead
Jarir has been a General Practitioner at Carlton House surgery for the past 25 years and Enfield CCG Board member for the past four years, leading on quality and clinical pathways reviews. He has a special interest in Cardiology.
He is passionate about prevention, optimisation of care for patients with long term conditions,promoting self care and reducing unwarranted variation in provision of care and access for Enfield residents.
Dr Ujjal Sarkar
Medical Lead Partner
Ujjal has been a GP since 2008 and is one of the founding Members of Medicus Health Partners. Over the last 10 years he has worked to improve patients experience and drive innovation in primary care. He is a GMC Fitness to practice Team leader and has held other Medical Leadership roles which have provided him a breath of experience especially in delivering strong Clinical Governance. His focus has always been how to level up the service offer for Enfield Patients.
Alan Levett
Chief Finance Officer
Alan is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and worked in finance in the NHS for 35 years, of which 20 were spent as Director of Finance in a number of commissioning and acute trust provider roles. He joined Barndoc in 2006 as Director of Finance and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2016. He is the the Finance Director for Medicus Health Partners
Dr Sarit Gosh
Medical Lead Partner
Dr Sarit Ghosh has been a GP in Enfield for almost 10 years having lived in the borough from an early age. His affinity for healthcare leadership has resulted in a variety of roles both locally and nationally. He was vice chair of the Professional Executive Committee of Enfield PCT in 2012 and stayed on during the transition to a CCG as a Clinical Lead in Cardiology and Diabetes until 2017. Further developing this interest, he went onto be the RCGP Cardiovascular Lead in 2015 and remains a member of the national Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. He has also been part of the medical directorate at Barndoc, the local Out of Hours provider for the last 6 years and a director of the Pan Enfield GP Federation since 2017. He has recently been appointed as Named Clinical Director for Enfield Unity PCN.
Dr Annie Stork
GP Partner and Education Champion
Annie Stork has been a GP partner in Enfield for over 20 years and is currently a GP appraiser, Educator and trainer. Annie has worked as a facilitator and assessor for Health Education England and NHSE, and runs communication skills courses for GPs, GP trainees and Primary Care Staff. Annie has an expertise in Dementia Care and leads on working with our most vulnerable patients in care homes.
Annie has worked as an undergraduate tutor for UCL medical students. With her colleague Sally Jowett she is responsible for the Practice Mentorship scheme and has supervised and supported Practice Nurses and Clinical Pharmacists in their training.
Annie has a lead role in the MHP Clinical Governance Committee working closely with her colleagues Jill Jaratina and Sally Jowett driving up standards of clinical care as well as leading on training and education.
Dr Nitika Silhi
GP Partner and Cancer Lead
Having qualified from Guys and St Thomas Hospital Medical School London, Nitika completed her GP training in 2008 and became a GP partner at Curzon Avenue in 2015. She is a GP Clinical Tutor, teaching medical students at Kings College Medical School as well as a trained mentor for allied health professionals and is currently supervising pharmacists and district nurses.
She is Macmillan Cancer GP for Enfield and is Clinical Lead for Cancer, Urology and Ophthalmology for Enfield CCG. Nitika is a passionate believer in the General Practice model, continuity of care for patients and in ensuring quality of care for all Enfield patients. She has worked hard to ensure that these values were instilled in Medicus Health Partners from the group’s inception and continues to do so as one of the Medicus board members.
Dr Alex Jayaratnam
GP Partner and Digital Lead
Dr Alexander Jayaratnam is a GP Partner who works within Medicus Health Partners. Alex has been working as a general practitioner in the area for Seven years having grown up in Enfield. Before qualifying as a doctor Alex spent time working in corporate banking. He then switched professions and entered Peninsula Medical School, having already completed a bachelors degree in Human Biology at Kings College London. He has extensive experience working in the Urgent care setting, Mental Health and Paediatrics. For the last five years he has successfully led and continues to run a local anti-coagulation clinic. He brings his experience as one of the directors for a local GP federation (North East Alliance) which has been running a walk-in and GP extended access service. Alex has a special interest in digital healthcare systems and digital integration within patient care. He is a MHP board member and the IT lead for the organisation. He is part of the MHP digital team who are evolving our digital Strategies and implementing them within Medicus Health Partners.
Dr Suvraneil Datta
GP Partner, Estates and Digital lead
Suvraneil has been a Gp for over 14 years working in Islington and Enfield. He has specialist interests in Education (PG Dip Edu), Musculoskeletal medicine having previously done surgical training and preventive medicine. Over the years he has become involved in health care management trying to implement efficiencies optimising the patient journey using novel ways such as digital processes. As part of this he has become a key member of the MHP digital team. He has recently been appointed to help lead and manage estate issues relating to MHP.
Vivien Kentish
New Business and Communications Officer
Prince2 Project Manager with 20 years healthcare experience in both private sector and NHS, managing complex multi-provider bids, pathway redevelopment, change management and contact centres. Other experience with BT and Microsoft Solution Providers has provided valuable skills and knowledge.
Focused on helping Medicus Health Partners achieve the highest standards of patient care, embracing innovation and technology to enhance healthcare delivery, giving patients more choice on how they access care, working alongside colleagues within the NHS and partnering with other providers to deliver patient centric services.
Dr Tathagatha Sadhu
Governance Lead
Dr Tim Green
Education and Training Lead
Dr Dipti Taylor
Training and Education Lead