Meet the Team

Dr Embling studied at St George’s Hospital, London and joined the practice in 2012 and became a partner in 2014. Her special interests are in Women’s health and Psychiatry and she is the GP Trainer for the practice.

She is married to a hospital consultant and they have two young children, they all enjoy the great cornish outdoors whilst Dr Embling loves to run by the coast. She also loves a good book and good food including a spot of baking when time allows.

What do you enjoy the most about the PCN?

Working with other like-minded motivated colleagues to try to improve the working lives of our teams whilst improving the care of our patients.

Dr White graduated from Kingston Poly with first-class honours in bio-analytical science and biochemistry and qualified at the University College Hospitals and Middlesex School of Medicine. He joined the practice as a partner in 2004 and is the GP Trainer for St Agnes Surgery and the CCG Representative for the practice.

He is married with four children and enjoys the cornish countryside when he is out cycling or running outdoors. He also has a love f of classic cars.

What do you enjoy the most about the PCN?

Interacting with a wide variety of expert clinicians and working alongside a great team of skilled managerial and administrative colleagues from across the PCN.

Dr Shaw studied in Liverpool and joined the practice in 2004 and has been a partner for the past 17 years. He is also the GP lead for CQC, Care Home lead and Adult Safeguarding along with looking after the HR for the practice. He also specialises in joint and soft tissue injections.

Tony is married (to a Chacewater GP) and has three children. He is a keen runner, an obsessive pianist and a wood stacker!

What do you most enjoy about the PCN?

Mixing with colleagues from other practices and knowing that the standards of care we are offering have and will continue to improve.

Dr Hamad studied at Oxford and Cambridge. She joined the practice in 2011 having been a GP trainee there. She has been a partner since April 2021. She is a GP trainer, Training Programme Director for the Cornwall GP training Scheme and also a GP Appraiser.

Noor is married to another GP and has 2 children. In her spare time Noor enjoys surfing, kite surfing and playing guitar.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Forging relationships between our neighbouring practices and working more collaboratively towards new innovative ways of working

Lilian has worked for the NHS for over 8 years starting as an apprentice at a local surgery to becoming QOF (Quality of outcomes framework) administrative Lead. Lilian joined the Coastal PCN in 2021 as a Care Coordinator now our Business Administrator

Lilian is new mum enjoys watching Rugby with her husband. She also enjoys spending time walking the countryside with her Collie, Meg and showing her horses.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

I enjoy working with a great friendly team and to encourage positive patient journeys to create great outcomes.

Sarah joined Carnon Downs Surgery in November 2022 and has a background in strategic management in the Social Care sector and Education related programmes. 

She is committed to supporting the development of staff and services to ensure the best care is provided for the people we support. Achieving a degree originally for a career in teaching she has shifted her focus to social care with Diplomas in Leadership and Management and Information, Advice and Guidance.

She moved to Cornwall in 2016 with her family including 4 grown up children, two of which are now living away in London and Australia. In her down time Sarah enjoys relaxing at home and in the garden or long walks along the coastline.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Looking forward to the opportunity for collaborative working and sharing best practice to improve access and care for our patients.

Tracey joined the surgery in 2006 and became the Practice Manager in 2019. She is married with one daughter who is off to university in September. She has a lively springer spaniel, 2 cats and loves spending time with her family, reading and walking.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

The ability to work with other team members which give us the ability to improve our own services by working collaboratively.

Neil joined the Chacewater & Devoran Surgeries as Practice Manager in December 2020. Prior to taking up his current position Neil was a Practice Manager in the West of Cornwall. Previous to working as a Practice Manager Neil enjoyed a career in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Coastal Primary Care Network ( PCN ) provides the structure for health care services to be developed locally in response to the needs of the patient, and the provision of the highest medical care within the practices.

Lucy has enjoyed working at Perranporth Surgery since 2004, starting in administration/dispensary before becoming Practice Manager in the Autumn of 2023.  Lucy is married, with two grown up children and enjoys walking the family’s two dogs across Cornwall’s beautiful beaches coastline..

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

I enjoy the support and collaborative way of working that we have achieved with our neighbouring practices. I want to continue to work together to improve services to our patients and wider community.

BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practitioner – University of Plymouth – graduated 2012

Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership – Mary Seacole programme. – 2015.

Award in Education and Training  - 2017

David joined the PCN in November 2021 and is currently studying Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Practice currently at University of West England. He specialises in Unscheduled/urgent care and obstetric emergencies. He enjoys the outdoors so is often found on a cliff path, he’s a little bit of an adrenaline junkie mainly fulfilled by mountain biking however he has been known to jump from planes and fly down zip wires. David also enjoys skiing when he has the chance to go.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Being new to the PCN I am enjoying the challenge of a new area of clinical practice for myself, learning from the team as well as sharing my knowledge and experience from other areas.

Diploma OF Higher Education Paramedic Practitioner – University of Plymouth – graduated 2011

BSc (Hons) Paramedic Practice – University of Cumbria – graduated 2018

Award in Education and Training  - 2020

Sian joined the PCN in the summer of 2022 and is currently studying First Contact Practitioner Postgraduate course at Plymouth University.

She enjoys the outdoors so is often found hiking up large mountains with her cockerpoo, running whether road running or off trail on the coastal paths of Cornwall.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Learning from other clinicians in a new area of medicine and building relationships with a close-knit team to deliver good patient care.  

Tarna joined the PCN in September 2022. She studied her dietetic degree at Plymouth University in 2010. She has worked within a number of healthcare trusts and across a wide range of specialities. More latterly she specialised in diabetes and gastroenterology. 

Before training to be a Dietitian, she worked as a dental nurse and radiographer. She also travelled around Australia, South America and parts of Asia. Tarna has two children, and enjoys family bike rides, dog walking, kayaking and cooking.  

What do you enjoy the most about the PCN?

She is looking forward to integrating within a dynamic PCN and designing a dietetic service that supports the needs of the local community. 

Tiff joined the PCN in January 2024 and qualified at Plymouth University with a BSc in Mental Health Nursing.

She has a wealth of knowledge having worked in several mental health services and community services throughout Cornwall. Originally completing Degrees in Social Science and Youth and Community Work, she has worked as a Community Psychiatric Nurse, within the Community Mental Health Team and The Early Intervention Psychosis Team here in Cornwall, she has also worked within the local community homelessness service and substances use services.

Tiff continues to be passionate about prompting independence and creating better access to services in Cornwall.

Tiff moved to Cornwall from Staffordshire over 20 years ago and lives for the outdoors, trail running, mountain biking and walks on the beach.

She has one 11-year-old daughter who lives for Netball!... and her phone!

Tiff loves travelling and being outdoors, sport enthusiast, watching or playing and loves a board game, slightly competitive.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

The variety of work I do and the different people I meet, working as part of a multidisciplined team that works holistically to support our local communities towards better health and well being

Sarah Joined this PCN in 2024 and qualified at the University of Southampton in 2009 with a BN Hons in mental health nursing. Sarah completed diplomas in CBT and DBT  at the University of Reading.  Before this PCN Sarah worked within other PCN’s around Cornwall.

Sarah moved to Cornwall in 2021 and before this was based in Berkshire working in various community mental health teams, crisis teams and in old age mental health teams. Sarah was a Clinical lead in a CMHT for many years before moving to Cornwall.

Sarah has a passion for improving mental health services within primary care, Sarah piloted a primary care mental health service in Berkshire and this went on to be a great success.

Sarah has stuck to her promises of learning to surf……still learning! Loves the outdoors and sea swimming.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

I enjoy bridging the gap between primary mental health and secondary mental health services. Working alongside many professions all aiming for the improved outcomes of patients.

Ellie joined the PCN in September 2022 having worked in Health and Wellbeing for the past 4 years at the Cornish Mental Health Charity, Pentreath – Ellie can help with short term interventions for mental wellbeing.

Having worked on a number of different projects the support participants in the community, and recently completing her NVQ Level 4 in information, advice and guidance Ellie is extremely  passionate about supporting people to overcome the barriers they are facing day to day in order to improve their mental and physical health.

Ellie enjoys sunny days spent at the beach, completing chunks of the south west coast path, and discovering tasty vegetarian recipes.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Being part of a team of people that are able to work together and offer a wide variety of support to the community in order to improve their health.

Julie joined the PCN in April 2023 and was Cornwall's first Health and Wellbeing Coach. She moved to the Coastal PCN from the North Cornwall Coast PCN, where she worked for 2 years. Julie is a lived experience practitioner who originally trained as a Counsellor before deciding that Coaching and motivating people to move forward to a better place in their life was more suited to her style.

Julie is very good at helping people to improve their self confidence and find self acceptance. The people who work with Julie often comment that she really understands how they feel and how their brain works and this really helps. She is very motiviating and passionate in her work and provides a safe space for people to share their experiences as well as being able to provide some practical solutions and knowledge which helps individuals find more control with their own mental health.

Julie enjoys Crossfit, cold water swims and is currently walking the southwest coast path a chunk at a time.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

I love working across several surgeries providing a service which is really needed in todays world. Working for a PCN means that services like the one i provide are more accessible to individuals who need them. 

Hannah has worked in Health and Social care for 8 years providing a whole person approach. Hannah believes understanding ourselves and our own individual needs is imperative to wellbeing. Hannah offers short term support for long term needs by working with individuals and supporting them through their journey to accessing facilities to meet their social, emotional and practical needs that affect health and wellbeing. 

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Hannah enjoys meeting and learning about all walks of life and incorporating the beautiful scenes of Cornwall and it’s community into her daily life.   

Jenny has 23 years experience in community pharmacy with 17 years as a qualified Pharmacy Technician including 14 years in accuracy checking. Jenny joined in May 2022 after previously working in community and central hub dispensaries for Boots Pharmacy. 

She enjoys spending time with her family and enjoys keeping fit running and playing club sports such as cricket and touch rugby. 

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Jenny is looking forward to developing her role within the PCN and broadening her skills to help provide a high level of collective patient care.  

Sarah has 19 years experience in pharmacy of which 14 years are within community pharmacy and 5 years in hospital pharmacy.
14 years as a qualified Pharmacy technician including over 2 years in accuracy checking.
Sarah joined in April 2024 after previously working in Clinical Trials Pharmacy at Southampton General Hospital. 
She enjoys spending time with her family and enjoys coastal walks along with swimming in the sea. 

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Sarah is looking forward to this next step in her career with the PCN, developing her skills within a different clinical setting and delivering the best care for patients.   

Jane has worked in the NHS for 20 years and has vast knowledge of patient care and services within general practice. Jane joined the Coastal PCN in April 2022 as a Care Co-Ordinator, she previously worked at St Agnes Surgery as a receptionist.

 Jane enjoys time with her family, holidays abroad and walking in Cornwall, in particular the walk from Penzance to Mousehole and she can often be found on the Camel Trail. Or eating a crab sandwich in the Rockpool Cafe in Mousehole.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

She is looking forward to working with a friendly team and supporting patients in General Practice.

Natasha has worked for the NHS in General Practice over the last 17 years. Most recently at a practice in St Austell area as a dispenser and GP admin support. Natasha joined the Coastal PCN in December 2022 and enjoys spending time with her husband and children. She can often be found enjoying a quiet cup of coffee and a good book.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Working with many friendly people both from the PCN and the practice here at Chacewater and she is looking forward to helping patients get the support they need.

Ellie has worked with the NHS in Primary Care at GP Surgeries over the last 16 years , most recently at St.Agnes Surgery as a GP Receptionist and Administrator. 

Ellie joined the Coastal PCN in June 2023 and enjoys walking with her two dogs and spending time with her family .

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Working with people from the different surgeries and from the PCN.. She is also looking forward to working with the friendly staff at both St Agnes and Perranporth Surgeries and helping get the patients the support they need. 

Clare joined the PCN as a Care Co-ordinator in January 2022 having worked in the Care Sector for a number of years. She recently has been involved in a new frailty project with some of more vulnerable patients.

Clare has a passion for looking after Hedgehogs.

What do you enjoy most about the PCN?

Working with the different teams and getting to know and help deliver patient-centred care to our community.