South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

Integrated Urgent Care Clinical Governance group and Chair of the National NHS Pathways Clinical Governance group involving representatives of the royal medical colleges, and he was previously the National GP Lead for Urgent & Emergency Care for the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK). Agnelo is also Vice Chair of Croydon’s Health and Wellbeing Board and co-Chair of the Health Board in Croydon. He was awarded the MBE for “services to Medicine and Healthcare” by Her Majesty the Queen (2004) and Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2006). Dr Naz Jivani Clinical Vice Chair and GP Borough Lead for Kingston Dr Naz Jivani has been a GP in Kingston since 1996 and is a partner at The Groves Medical Centre, New Malden. He specialises in musculoskeletal conditions and is currently leading a programme of improvements in this area. He is also Clinical Lead for South West London and Kington Planned Care and MSK Transformation Programmes. He is currently a Board Member of the NHS Clinical Commissioners, representing London. He also Co-Chairs the Kingston Health and Wellbeing Board. Naz is the GP Borough Chair for Kingston. In this role he works alongside other GPs, health and care professionals, Kingston Hospital, Kingston Council, and Kingston’s local Healthwatch to take forward the integration of health and social care to better serve the needs of the Kingston community. Dr Vasa Gnanapragasam GP Borough Lead for Merton Dr Vasa Gnanapragasam has been a GP since 1996. He worked for 16 years at the Emergency department at St George’s Hospital helping to develop his awareness of NHS clinical practice in both primary care and secondary care. He finds the challenge of looking after the diverse population of London intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding. Vasa is a partner at a practice in Merton. Vasa has an interest in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, frailty and patient engagement. Since 1999 he has held many portfolios in Merton serving as lead for cardiovascular disease, long term conditions, medicines management, community services and planned care. He is currently clinical co-lead for urology and stroke in South West London. Vasa has found leading the discussion and responding to questions at Covid vaccine webinars most fulfilling. Vasa has been actively involved in education, training, workforce development and quality assurance since 2002. He is a GP trainer and appraiser and is also a Foundation Doctor supervisor. He was a module lead on the pioneering physician associate programme at St George’s, University of London for ten years and has been teaching since its founding in 2008. He was promoted to Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 | 121