Teaching & Research

We are a training practice. Dr Chen and Dr Febles train GP Registrars (doctors undergoing specialisation in General Practice), Dr Razzaque supervises doctors undergoing general postgraduate traning (called Foundation year 2 doctors), and Mrs Sultan works as a tutor of medical students. Ocassionally, we also host qualified GPs from the European Union as part of their induction in the UK. Other times, we have nurse students and counselling students attached to us for variable periods of time.

You may be asked for permission for a student or trainee doctor to sit in your consultation with your doctor or nurse. In addition, your consultations may be video-taped for teaching purposes. You will be always asked to give verbal or written consent to this well before you meet your doctor or nurse. If you prefer to be seen alone, they will leave. This, of course, is absolutely acceptable and in no way will affect the care your GP or nurse will provide to you.

We are also a research practice. We can be called at times to provide names and addresses of patients with certain illnesses under study. You may receive a mailing asking if you would like to participate. In these circumstances, a researcher is allowed to access relevant records in order to gain such a list of contacts. These research studies will usually have prior ethical approval for them to carry out their research. In any case, they are always bound by Duties of Confidentiality, similar to all our staff.

If you decide that you will never want to participate in research or consult with students or trainee doctors sitting in, simply complete and submit online Form 1 in the "forms" section. Your decision will be tagged and recorded in your notes. If you ever change your mind, just let us know.

Please, be reassured that whichever your decision, the care we will be providing to you will not be affected at any time.