Dr Aamena Salar

GP with an extended role in Gynaecology

Dr Aamena Salar is a General Practitioner based in Birmingham with an extended role in Gynaecology. She is a Member of the National taskforce championing Women’s Health Modality Partnership. She set up the Modality Gynaecology Service in 2015 as part of the Vanguard 5 year Forward Plan project which remains a success. She completed the FSRH and DRCOG diplomas during her training and subsequently went on to complete Community Gynaecology Diploma and Diagnostic Hysteroscopy Diploma from Bradford University.  She is also leading a NHS cancer study which is looking to improve the diagnostic pathway of ovarian cancer with the aim of detecting  ovarian cancer at an earlier stages.

Dr Anne Connolly

GPwSI Gynaecology

After a two year volunteer posting to an under-resourced mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe, Anne returned to general practice in inner-city Bradford in 1990 where she was a partner in a large teaching practice for 25 years.  She moved to work in an inclusion health practice providing care for asylum seekers, refugees, homeless and sex workers before retiring from clinical practice in 2023. 

After qualifying with a post-graduate diploma in GPSI gynaecology, she recognised the need for improving education for the multi-disciplinary team working in primary care women’s health and was one of the founding members of the Primary Care Women’s Health Forum.  She was also accredited as a hysteroscopist, colposcopist and FSRH trainer.  

Other previous roles include CCG clinical board member with remit for maternity, women’s, children and young people’s healthcare, FSRH VP Membership, RCGP Women’s Health Champion and PCWHS Chair.

Anne was honoured to be awarded an MBE for her work in women’s health in the 2021 Queens Birthday Honours List.

Dr Caroline Cooper

MBChB, MRCGP, FFSRH, Diploma in Psychosexual Medicine, MSc in Community Gynaecology and Reproductive Healthcare, PGA in Medical Education, BMS Management of the Menopause Certificate.

Like many of my colleagues on the board, my background is in general practice, where I gained extensive experience in women’s health, and learnt even more about life. I have been involved with the Primary Care Women’s Health Forum since the beginning, and am incredibly proud to have seen it grow into a thriving society.

My main interest, alongside women’s health, is medical education. I am a trainer for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and the programme director for Bayer Pharma’s IUT training, helping to improve healthcare professionals' access to contraception training across the UK. Additionally, I work as a communication specialist with Cambridge medical students and I am the Education Lead for the Primary Care Women’s Health Society.

Over the years, my career has taken me from general practice to specialist sexual and reproductive health clinics, community gynaecology, and back to general practice, always with the core focus being women’s health.

To me, women’s health goes beyond gynaecology. It's about holistic care, education, and ensuring that every woman has the choice and access she needs for her sexual and reproductive health. We should continue advocating for these essential services and empowering both patients and healthcare professionals alike.

Dr Charlotte Gooding

GP and British Menopause Society accredited Menopause Specialist

Dr Gooding is a GP and British Menopause Society accredited Menopause Specialist, holding their advanced certificate of training. She qualified from Newcastle medical school in 2008 and trained in General practice and has perviously been a GP partner in Newcastle. She now works as a GP locum and for menopause Care LTD. She also runs a NHS menopause and endocrine side effect service for breast cancer patients in Newcastle and has an active role in the Northern Cancer Alliance educating health professionals and patients on menopause in cancer patients. She is on the menopause committee for the Primary Care Women's Health Society. Charlotte lives in Northumberland and enjoys coaching her girls football team and squeezing in some walking and cycling amongst the chaos of life with three children!

Dr Jan Wake

GP and Speciality Doctor in Integrated Sexual Health

Dr Jan Wake has over 30 years of experience of providing Women’s Health Care in both as a GP and as a Speciality Doctor in Integrated Sexual Health.

She qualified from Leeds University in 1992 and after basic training spent 4 years working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Neonatal medicine then completing her GP training in 1999 and has since worked as a salaried GP, GP Partner and Senior Partner of a large inner city GP Practice.

During this period, she also worked in Family Planning clinics, Genitourinary medicine, and as a Forensic Medical Examiner for Leicestershire police (sexual assault). She has also been a GPwSi (GP with Special Interest) in Sexual Health and Early Pregnancy assessment and management within the community setting.

She currently works in the NHS sector as a Speciality Doctor in Sexual and Genitourinary Medicine and Contraception, also working as a specialist within General Practice developing and delivering a Women’s Health Hub clinic providing all aspects of women’s health needs including Community Gynaecology and Menopause management.

She is member of both the BMS (British Menopause Society) and the IMS (International Menopause Society) and attend regular scientific meetings on menopausal and it’s management and is also a member of the PCWHF (Primary Care Women’s Health Forum), where she volunteers as a member of their Membership Committee.

She has the Diploma of Sexual and Reproductive Health and works as a faculty registered trainer for DFSRH, coil and implant fitting training clinicians, and a post graduate certificate in gynaecological ultrasound and has been using ultrasound in the ‘office’ environment for over 15 years.

A member of the NICE (National Institute Clinical Excellence) Experts Panel and is regularly asked to be involved in reviews of guidelines related to sexual and reproductive health and regularly gives talks to and teaches health care professionals on many aspects of women’s health.

She views women’s health from a holistic point of view, one size does not fit all, and treats the woman not the problem.

Dr Julie Oliver

GPwSI Women's Health

I was always interested in women’s health as a medical student, I loved my obstetric attachment and started off pursuing a career in obs and gynae. I soon discovered that I needed uninterrupted sleep and so moved into GP training. I couldn’t shake off the interest in women’s health so in my spare time I did the FSRH diploma, learned to fit coils and implants, and passed the DRCOG.

Alongside working as a GP in Durham I developed a love of training and as well as studying for the Bradford Postgrad diploma in women’s health became a FSRH trainer. This resulted in crossing paths with Dr Anne Connolly MBE and the rest is history. We set up the PCWHF/S as a way to keep networking with other GPs who had an extended role in women’s health and it snowballed.

I also set up my own business called Durham Gynae and through that deliver NHS commissioned clinics and training. I also learned the art of gynae ultrasound scanning and gained advanced menopause training.  

I love great fiction and seeing the world.

Dr Kevin Ferando

GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes/CVRM & Medical Education

Kevin is a portfolio GP (NHS & private) near Edinburgh. He is also Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and Honorary Clinical Reader at the University of Dundee.  He is cofounder of CVRMUK (https://cvrmuk.com) which aims to empower HCPs to take a person-centred approach to managing CVRM conditions and drive a new model of specialty training and care delivery in the CVRM space.

Kevin is a regular keynote speaker at small and large-scale education events throughout the UK & Ireland and abroad.  His main specialist topics include all aspects of care for people living with type 2 diabetes & CVRM conditions and interpretation and management of commonly abnormal blood tests in primary care.

Kevin is an accomplished medical writer, and his articles distil key guidelines and consensus for primary care as well as summarise congress highlights and breaking research and its applicability to primary care. Additionally, Kevin has co-authored several articles published in peer-reviewed journals covering multiple aspects of type 2 diabetes & CVRM care in primary care.

Kevin is renowned for creating concise clinical aide memoirs (https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/primary-care-hacks-2024a1000gqy) to make life easier for HCPs and ultimately to improve the lives of our patients.

Kevin is very active on social media (X handle @drkevinfernando) where he posts hot topics in type 2 diabetes & CVRM.  He recently has forayed into YouTube (@DrKevinFernando) and TikTok (@drkevinfernando) with patient-facing video content.

Kevin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2000 and holds both MRCGP and MRCP(UK) qualifications and has completed a Master’s degree in diabetes which he passed with distinction.  Kevin is also SCOPE certified in obesity management.

Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.

“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” Maya Angelou 1928-2014

Dr Lindsey Thomas

GPwSI Women's Health

Lindsey has been a GP in Sheffield for over 20 years now, having trained here and stayed ever since. Since early in her career, Lindsey has enjoyed both women’s and sexual health and working in general practice has allowed her to develop specialist interests in these areas. With the DFSRH, LoC IUT, the FSRH Advanced Diploma in Menopause practice and her place  on the British Menopause Society specialist register. 

Alongside primary care, Lindsey works in an NHS menopause service in Leeds and she is a registered menopause trainer for both the FSRH and the BMS. Education has been a central part of her career, and she is particularly keen to support other clinicians in developing a special interest in this much needed area.

She is passionate about improving access to women’s health services and believes that primary care is ideally placed to deliver this. With support from women’s health strategy funding, she has recently helped to establish a new community-based menopause and menstrual health clinic in Sheffield and is currently working as the clinical lead.

Lindsey is also an honorary lecturer at the University of Manchester in the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care.

She really values her role at the PCWHS- especially having the chance to work alongside clinicians she has long admired. The recent changes with re-branding and a new website, have given an opportunity to explore new and engaging ways to deliver education.

Dr Louise Price

GPwSI Gynaecology

Louise qualified from Bristol University in 2003. She was a specialist trainee in obstetrics and gynaecology before changing career path to become a GP. She has maintained her interest and passion for women’s health and became accredited as ‘GP with Special Interest’ in gynaecology in 2013. She went on to set up a successful community gynaecology clinic in West London where she worked for several years. She is now based in Bath, her portfolio career includes general practice, community and secondary care gynaecology. She is a certified menopause specialist and a director of the Primary Care Women's Health Society. 

Dr Nadi Gupta

Clinical Lead of Rotherham Sexual Health Services

Dr Gupta qualified from the University of Sheffield and has been working in Sexual Health and HIV since 2004.

She is the Clinical Lead of Rotherham Sexual Health Services. The service was highly commended at the national BMJ awards in 2021, in the Women’s Health category for long-acting contraception provision. She is a member of the British HIV Association Guideline Committee. She was also invited as a peer reviewer of the FSRH 2023 intrauterine contraception guideline.

She is passionate about medical education and is an Honorary Senior Clinical lecturer. She has been invited to teach on multiple national events/conferences such as Pulse, Mediconf and the BASHH HIV Masterclass.

She has co-authored chapters in medical textbooks including the ABC of Sexually Transmitted Infections and the internationally acclaimed Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology.

Dr Olivia Hum

GPwSI Women's Health and Sexual Health

Dr Olivia Hum is a GP partner with 20 years' experience, and specialises in women's health and sexual health.  She runs an NHS young person's sexual health service, The Circle Room, and for many years has worked with the RCGP Adolescent Health Group. She is one of a small number of British Menopause Society accredited menopause specialists. She sits on the BMS Medical Advisory Council, and contributes to national guidance and teaching on menopause and women's health. She is the Co-Founder of Myla Health, an organisation offering clinical care for women, as well as education for doctors, patients and workplaces. 

Dr Sarah Gray

GPwSI Women's Health

Sarah Gray is a GP who has spent nearly 40 years delivering women’s health in primary care. She has a pragmatic approach developed through working on the clinical front line, but which is underpinned by an extensive knowledge of the evidence base. 

She has worked and provided a professional lead role within the rural setting of Cornwall since 1992. She ran a specialist level NHS menopause referral clinic for 15 years until this was decommissioned to save funding costs in 2016. Having retired from the NHS she runs an independent sector GP practice which also provides both women’s health and occupational health at specialist level. She remains closely linked to the system and has been co-opted back to her local LMC. 

She has considerable national experience and is one of the two RCGP women’s health representatives. For ten years she had a seat on the British Menopause Society Council and also the guideline development group  for NICE CG44 and QS47 (Heavy Menstrual Bleeding). She has been a Faculty Registered Trainer since 1996 and worked with the FSRH on menopause training for over 20 years. She has written several textbook chapters and is regularly asked to comment on national radio. 

Dr Stephanie Cook

GPwSI Women's Health

Dr Stephanie Cook is a GP from Liverpool with a special interest in Women’s Health. Steph has been involved with the design, development & implementation of Women's Health Hubs across Liverpool and is the clinical lead for this service for Cheshire and Merseyside ICB. The work in Liverpool has provided a wealth of material to support the development of women’s health hubs across the country and continues to draw significant interest at a national level. Steph is also a director of Primary Care Women’s Health Society and a national speaker on the topic of Women’s Health. Steph is a Faculty Registered Trainer for implants and coils, a BMS Menopause Specialist and has a Certificate in Ultrasound for Gynaecological Procedures & Early pregnancy. She is passionate about improving access to services, reducing health inequalities and supporting training & education for other health care professionals in Women's Health.

Dr Wendy Stammers

GP, Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Doctor, Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach

Dr Wendy Stammers is an NHS GP in Sheffield, a Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Doctor, a Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach. She is also a dedicated mother of two energetic boys. Driven by personal experience, she is redefining medical practice by empowering patients and their communities to embrace evidence-based lifestyle habits, find purpose, and foster meaningful social connections.

Passionate about addressing the root causes of disease, Dr Stammers equips patients and their families with the tools to prevent, manage, and even reverse chronic conditions through lifestyle medicine. She believes that true health extends beyond the consultation room—it flourishes in strong communities and everyday choices.

Dr Yassir Javaid

GPwSI Cardiology

Dr Javaid qualified from Cambridge University and completed his VTS training in Northampton. He has a specialist interest in cardiology and echocardiography and was a clinical lead in the Northamptonshire Community Cardiology service, which had a focus on patients with heart failure and valve disease. He was also the primary care Cardiovascular lead for the East Midlands Clinical Network from 2013-2020. He was named Pulse “GP of the Year” in 2015 for his work in reducing stroke emergency admissions in the East Midlands. He is on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology and a trustee of Heart Valve Voice.

Dr Zara Haider

Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Dr Zara Haider FRCOG, FFSRH, Dip. GUM, has been a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare at Kingston Hospital NHS Trust since October 2012.  She is the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Vice President for Membership & Workforce Strategy, FSRH President elect and CSRH Training Programme Director for London and Educational Supervisor to a CSRH trainee.  She is immediate past Chair of the FSRH Meetings Committee.  Zara completed her SRH training as a subspecialty trainee at the Margaret Pyke Centre and is a former Darzi Fellow. 

Tracey Elliott

Advanced Nurse Practitoner (ANP) / Lead Nurse, County Durham

Tracey is an experienced ANP, with a special interest in women’s health, working in GP practice and community gynae clinic in County Durham 

Passionate about improving healthcare for women, she combines her work in practice with a commitment to education and development, holding the DFSRH, LOCs in coil and implant fitting and the FSRH Advanced Menopause Certificate.

Tracey is also an academic lecturer at Sunderland university where she wrote and delivers the advanced contraception degree module to nurses and other allied professionals.  She also mentors clinicians undertaking further advanced training.

Tracey is a Director of the Primary Care Women’s Health Society and driven by a vision for accessible and high-quality care, is a national speaker working to empower women and clinicians with knowledge and support, advocating for better health outcomes at every stage of life.

Dr Diana Mansour

Associate Clinical Lecturer and Senior Vice President at the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Associate Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University and was Senior Vice President at the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. First author to over 100 peer-reviewed publications and co-wrote 'Contraception Made Easy'.

Rosanna Grace

Clinical specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist

Roseanna is a clinical specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist working within private practice after 10 years NHS experience, in Newcastle UK. She has a keen interest in hormonal health and wellbeing and is passionate about sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain syndromes / dysfunction.