The East of England Enhance team, is made up of a friendly but professional group of medical educators and project support. We work alongside our wider team within in the multiprofessional foundation school and collaborate with a range of educators from various clinical and non-clinical specialisms.
The team really value feedback from the candidates on the programme (across all pathways), please email the team with any queries: england.enhance.eoe@nhs.net and they will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.
Find out more about your EOE Enhance team below.
Brendon was appointed Head of School of the Enhance Programme in December 2022. He works as a GP and GP Trainer, and as an Associate Dean supporting Faculty and Fellowship work in the School of Primary Care in East of England. He has interests in developing the technology of education, multiprofessional training and in educator training. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of GPs in 2018 for his work in quality assurance of training posts and in supporting GP trainees through difficulties. He believes that multidisciplinary teams rooted in generalist skills are the best way to create long term positive changes for patients.
Brendon lives in Cambridge with his family. He may be caught absent-mindedly humming the tunes to children’s television shows when he forgets he’s still at work.
Janet is an experienced sessional GP in Norfolk working for the OOH service and as a locum. She also supervises UEA medical students, GP Trainees, and International GPs.
Janet is excited to be involved in the Enhance programme, especially to develop increased educational links between primary and secondary care. She is hoping to develop opportunities for foundation learners to enhance their skills in telephone consultations, an increasingly important part of patient care since Covid.
Janet enjoys climbing, swimming in the sea, and walking her two Bedlington terriers.
Praveen is one of the TPDs for the Enhance programme. Alongside working in Enhance, Praveen is also a Consultant Nephrologist at ESNEFT.
Demola is one of our new Deputy TPDs and currently wears a few hats. He is a GP Partner (part-time) and is also the Royal College of GPs East Anglia Faculty First 5 lead for Norfolk. He is also undergoing a Fellowship in Severe Mental Illness in Norfolk and Waveney. He is currently pursuing an Executive MBA with focus on Health Integration, Policy and Systems and had previously completed a fellowship on Integrated Care at the Integrated Care Academy. He originally trained abroad in Nigeria starting off with Biochemistry and then qualifying as a Medical Doctor. He is passionate about holistic approach to health and patient-tailored care and the modules of Enhance and concept of generalism fits well with this. When not working, Demola loves to spend time with his wife and daughters, has a passion for travelling and enjoys event planning.
Dylan is currently working as a deputy TPD for enhance. During the day he works as a GP partner in Cambridge. He thoroughly enjoys working for Enhance as he is passionate about its integration of multi-professional learning and technology into traditional training. He believes that by creating stronger links and integration between primary care, secondary care, and the wider community we can deliver more joined up and holistic care for our patients.
Ashley Byford - Project Officer
Ashley has a portfolio career working across the NHS in various guises since 2009. In 2017, she qualified as a speech and language therapist and undertook clinical roles consolidating her expertise. This gave her a unique insight into working across the system, covering both acute and community aspects concurrently. Passionate to explore how to advocate for person centred care in a new landscape, and a keen advocate of healthcare education, collaboration and innovation, she looked for opportunities to take this forwards. Enhance stood out as the perfect opportunity supporting a multiprofessional and expansive drive towards long-term positive change. Ashley has been supporting this exciting programme bringing her clinical authority and project management skills together.
Christian Alcock
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Christian, is Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Christian started his medical journey at the University of Manchester for medical school followed by postgraduate training in the North West ,before making the transition to the East of England. Christian's expertise lies in the field of geriatrics, with a special focus on falls prevention and surgical liaison. He firmly believes that integrating different systems and approaches is key to enhancing the well-being of our aging population.
Beyond his professional life, Christian is a proud husband and father to energetic three-year-old twins. Christian enjoys gardening and is a music enthusiast "there's nothing quite like the thrill of live rock".
Sarah Foot
Sarah is a palliative medicine trainee based in Essex. As a trainee doing both palliative and general medicine, based across hospital, hospice and community she is really excited to join Enhance and work with the fantastic team to support the foundation learners. Away from work she loves cooking, gardening and playing cricket; although mostly just hanging out with her family.
Robyn McCarron
Robyn McCarron is a child and adolescent psychiatrist trainee working in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. She is working towards her Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education at the University of East Anglia and is a Royal College of Psychiatrists Leadership and Management Fellow. Her most important role is being a Mum to three girls, and in her spare time she enjoys running, yoga, and being out in nature.
Joe Wilson
Joe is an ST6 Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine at the James Paget University Hospital. He went to medical school in London and has completed postgraduate training in the East of England and Devon. Joe is particularly interested in front door frailty and innovative ways we work across systems to look after older people. Outside work, Joe is married with a new baby and an energetic Labrador. He loves running, rugby and live music.