Watford Health Centre

About us

Watford Health Centre was formed in April 2020 following the merger of Cassio Surgery and Upton Road Surgery. We are based in central Watford and are part of the Watford Central Primary Care Network.

We have an excellent and highly skilled team

7 GP Partners, 4 Salaried GPs, 1 Advanced Nurse Prescribing Practitioner, 1 Prescribing Pharmacist 3 Nurses, 3 Healthcare Assistants, 1 Drug and Alcohol Support Worker, 1 Vulnerable Elderly Patient Care Coordinator, 1 Social Prescriber

In conjunction with our PCN practices we also employ and share 2 Pharmacists, & 1 First Contact Physiotherapist

Our Clinical team is supported by

1 Practice Business Manager, 1 Business Manager, 1 Operations and IT Lead
16 Patient Advisers, 2 Registration Administrators. 3 Secretaries

Meet the team

Dr Sunitha Ramesh

GP Partner

Dr Ramesh has been a GP for 20 years and joined the practice in 2013. She graduated in 1988 and trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology before becoming a GP. Her special interests are women's health and she does joint and soft tissue injections for various musculoskeletal conditions. Married with 2 grown up children, she loves to cook and travel.

Dr Samantha Davis

GP Partner

Dr Davis was a GP Partner at Upton Road Surgery before the merger with Cassio Surgery to become Watford Health Centre

Dr Shalini Mailoo

GP Partner

Dr Mailoo was a GP Partner at Upton Road Surgery before the merger with Cassio Surgery to become Watford Health Centre

Dr Medona Visavadia

GP Partner

Dr Visavadia was a GP Partner at Cassio Surgery before the merger with Upton Road Surgery to become Watford Health Centre

Dr Taz Virdee

GP Partner

Dr Virdee was a GP Partner at Cassio Surgery before the merger with Upton Road Surgery to become Watford Health Centre

Dr Daljit Khalo

GP Partner

Dr Khalo joined the practice as a partner in 2019. He graduated from University College London Medical School (UCL) in 2008 with distinction and completed GP training in 2014 in Romford. He is the Clinical Director for Central Watford Primary Care Network and works closely with other surgeries and services to improve the care of our patients. Outside of work – he is a keen interest in football and is a season ticket holder and enjoys playing and watching cricket.

Dr Muddasar Kayani

GP Partner

Dr Kayani was a salaried GP at Upton Road Surgery until he joined Watford Health Centre as a Partner

Dr Alex Pattison

Salaried GP

Dr Pattison was a salaried GP at Cassio Surgery until the merger

Dr Avni Mashru

Salaried GP

Dr Mashru was a salaried GP at Cassio Surgery until the merger

Dr Martha Ford

Salaried GP

Dr Ford was a salaried GP at Meadowell clinic until the merger

Arti Shah

Pharmacist

Arti is our pharmacist and she can advise patients on dosage and suggest the most appropriate form of medication such as tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler

Caroline Braxton

Practice Business Manager

Caroline is responsible for the day-to-day running of the practice

Saumya (Sam) Srivastava

First Contact Physio

Experienced physiotherapist with a demonstrated history of working in the national and private health care industry (more than 10 year of work experience). She is skilled in Manual Therapy, Healthcare, Primary Care, Musculoskeletal System, and Holistically Approached Rehabilitation Strategies. Strong consulting professional with a Master's degree focused in Pain Science and Society from King's College. She also has experience with geriatrics, palliative care and cerebral palsy children.

Indra Gopalakrishnan

Elderly Patient Care Coordinator

Our dedicated practice based Elderly care coordinator, Indra, provides a unique service to Watford Health Centre. Indra works closely with the GPs and the rest of our expanding multidisciplinary team at the surgery and coordinates patients care rapidly to the most appropriate health professional or team. She is often the first point of contact for those that are frail, living alone or housebound and for their carers and provides a much needed link. She has links to community services including district nurses, OT and physio as well as mental health, social care and provides post hospital discharge support. Providing a much needed continuity of care for elderly patients and their carers, Indra helps keep our growing elderly population as independent as possible, supporting them when things get too much, whilst helping with more rapid access to services to meet their needs.

What our patients say

Excellent service (on both occasions). Organised and efficient but still human/people orientated. Environment clean and presentable. Both pleased and thankful. Congrats Watford Health Centre you've done a fab job.

February 2021

I was having a problem about my prescription where to send it since I had a broken foot. And the lady who answered my phone call was so helpful she has a soft kind voice, she did her best to help. It is such a great feeling to hear someone is so kind and helpful when you really need it. Phone call made Nov 25 .2020 around 12:30pm. Thank you to the lady .

November 2020

The Doctor who did my flu jab was outstanding! Very polite and made me feel relaxed. Thank you to all the staff at the Watford Health Centre for keeping us safe, it is much appreciated by the general public. Thanks!

JY October 2020

I had the flu jab on Saturday morning. My opinion is that the system was run brilliantly - well thought out and well organised.

September 2020

Great service. Notification that you had ordered a flu injection for me without having to ask for it. On the day, socially distanced waiting area, under cover, with staff directing people to doctor’s consulting rooms. Production line process. In and out, in under 10 minutes. It doesn’t get better than that!

September 2020

What makes Watford Health Centre so special

About us

Meet the team

Dr Sunitha Ramesh

Dr Samantha Davis

Dr Shalini Mailoo

Dr Medona Visavadia

Dr Taz Virdee

Dr Daljit Khalo

Dr Muddasar Kayani

Dr Alex Pattison

Dr Avni Mashru

Dr Martha Ford

Arti Shah

Caroline Braxton

Saumya (Sam) Srivastava

Indra Gopalakrishnan

What our patients say

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

‘WORKING WITH COURAGE FOR THE NHS’

DEDICATED COVID VACCINATION CLINICS

WE HAVE GIVEN

5000

FIRST DOSE COVID VACCINATIONS

to patients over 75 within our Primary Care Network (PCN) and healthcare workers in line with the highest risk group guidance. Whilst we are restricted on vaccination supplies, we have also started vaccinating over 70’s & shielded patients.

IMPORTANT: So that appointments and vaccines are not wasted, PLEASE TEXT & CANCEL if

you have had another vaccine within a week of the Covid vaccination

are unwell with a fever

had a Covid positive test or Covid symptoms within 4 weeks.

No longer require the vaccine or have had it elsewhere

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