Meet the Team

Our team at East End Health Network is made up of experienced and dedicated healthcare professionals who provide the highest standard of care.

Get to know the people who are here to support you on your health journey. From our GPs and nurses to our administrative staff, we all share a common goal: to deliver excellent healthcare with a personal touch.

Meet the faces behind the care and learn about the expertise and compassion that drives our practice.

Board Members

Made up of member practices consisting of General Practitioners, Practice Managers and a nurse. The board sets the network’s strategic objectives in conjunction with the CEO and monitors progress towards achieving these objectives in terms of overall delivery of care services.

Dr Anwara Ali, MBE

Chairman

As a GP, Dr Ali has built up one of the biggest GP practices in East London turning it around from a failing service. She joined The Spitalfields Practice when it was recognized as one of the poorest performing practices in Tower Hamlets. Under her leadership, the Practice has immeasurably improved the quality of care it provides and the way in which it delivers its services. The Spitalfields Practice is now an award winning, high performing practice.

Similarly, under her Chairmanship East End Health Network has become an outstanding provider of primary care services achieving excellent health outcomes for the 45,000 patients that live within the Network’s catchment area.  

As a businesswoman, she has operated at Director-level for two of the fastest growing companies in the UK. She has been instrumental in raising both the public profile and international reach of these BAME-led companies.

Relevant health service experience includes:

• 2015 - Present - Chair of East End Health Network Ltd Co.
• 2009 - Present - East End Health Network Cancer Lead
• 2005 - Present - GP Partner and Chair of The Spitalfields Practice
• 2009 - 2011 - Executive Member of Practice Based Commissioning Board NHS Tower Hamlets.
• 2008 - 2011 - Cancer Screening Lead GP for NHS Tower Hamlets

Dr Sophie Osbourne

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Bola Jacobs

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Sham Noor

​Practice Manager - Albion Health Centre

Jaya Aeingar

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Edwin Ndlovu

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Management Team

Dr Spyridon Symniakou

PCN Clinical Director and Enhanced Access Lead

Ashraf Ullah

PCN Manager

Is responsible for the success of East End Health Network.

The Board and the CEO assures East End Health Network successfully delivers Network Improved Services (e.g Long Terms Conditions Management) to the local community, the accomplishment of East End Health Network’s mission and vision, and accountability to East End Health Network's diverse stakeholders.

He is responsible for the management of the company, day-to-day operations and the organisational development of EEHN. The CEO provides strategic direction enabling the Board to achieve its aims and objectives in line with its vision. This also includes managing organisational governance.

Ashadul Alom

Operations Manager

Ensures the Network's data is managed and updated in line with its strategic management plan and operational objectives. He is responsible for the planning and supervision of all the operational functions of the company. Contributes to the development of strategic plans and performance objectives set forth by the Network. Undertakes regular audits and analysis to ensure data integrity and inform operational and strategic management of performance.

Francesca Caruana

Enhanced Access and Personalisation Lead

Our PCN Care Coordinator supports our most vulnerable patients with their care pathway and helps screening uptake for cancer across our practices. Francesca also supports the delivery of our multi-disciplinary team meeting and our locality commissioning meetings.

Afzal Ahmed

Digital Transformation Lead

Our Teams 

Dr Stefan Strubind

GP - Blithehale Medical Centre

Dr Penny Louch

EEHN Clinical Lead / Nurse Practitioner - Blithehale Medical Centre

Dr Imrul Kayes

​GP - Albion Health Centre

Dr Paulette Lawrence

​GP - Health E1 Medical Centre

Emma Stanford

Practice Manager - The Spitalfields Practice

Aanchal Dahal

Recall Administrator

Kolsuma Khatun

Recall Administrator

Abiola Dada

Chronic Disease Nurse

Rajvir Khinda

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

John Okunlola

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Amir Adam

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Rizwana Yakub

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

Kaniz Era

PCN Care Coordinator

Rajesh Bshankara

PCN First-Contact Physiotherapist

Rokeya Noor

​Community Link Worker

Jakia Begum

Community Link Worker