Meet the BabyJabs clinical team
When you bring your child in for an appointment at BabyJabs, these are the people you might see (depending on which clinic you attend and on what day).
Dr Gurpreet K Gill
Dr Gurpreet K Gill
Dr Gill did her medical training at St. Bartholomews and The London Medical School. She went on to do a number of postgraduate diplomas including one in Child Health. She completed her GP training in the NHS in 2012 and then went on to work as a full-time private GP for Samedaydoctor.
In 2016, she became a partner in the Samedaydoctor Canary Wharf clinic and, in 2018, a partner in the Samedaydoctor City clinic.
Dr Gill worked with Dr Halvorsen for over three years as she learnt about his research into childhood vaccines. After Dr Halvorsen retired at the end of 2021, she took over the running of the BabyJabs service out of the Samedaydoctor Canary Wharf and City clinics, as well as overseeing the BabyJabs patients at the Samedaydoctor Manchester clinic.
You can book an immunisation consultation with Dr Gill via video or phone. She has a lovely, reassuring manner and is delighted to be able to help you make informed decisions about your child’s vaccinations.
Dr Kasia Karon
Dr Kasia Karon
Dr Kasia Karon and Dr Gill met in 2009 while doing their GP training, and their experience of looking after children extends back to working together during their rotation in paediatrics. Since qualifying, Dr Karon has spent over a decade as a GP in the NHS and private practice.
She joined Samedaydoctor in 2016 and enjoys seeing younger patients, which is why she is the perfect choice to administer vaccines for BabyJabs too. Dr Karon has a calm, reassuring manner when consulting and always considers family concerns.
BabyJabs Specialist Nurse
Heli Korte
BabyJabs Specialist Nurse Heli Korte
Heli trained as a nurse and health visitor in Finland where she worked before moving to London. She was our first BabyJabs nurse, working with Dr Halvorsen from 2001 to 2006. She also has extensive experience working in hospitals and as a community and district nurse.
Heli returned to BabyJabs in 2019 as the senior and BabyJabs specialist nurse. She has previously administered vaccines in clinics but currently offers detailed consultations about vaccination schedules via video link or phone.
Parents regularly comment on Heli’s in-depth vaccine knowledge, her calm and reassuring manner, and her affinity with children, which helps everyone to feel relaxed and in a safe pair of hands.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Amanda Okunola
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Amanda Okunola
Amanda oversees the BabyJabs’ services in Manchester. She has been a qualified registered nurse since 2003, initially working in Minor Injuries, Gynaecology & Community Health.
Amanda now has over 10 years of experience as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in NHS General Practice and Urgent Care centres throughout the UK and joined Samedaydoctor London in 2014 and BabyJabs in 2015.
She also works as a Nurse Specialist Advisor for the CQC, assisting inspections of both NHS and Private General Practices. Amanda is an Independent Prescriber and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Professional Practice.
Amanda is very thorough with her work and has a kind and caring bedside manner.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jane Risely
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jane Risely
Jane is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who has over 20 years experience of working in urban GP practices. She trained as a registered nurse at Kings College Hospital London before qualifying as a Nurse Practitioner in 2004.
Jane is highly qualified and has extensive experience of working with children and babies of all ages. She has worked in GP surgeries, NHS walk-in centres and in the community. She joined both Samedaydoctor and BabyJabs in 2016.
Jane is very calm with a friendly and confident manner.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jane Paterson
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jane Paterson
Jane grew up in Australia where she trained to be a registered nurse. She then moved to Oxford where she worked as a research nurse.
Her next career step was to train as an anaesthetic nurse, after which Jane became the charge sister of the anaesthetic nursing department at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Later, Jane trained in family planning before becoming interested in acne and rosacea management and undertaking postgraduate diplomas in nurse prescribing and dermatology. These days, she is trained in all aspects of aesthetic medicine and has trained doctors, dentists and nurses in this specialist area. In fact, in 2014, Jane was the trainer on an aesthetics training course that Dr Gill was attending, which is how they initially met.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane trained to be a COVID vaccinator. This experience renewed her interest in disease prevention and the vaccination of children and brought her into the BabyJabs fold in 2022.
Jane is warm and friendly and loves working with children and their parents.
Registered Nurse Shabana Ali
Registered Nurse Shabana Ali
Shabana trained as a nurse at London City University and qualified in 2011. She and Dr Gill first met in 2009 when the latter was a junior doctor on the ward where Shabana was doing a nursing placement.
In fact, Shabana has worked in the NHS for over 20 years, having started as a Healthcare Assistant and then Rehabilitation Assistant before she qualified as a nurse. She then went on to work as an A&E nurse, seeing both adults and children.
Shabana joined BabyJabs in 2022. She has a very child-friendly approach and helps to put children at ease.
Nurse Prescriber
Jenny Henderson
Nurse Prescriber Jenny Henderson
If you attend BabyJabs Leicester for your child’s vaccinations, your family will be in Jenny’s capable hands.
With more than 15 years of post-qualification experience, Jenny is an experienced nurse and an independent nurse prescriber. Her diverse background encompasses roles as a lead general practice nurse, midwife, community nurse, and intensive care nurse. This varied experience has equipped her with an extensive skillset ranging from wound care, vaccination, and cryotherapy to specialties in travel health, women’s health, and diabetes management.
Individual advice about what’s right for your child
Need advice about your child’s vaccinations? Our clinical team is here to help.
