Londonwide LMCs

We hosted our second London General Practice Awards in Parliament on February 5 2026, recognising the dedication and enterprise of our hard-working GPs and practice teams across the Capital. The nominations window ran through September and October, with hundreds coming in from across London. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate colleagues or themselves.

The awards event was also an opportunity to talk to MPs, peers, journalists and other opinion formers about the challenges facing GPs and practice teams at the moment, and to secure their support and allyship. Our judging panel was drawn from across general practice, the wider healthcare system and politics. More details are available below on the winners, judges, nominees, nominators, alongside the thoughts of our CEO and sponsors about the importance of recognising the great work going on in general practice across London.

We would like to thank Londonwide LMCs Buying Group members MIAB for sponsoring the event, they share our enthusiasm for seeing the best of London general practice recognised.‎‎

The following individuals and teams won awards in these categories, for some categories there are multiple winners in recognition of the strength of the entries submitted.

London LMC Member Award: North West London – for demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice;

Winner: Dr Mark Mikhail

London LMC Member Award: North Central London – for demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice;

Winner: Dr Oge Ilozue

London LMC Member Award: North East London – for demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice;

Winner: Dr Tamara Hibbert

London LMC Member Award: South West London – for demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice;

Winner: Samuel Metcalf

London LMC Member Award: South East London – for demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice;

Winner: Dr Penelope Jarrett

London General Practice Long Service Award

Winner: Dr Emma Rowley-Conwy

London General Practice Patient Group Award – recognising the patient group that has worked in partnership with general practice to co-create/support safe, high quality sustainable services;

Joint winner: Gerry Teague and Angus (James) Martin
Joint winner: Balham Park Surgery

London General Practice Nursing Team Award – for outstanding contribution to patient care and practice team collaboration;

Winner: Springfield Park PCN
Commended: Barbara Abotsi
Commended: Barbara Botsford and Louise Webb

London General Practice Non-Clinical Team Award – for outstanding contribution to patient care and practice team collaboration;

Winner: Holly Road Medical Centre
Commended: Christina Beyer
Commended: Hammersmith & Fulham Health Coaching

London General Practice Commissioner Award – recognising effective engagement, collaborative working, partnership, and support for general practice in the Capital.

Winner: Dr Genevieve Small

London General Practice Safety Award – recognising a group or individual’s contributions to safe general practice services;

Winner: Holly Road Medical Centre
Commended: Dr Alison Varey

London General Practice Parliamentary Champion Award – for advocacy and support for general practice in the Capital.

Winner: Florence Eshalomi MP

London General Practice Local Authority Award – recognising collaborative working, partnership, advocacy and support for general practice in the Capital.

Winner: Dr Catherine Mbema

This year saw the addition of two new categories recognising effective engagement, collaborative working, partnership, and support for general practice from commissioners and from local government. The awards are pan-London and nominations were open to those working in general practice across London and cover the Londonwide LMCs area as well as Barking & Dagenham and Havering (BDH LMCs) and Kingston, Richmond and Croydon (Surrey and Sussex LMCs), who were also invited to submit nominations.

Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, CEO, Londonwide LMCs – expert in clinical leadership

Lisa has spearheaded work on retention, safe working and service reform on behalf of over 1,100 practices in London in order to stabilise and sustain general practice and the value it brings to patients and communities. She has led the creation of a suite of resources and tools to help GPs and practice staff address issues that impact on safe, sustainable high-quality care.

Lisa has also worked with a breadth of stakeholders to shape system plans in a way that supports safety and sustainability, including the development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) in London.

Dr Sara Riley, Medical Director SEL and GP Support, Londonwide LMCs – expert in assisting GPs in difficulty

Outside of NHS practice, Sara is a GP appraiser and was Pastoral Support lead for Devon LMC from 2015-2018 before returning to London. Sara is a trained as a mediator and has worked with individuals in conflict. She also has experience in coaching and supporting doctors in all aspects of their professional lives. She is the lead for Londonwide LMCs GP Professional Support Network which helps GPs with a wide range of challenges they face in practice and outside of it.

Dr Farah Jameel, Board of Directors, Londonwide LMCs – expert in medical leadership

Farah is an award winning GP in Camden, she is the Co-Chair of Camden Local Medical Committee, Chair of Quality and Safety and Non-Executive Director at North London NHS Foundation Trust, Trustee of Medical Women’s Federation and immediate past Executive Chair of the British Medical Association’s GPs Committee in England (GPC England). She was the first woman to Chair GPC England.

Dr Asiya Yunus, Medical Director, Londonwide LMCs – expert in local health leadership

Asiya is a Medical Director at Londonwide LMCs, an inner-city GP and a trustee at Diabetes UK. She has worked at NHS England and UCL Partners, and has high-level experience leading transformation, collaborating with system leaders within the NHS and beyond to make a measurable difference to population health and patient safety.

Paul Tomlinson, Director of Resources, Londonwide LMCs – expert in human resources

Paul has been the Director of Resources and Company Secretary at Londonwide LMCs since 2011. He is responsible for HR, finance, Corporate Governance, Data Governance and Facilities. Prior to joining Londonwide LMCs, Paul had worked in the NHS for 10 years gaining experience in Acute, Mental Health and National Leadership roles.

Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and had a previous career in financial services, working for a national insurer in various managerial roles.

Sam Dowling, Director of Communications and Marketing, Londonwide LMCs – expert in health communications

As the communications lead for London-based in-statute health body Londonwide LMCs, Sam manages messaging, strategy and influencing across all internal, member, corporate communications and public affairs channels.

Sam is an ex broadcast journalist for ITN and BBC, and also has experience as a Parliamentary speechwriter, social enterprise lobbyist in social finance and employee ownership and civil service strategist in area based initiative and community and third sector policy.

Daniele Serdoz, Director of Primary Care, Londonwide LMCs – expert in healthcare leadership

Daniele is the interim Director of Primary Care at Londonwide LMCs, overseeing North East and South West London. He supports eight Local Medical Committees and manages relationships with ICBs and other stakeholders. With over 16 years in the NHS, Daniele has held senior roles in primary and community care commissioning and integrated care system design, with a strong track record in provider–commissioner collaboration.

Ben Coleman MP, Member of Parliament for Chelsea and Fulham and Member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee – expert in national health leadership

Ben was elected in July 2024, previously he was Deputy Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Cabinet Member for Adult Health and Social Care. During this time he oversaw the policy of free adult social care for all as well as the borough’s response to the Covid pandemic. As a local authority representative on the North West London Integrated Care Board Ben’s work included highlighting structural racism and getting commitments to tackle it, alongside focussing on autism and dementia.

Ketan Sheth, Councillor for Wembley, London Borough of Brent and Chair of North West London Joint Health Scrutiny Committee – expert in local health leadership

Ketan is the Chair of Brent’s Health Scrutiny Committee as well as the Chair of North West London Joint Health Scrutiny Committee — which includes central and north-west London boroughs — and leads the review of health and social care policies, service delivery, transformation, digitisation, and patient care improvements in London and Home Counties.

Ketan is also the Lead Governor of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust — working in collaboration with Central London Community Healthcare Trust and West London NHS Trust.

Neil Nerva, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Leisure, London Borough of Brent – expert in health and social services

Neil was appointed to Brent Cabinet in 2020 and is now Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health, and Leisure and a partner member of North West London ICB . As Cabinet member for Public Health Culture and Leisure Neil is leading work with the NHS across Brent to reduce health inequalities and improve access to GP services. During the pandemic, Neil ensured that Brent was the first borough in London with a Vaccine Bus. Neil is passionate about making local government a key driver for public service reform.

Will Huxter, Regional Director of Commissioning, NHS England (London Region) – expert in NHS commissioning

Will’s role includes commissioning of vaccination, screening and specialised services, and working with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Londonwide LMCs and other partners on the approach to neighbourhood health services. In 2024, Will was one of the leaders for a programme of deliberative engagement with the public and primary care staff in London about the future of primary care. Will’s previous roles have covered strategic change, specialist commissioning, sexual health and included work in the voluntary sector and local authorities.

Sandra Younsi, Managing Partner, Vale Medical Centre – expert in management and administration

Sandra has worked in General Practice for 10 years and joined the Vale Medical Centre in December 2021 as a Managing Partner. She is passionate about general practice and is committed to supporting our clinicians while helping patients and the local community by delivering excellent patient services. Her career has previously included working in financial services and managed a renewable energy consultancy firm.

Dr Nick Woodier, Senior Safety Investigator, Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) – expert in patient safety

Nick started his professional life as a practicing medical doctor and then moved into safety management and investigation. He holds a PhD in safety science and is a Chartered Specialist in Ergonomics and Human Factors. Nick’s previous NHS work has including as an emergency medicine doctor and a number of other roles focussed around safety and governance. His work on safety in general practice has included looking at the impact of digital consultation tools.

Gill Rogers, Founding Director of Crosspath Consulting LTD – expert in general practice nursing

Gill is an experienced clinician, senior manager, mediator, coach and facilitator. She is an independent consultant, facilitator and systems leader who specialises in bringing teams together to improve outcomes through working with individuals and is an accredited mediator and ‘Time to Think’ facilitator and coach. Gill regularly facilitates leadership support groups for nurses with the Florence Nightingale Foundation.

Lucie Lehane, Practice Manager, The Exchange Surgery, Streatham – expert in management and administration

Lucie has been a practice manager for over 10 years, during this time she has led the development of Primary Care Networks, managed COVID-19 vaccination clinics, and collaborated with commissioners on various projects to ensure the practice management perspective is well represented. Lucie has been chair of the Practice Managers Forum for several years and currently serve as a Practice Manager Representative for Lambeth Local Medical Committee.

Dianne Barham, Chief Executive of Local Voice and Healthwatch Waltham Forest – expert in patient engagement

Dianne has over 25 years’ experience in community engagement, working alongside a diverse range of community, voluntary and statutory organisations. She has led three local Healthwatch and leads the nationally recognised NEL Healthwatch Community Insights Project that provides regular patient experience reports on primary care services.

Well done to all our nominees, there were so many great examples of high quality work even though we were only able to recognise a select number with awards.

Gemma Freeth, Caroline Juchem, Anna Ziuziakowska, Theresa Dunne and Gus Halford – Parkshot Medical Practice administrative staff.
Bernadette Halford – Parkshot Medical Richmond PCN.
Joanne Foley and Caroline Wentzel – Balham Park Surgery.
Bridie Garner – Fenlea Surgery.
Teddy Slocombe – Bromleag Care Practice universal Care Plans.
Care Navigating Team – Wells Park Practice.
Christina Beyer – Parliament Hill Medical Centre.
Dahlia Gardner – Custom House Surgery.
Dr Arul Thurairatnam – Tudor lodge health centre.
Dr Abdul Nabijee – Alexandra Surgery.
Dr Alison Varey.
Dr Ballal Seddique.
Dr Bengi Beyzade.
Dr Chidi Okorie.
Dr Claire Scudder – The Chelsea Practice.
Dr Elliott Singer – Deputy CEO of Londonwide LMCs and GP in Waltham Forest.
Dr Emma Rowley-Conwy – The Exchange Surgery.
Dr Francis Bates – Parkshot Medical Richmond PCN.
Dr Genevieve Small – Medical Director, North West London ICB.
Dr Georgia Lucas.
Dr James Barnes – Stockwell group practice.
Dr Jarir Amarin – Carlton House.
Dr Jim Lawrie – Newham LMC.
Dr Justin Hammond – The Good Practice NHS Surgery.
Dr Mark Mikhail – Chair, Ealing LMC.
Dr Meena Thakur MBE – Harrow East PCN.
Dr Michelle Drage – former CEO, Londonwide LMCs.
Dr Mike Grenville – Old Church Surgery.
Dr Navin A Thakrar – Holly Road Medical Centre.
Dr Pravin Mehta – Lanfranc Medical Centre.
Dr Penelope Jarrett – Chair, Lambeth LMC.
Dr Priya Amin – Fernlea Surgery
Dr Richard Proctor – Stratham common Practice.
Dr Toni Hazell – Chair, Haringey LMC.
Dr Yasmin Rahman – Director NCL and NEL.
Dr Gabriel Ivbijaro – Waltham Forest Community and Family Health Services.
Dr Rupert Chappell – Highgate Group Practice.
Florence Eshalomi MP – Vauxhall and Camberwell Green.
Gabriela Amaral – Freuchen Medical Centre.
Gerry Teague and Angus Martin – Elliott Hall Medical Centre Patients’ Association.
Great West Road Primary Care Network.
Caroline Durack – Hammersmith & Fulham Training Hub.
Josh Norman and Phoebe Williams – Hammersmith & Fulham Partnership health coaching team.
Lyann Gross, Sherry Taylor and Joanna Ish Horowicz – Hammerson House GP Care Home Team.
Dr Subash Jayakumar – The Stonebridge Practice.
Amin Islam – Health E1 Homeless Medical Centre.
Helen Clayton.
Dr Venothan Suri, Ian Goodman and Sue Jeffers – Hillingdon NWL ICB.
Holly Eden – Director of Delivery for Neighbourhoods and Population Health SEL.
Non-Clinical Team and Front of House – Holly Road Medical Centre.
Jenny Clout – Paramedic at Grafton Medical Partners.
Jo-Ann Sheldon.
Joanna Barnhurst – Stovell House surgery.
Joanne Sheldon – Tower Hamlets.
Liam Conlon MP – Beckenham and Penge
Marek Jarzembowski – Chair, Merton LMC.
Alex Caimes, Neil Sherringham and Polly Wicks – Modality Lewisham PPG.
Mr Andrew McMylor – Director of Primary Care for SWL ICS.
Mr Dilip Mehta – Northfield Pharmacy.
Mrs Hayley Kirk.
Mugunthan Guruswamy – Bexley Medical Group.
Naomi McCulloch – Minet Green Health Practice.
Nursing Team led by Barbara Abotsi – Wells Park Practice.
Dr Oge Ilozue – Joint-Chair, Barnet LMC.
Polly Wootton – Partner GP at Killick Street GP.
Barbara Botsford and Louise Webb – Nursing team for Rutland House Surgery.
Dr Emma Ryan – Primary Care Gambling Service.
Dr Catherine Mbema – Public Health Lewisham Council.
Ruth Vidal-Tunkara – Team leader for HBD PCN.
Samuel Metcalfe – Practice Manager Elborough Street Surgery.
Sarah Mcilwaine – North Central London ICB.
Sarah See – Managing Director of Primary Care NEL ICB.
Sheila Leach – Alexandra Surgery.
Dr Tahseen Khan – Springfield Park PCN.
Stephen Miller.
Syeda Aaysha Tariq Farooq – Akerman Medical Practice Manager.
Tammy Hibbert – Chair, Newham LMC.
Nancy Sykes – The Good Practice Surgery.
Ismail Ihahir – The Phoenix Practice Team.
Dr Tamsin Ellis & Samantha Hubbard – The Village Practice Green Team.
Dr Tina Agrawal – Join-Chair, Camden LMCr.
Victoria Hammerton.
Mark Steed – Wandsworth GP Federation Management Team.
Dr Dianne Aitken.

Back to all news

General shots

Winners