Fleet Street Clinic

Sally qualified from St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in 1986.  She trained in accident and emergency and psychiatry before working as a locum and subsequently as resident medical officer in a private hospital in the south of England.  She then took the opportunity to work for several years as a journalist when she worked as part of the editorial team of several national magazines.  She was health editor as well as general features writer covering travel, books and gardening - interests that she continues to pursue.  She became an associate in a private GP practice in the City in 1995, and came to work at the Fleet Street Clinic in 2003.

Will Cave qualified from the Middlesex hospital in 1986. After six years in hospital medicine he circumnavigated the world in a self-restored 34-foot yacht, returning in 1995 to complete his GP training. He achieved membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1996.

After studying tropical medicine at Liverpool University he spent seven years working in South Asia, six of them in Nepal at a primary health care and emergency clinic for foreign residents, travellers and mountaineers. He has post-graduate qualifications in child health, obstetrics, gynaecology, family planning, travel and tropical medicine. 

Dr Cave still travels when he can.  In 2009 he worked for the Foreign Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh and more recently in Ethiopia where he undertook a brief survey of medical services in Addis Ababa. He is currently a member of the Nathnac advisory committee.

Anton is a graduate of the University of Pretoria in South Africa where he completed degrees, BSc (Microbiology/Physiology) and BChD (Dentistry). He has a wide range of clinical experience gained working in both NHS and private practice.

We welcome Sandy to the Fleet Street Clinic as an Associate Dentist. Having graduated from Guy’s Kings and St. Thomas’ Dental Institute in 2003, Sandy has worked in both NHS and Private Dental Practices in London and Cambridgeshire for the past 9 years.

Shafquet qualified as a Dispensing Optician, winning the Association of British Dispenising Opticans prize for best final year examination before going on to read Optometry at The University of Ulster, Coleraine.  Whilst  reading Optometry, Shafquet completed his registration and was awarded fully registered Dispensing Optician Status.

Shafquet completed his Optometry post-graduate training at the world renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital where he continued as a sessional Optometrist specialising in complex Contact lens work and general adult Optometry and Ophthalmology

Shafquet also worked as a Clinical Supervisor and Mentor at the Institute of Optometry to newly graduated pre-registration Optometrists.

Shafquet was appointed to the first ever NSCAG-funded post of Craniofacial Optometrist at Great Ormond Street Hospital, a post he held for two years.

Conan is a registered member of the Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists.  He has over ten years' experience in the field of general and sports podiatry.

Andrew is a graduate of BCOM (the British College of Osteopathic Medicine) and the University of Westminster with over 10 years' experience at the Fleet Street Clinic.  He is fully registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOSC) and is recognised by BUPA and all other medical insurers.

Ruth is a state-registered Dietitian, a member of the British Dietetic Association, and is registered with the Health Professions Council. She graduated from Kings College London with a degree in nutrition and a diploma in dietetics in 1995. Since then, Ruth has been working within the NHS, mainly in a teaching hospital setting. She has a broad range of clinical experience. Ruth works part time at the Hammersmith Hospital, specialising in renal medicine, and in private practice.

Robert is a Director of Dynamic Change Consultants Limited. He is a Chartered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist registered with the Health Professions Council. He is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Member of the American Psychological Association and South African Health Professions Council. He has more than 25 years' experience consulting in clinical and organisational settings in the UK and abroad. He is also a UKCP Registered Family and Couples Therapist having specialised in Systemic Therapy at the Tavistock Clinic London. Rob also practices cognitive behavioural therapy and is an advocate of time limited and solution focused therapeutic approaches.

Fran is a Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society. Since graduating with a BSc in Psychology (1st class) Fran has gained experience in a variety of clinical and research settings.

She has worked with individuals (adults, older adults, adolescents and children), couples, and families and has facilitated group work. In the NHS Fran has worked in GP practices, Community Mental Health teams, Mental Health Resource Centres as well as in a specific health related setting in a major London Hospital. She also has experience of working within the charity sector, for organisations such as ‘Re-Think’ and ‘Samaritans’, and in a specialist school. Fran is trained and BPS accredited in levels A and B Psychometric testing. This enables her to conduct both personality assessment and aptitude testing which can be helpful when considering career development and staff selection.