History of Practice
 Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
Pioneer of surgery using aseptic conditions.
Harlow was the first town in England where the concept of the health centre was put into practice in the 1950's.
Originally they were mostly owed by a charitable trust (The Nuffield Trust) but at present are owed and maintained by:
Harlow Health Centres Trust Ltd, The Latton Bush Centre, Southern Way, Harlow, Essex CM18 7BL. The administrator is
Carol Sizeland http://www.hhct.org.uk.
At present there are nine health centres (ten practices) dotted around the town, seven of which are owned and
maintained by Harlow Health Centres Trust. Lister House comprises of a medical centre, a separate dental practice and
access to district nurses, health visitors, audiology clinics, speech therapists and an orthoptist.
Lister Medical Centre provides care for over 18,000 patients from a town population of roughly 83,000.
Apart from the doctors the staff comprises nurse practitioners, practice nurses, health care assistants,
physiotherapists, a clinical psychologist, dietician, computer clerks, reception and office staff.
History of Lister House Medical Practice
Lister House practice was started by Dr. Frank Hayes on 1st September 1961 in a semi-detached house in Kingsland,
Harlow. The practice has expanded into a ten doctor partnership during the following years.
The practice expanded very rapidly over a fourteen-year period during which in 1966, the partnership, occupied The
Nuffield Trust purpose-built Health Centre, called Lister House. From 1962 expansion was rapid and uniform to 1970;
the expansion decreased from 1970-1975; in 1976, the list size finally stabilised.
The premises was leased to the partnership. The building is located on the east side of the junction of Perry Road
with Southern way, opposite St. James church and adjacent to the Staple Tye shopping area. Geographically, Lister
House is situated in the south west sector of Harlow. The building is central to the practice area.
Doctors joining and leaving the practice
| Doctor |
Date of Commencement |
Date of Leaving |
| Dr F Hayes |
1 September 1961 |
31 March 1967 |
| Dr J B Davis |
1 April 1963 |
1 October 1994 |
| Dr G Lewis |
1 April 1966 |
31 December 1971 |
| Dr T S Lam |
1 February 1967 |
31 August 1997 |
| Dr T H G George |
1 July 1967 |
11 May 2007 |
| Dr T Schiff |
1 February 1969 |
31 August 1972 |
| Dr M K Williams |
1 January 1971 |
31 August 1977 |
| Dr P Hill |
1 May 1971 |
31 August 1974 |
| Dr W J Trowell |
1 April 1973 |
31 May 1994 |
| Dr C H Richards |
1 April 1973 |
31 August 2006 |
| Dr R Chiswell |
1 September 1974 |
1979 |
| Dr D Kelly |
1 September 1974 |
1987 |
| Dr T Gjertsen |
1 September 1977 |
30 June 1980 |
| Dr M C Jacobs |
30 May 1979 |
31 May 2006 |
| Dr M H Rajani |
1 October 1980 |
30 April 2012 |
| Dr J Lothian |
1 February 1987 |
31 January 1992 |
| Dr M J Roberts |
1 February 1992 |
- |
| Dr J E Perry neé Caul |
1 August 1992 |
31 March 2001 |
| Dr J Green |
1 October 1994 |
31 May 2001 |
| Dr P Mistry |
4 July 1994 |
- |
| Dr T C A Ogbonnaya |
1 January 1999 |
- |
| Dr R M Norris |
1 June 2001 |
30 April 2007 |
| Dr C Langendoen |
1 September 2001 |
30 September 2002 |
| Dr P Vempali |
1 October 2002 |
21 July 2005 |
| Dr B K Grabarska-Kreiss |
4 November 2002 |
- |
| Dr J P Portelly |
1 August 2005 |
- |
| Dr C H Fernandes |
11 September 2006 |
- |
| Dr K N Tully |
18 September 2006 |
- |
| Dr K Minocha |
1 October 2007 |
30 April 2012 |
| Dr F Sattar |
4 January 2010 |
- |
| Dr J Selvarajah |
4 January 2011 |
- |
| Dr A Durairatnam |
1 May 2012 |
- |
| Doctor |
Date of Commencement |
Date of Leaving |
Registrars
| Registrar |
Date of Commencement |
Date of Leaving |
| Dr M Hirani |
18 September 2006 |
24 August 2007 |
| Dr D Onoja |
1 June 2007 |
28 November 2008 |
| Dr S Gralton |
14 April 2008 |
9 April 2010 |
| Dr R Kumarakulasingham |
6 August 2008 |
4 August 2009 |
| Dr J Selvarajah |
5 August 2009 |
3 August 2010 |
| Dr S Poduval |
3 February 2010 |
3 August 2011 |
| Dr A Sivananthan |
4 August 2010 |
3 February 2012 |
| Dr S Chopra |
2 February 2011 |
- |
| Dr J Egleton |
2 February 2011 |
- |
| Dr R Shahid |
1 February 2012 |
- |
| Dr T Ojedokun |
1 February 2012 |
- |
| Registrar |
Date of Commencement |
Date of Leaving |
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