General Practice scholars

Dr. Salini Balendra

SEVERN DEANERY GP SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR 2015-17

Salini is a GPST3 trainee in the South West, and is the sixth Sustainability Scholar in the Severn Deanery School of Primary Care since 2010. Salini has a particular interest in social prescribing and developing a more sustainable approach to managing chronic health conditions, such as Type 2 Diabetes.

Dr. Jonathan Rocks

SEVERN DEANERY GP SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR 2016-17

Jonathan is a GPST3 trainee. Currently based in Somerset, he is very keen to discover more about sustainability in primary care and in turn have an impact in this area. Jonathan is on the South West GP trainee committee and also represents trainees at the Somerset LMC. He has recently completed an MSc in topical medicine and international health. 

Dr. Charlie Kenward

SEVERN DEANERY GP SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR 2014-15

Through the scholarship, Charlie worked with the National Union of Students to lead the development of Green Impact for Health, an online evidence-based toolkit for sustainable action in general practice. He also formed a quality improvement team within his own practice which ran a project to improve the pre-operative care pathway for their patients.

Dr. Mark Statter

SEVERN DEANERY GP SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLAR 2014-15

Mark co-designed the National Union of Students'  Green Impact for Health online toolkit, which provides a programme for sustainable action in general practice. The team successfully piloted the scheme with seven GP practices in the South West, and presented 2 posters at the RCGP annual conference, as part of a national roll-out.