PatientFirst Social Enterprise
Patient services delivered in the community.
Dermatology
Our Community Dermatology Clinic provides a convenient, local and efficient service to the people of Newham. With very short waiting times we manage all of our patients’ dermatological needs, from their arrival into the service to the moment their condition is successfully treated.
Our services are provided from two sites:
• Appleby Health Centre
• Lathom Road Medical Centre
Our experienced and dedicated clinical staff of five doctors and a nurse specialist are led by Dr Sanjay Parmar. They are able to assess and treat the vast majority of skin, hair and nail conditions. Our nurse specialist, Alice Slater, is an expert in child eczema and other common paediatric conditions.
Dr Sanjay Parmar
Bsc (Hons), MBBS, DFFB, DRCOG, DPD, MRCGP
Alice Slater
Dermatology Nurse Specialist
What to expect
You do not have to bring anything to your appointment, but it may be useful to the doctor if you bring any prescription medicine you are currently taking.
Any other details can be found on your referral letter. It is not necessary for you to bring your referral letter but it may be helpful should you choose to.
When you arrive for your appintment, you will be greeted by a member of our administration team who will direct you to where you need to be.
If you have any questions about thie service, please do contact us.
Patient Testimony
Here is what our patients had to say about our Dermatology services.
"Dear Jason,
I telephoned the Appleby Centre on Thursday 17th December and you dealt with my query very efficiently.
I then explained to you that I was waiting for an appointment at Whipps Cross. You went the extra mile by offering to telephone Whipps Cross and get back to me - which you did! - in about 20 minutes. You explained very clearly what had happened and then you went the extra mile again by saying if I hadn't heard anything by mid January to get back to you and you would try to sort things out for me.
In short you were courteous, efficient, reliable and you went beyond what I, as a patient/ customer expected. You may feel you were only doing your job. Well I wish your job was training a lot of the people I end up speaking to on the phone. You were great - A big thank you and Merry Christmas!"
Patient on the Dermatology customer service
"As a very grateful patient, I would like to express my gratitude for the advice and treatment I received whilst receiving care from Dr Sheetle Shah of the Dermatology service at Patient First. She is exceptionally knowledgeable in her area of expertise and this is expressed in the most warm-hearted manner. She is a credit to her profession and another reason why the NHS is such a valuable commodity."
Patient on the Dermatology customer service
"My Dermatology clinician is Alice. She gave me an extremely excellent service. Also all the reception area team excellent too. Good luck to all of the team."
Patient on the Dermatology customer service