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Meet the Team

Mrs. Claire Bland  (D.Pod.M, M.R.C.Pod)

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I qualified in 1985 at Huddersfield University. My first post was for Barking, Havering and Brentwood NHS followed by Southend NHS.

At this point I started in private practice whilst bringing up my 2 children. Private practice became a full time occupation when my husband joined me and we built New Century Clinic.

I especially enjoy the general running and organising of the clinics and nail surgery.

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Works at New Century Clinic.

Mr. Matthew Bland  (BSc Hons, M.R.C.Pod)

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My first career was in engineering however wanting a better quality of home life I decided to retrain and become a Podiatrist. I graduated from The London Foot Hospital, part of UCL, in 1998. From there I went straight into private practice utilising my engineering skills in the field of biomechanics. I manufacture orthotics and this has enabled me to gain consultant referrals.

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Works at New Century Clinic, Lampits Hill Clinic & Rochford Podiatry Clinic.

Miss Maria fe de Juan Velasco  (BSc, M.R.C.Pod)

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Originally from Spain, I trained as a nurse and continued to follow this career after moving to England. I decided on a career change to podiatry and qualified in 2003 at the University of London. At present I work in both the NHS and private sector, dealing with high risk patients. I am involved in clinic based work, hospital visits and treating the house bound.

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Works at Rochford Podiatry Clinic & carries out home visits.

Mr Jack Kirby (BSc Hons, M.R.C.Pod)

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I graduated from the University of Brighton with a 1st class honours degree having always known I wanted to pursue a career in healthcare.
My special interests lie with sports injuries and bio-mechanics due to my background in sport. I play football for my local town and am a keen golfer. I have spent time studying pressure analysis of the feet as the golfer swings.
In 2015 I formed part of the medical team for the London and Brighton Marathon. This involved caring for the feet after the gruelling distance, assessing and treating runners.While maintaining this core interest, I enjoy providing general podiatric care, which includes toe nail reconstruction and nail surgery.

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Works at Lampits Hill Clinic & Rochford Podiatry Clinic.

Miss Emily Manby (BSc Hons, M.R.C Pod)

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I graduated with a BSc Honours degree in Podiatry from the University of Brighton in 2021.

From early teens I knew I wanted a career in the healthcare sector where I could participate in the improvement of individuals health and well-being. 

I have been fortunate enough to start work in the private sector and I enjoy developing and furthering my knowledge of general podiatric skills.

I have taken on the responsibility of clinics, home visits, hospital and care homes. 

I have a keen interest in biomechanics as I feel many podiatric pathologies are a result of biomechanical issues.

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Works at New Century Clinic and Lampits Hill Clinic and carries out home visits.

Mrs Tanya Archer (Podiatry Assistant)

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My training has involved practical work and theory. Subjects studied include anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, histology, dermatology, medicine and nail pathologies. As a podiatry assistant I am able to treat ‘at risk’ patients which include diabetics and patients on warfarin.

I work with a podiatrist so I am able to refer on should the patient present with a problem outside of my scope of practice.

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Works at New Century Clinic & Lampits Hill Clinic.

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