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Nadeem Aftab - ESNEFT - Older Peoples Services
Nadeem Aftab - ESNEFT - Older Peoples Services

Nadeem Aftab

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Colchester Hospital

I have worked in the Trust since 2009. I run a Parkinson’s clinic at both Colchester and Clacton hospital. I work closely with the Parkinson’s nurses to help provide holistic care to patients in hospital as well as the community.

I am also interested in developing frailty pathways for elderly patients to provide prompt comprehensive assessment of frail elderly patients and safe discharge to the patient’s own home.

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Shazia Awais
Shazia Awais

Shazia Awais

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital

I have been working at Ipswich Hospital since December 2016. Prior to that I worked as Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at Colchester Hospital for 6 years.

I cover a large variety of medical conditions and conditions specific for older people like falls, frailty, confusion, multiple coexisting medical conditions and poly pharmacy (too many drugs).

I completed specialist training in the East of England and rotated through Ipswich Hospital, Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds.

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Sam Blows - IHT Older People's Services
Sam Blows - IHT Older People's Services

Sam Blows

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital

I graduated from Leicester Medical School in 2006. I completed my specialty training in Geriatric Medicine on the North Central London Deanery taking a sabbatical at Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

I have an interest in medical education and work as a Consultant on the Constable Suite, Frailty Assessment Base and in the community.

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Photograph of Julie Brache
Photograph of Julie Brache

Julie Brache

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital

I have been a Consultant at Ipswich since 2005. I am the clinical lead for Older People’s services. My specialist interest is Falls and orthogeriatrics and I also run the Tilt Table service.

I am based on the Fragility Fracture Ward (Saxmundham) and work closely with orthopaedic and rheumatology colleagues to provide care for older people admitted with hip fractures.

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Photograph of Dan Coates
Photograph of Dan Coates

Dan Coates

Older people's services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital and Bluebird Lodge

I graduated from Liverpool Medical School. I took up speciality training in Acute Medicine in the London Deanery for four years as a registrar which developed my passion in the care of the older person. I completed my second speciality training in geriatric medicine in the eastern region and joined the consultant team at Ipswich in 2018 as a consultant in geriatric and general internal medicine.

I currently work as a consultant in the Constable suite, our complex care unit, as well as involvement in community geriatrics at Bluebird Lodge and acute geriatrics in our Frailty Assessment Base. I have an interest in acute interface geriatrics as well as a keen interest in end of life care.

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Elena Jamieson - IHT - Older Peoples Services
Elena Jamieson - IHT - Older Peoples Services

Elena Jamieson

Older people’s services (including frailty services) and Stroke

Ipswich Hospital

I am a specialist in movement disorders and Parkinson’s disease, providing comprehensive geriatric assessment of older people at the hospital and in the community. I work with GPs, community based nurses and therapists in the Ipswich area and provide patient’s home visits when required.

My research interests are vascular and lewy body dementia. I am the adult safeguarding lead at the Ipswich Hospital, specialising in medico-legal aspects of patient’s care.

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Selina Lim - IHT - Older People's Services
Selina Lim - IHT - Older People's Services

Selina Lim

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital

I joined Ipswich Hospital in 2016, having previously worked as a Consultant in East Kent and in Croydon.

I am involved in community geriatrics at Bluebird Lodge Community Hospital and the Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team.

I also provide care home in-reach into local care homes, working alongside the CCG.

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AJITH PILLAI - ESNEFT - Older People's Services
AJITH PILLAI - ESNEFT - Older People's Services

Ajith Pillai

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Colchester Hospital

I have worked for the Trust since 2013. I specialise in Geriatric Medicine. I trained in Yorkshire and the East of England.

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Thilaka Prakash Rudra
Thilaka Prakash Rudra

Thilaka Prakash Rudra

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Colchester Hospital

I have been a Consultant since June 1989. I specialise in GI Endoscopy.

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Teshk Shawis

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Colchester Hospital

I have worked for the Trust since August 1998.

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Dr Jane Shoote - IHT Geriatrics
Dr Jane Shoote - IHT Geriatrics

Jane Shoote

Older people’s services (including frailty services)

Ipswich Hospital

I joined the trust in 2013 after completing my specialist training in geriatric and general internal medicine.

I currently work at the Constable suite at Ipswich Hospital, the Frailty Assessment Base and in the community at Aldeburgh community hospital and surrounding area.

I have a special interest in dementia, frailty and interface geriatrics. I am also a member of the Parkinson’s Team.

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