About Us
At Curaleaf Clinic, formerly Sapphire Clinics, we set the standard for high quality patient care and are proud to employ some of the top healthcare professionals and experts working in the field.
Curaleaf Clinic Multidisciplinary Team
Dr Michael Platt
MA MBBS FRCA FFPMRCA
Specialising in conditions causing Chronic Pain
Dr James Rucker
MBBS, BSc, MRCPsych, PhD
Specialising in Anxiety, PTSD, Depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr Shaheen Khan
BSc, MSc, MBBS, FRCP
Specialising in Palliative Care
Dr Mark Weatherall
MBBC, FRCP, PhD, MA
Specialising in Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Insomnia, Epilepsy, and Parkinson’s
Dr Jonathan Hoare
MA, FRCP, PhD
Gastroenterology / General Medicine
Dr Sushil Beri
MBBS, MD, DNB, MRCPCH
Paediatric Neurology
Pharmacy Team
Katy McLachlan
MPharm, PgCert, PgDip, IPresc, MFCI
Chief Pharmacist
Evonne Clarke
BSc(Hons), MSc, IPresc
Patient Care Director
Operations Team
Judith Kelly
Customer Services Manager
Ben Lee
Software Engineer
Amy Abbott
Assistant Clinic Manager
Emma Keillor
Compliance and Training Team Leader
Suzy Petty
Business Development and Operations Manager
Leadership Team
Dr Ross Coomber
BSc (hons), MBBS, FRCS, PGCERT
Operations Director
Aran Samra
MChem (Oxon) ACA
Clinic Director
Dr Avani Bhanushali
MSc, BDS
Head of Clinical Operations
Katy McLachlan
MPharm, PgCert, PgDip, IPresc, MFCI
Chief Pharmacist
Dr Simon Erridge
MBBS, BSc
Research Director
How it works
1
Check your eligibility by answering a short set of questions and sharing your relevant medical records.
You can create an account with Curaleaf Clinic using your NHS login. This allows you to swiftly share your health and social care records which will help us quickly assess your eligibility for a consultation.
2
Our clinicians will review your application and, if suitable, you will be invited to book a virtual appointment with a specialist in your condition.
At this stage, let us know if you would like to join the Curaleaf Access Scheme and contribute your health data to the UK Medical Cannabis Registry. Discounted appointments are available for those enrolled in the scheme.
3
After your consultation, our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of doctors and pharmacists will assess whether medical cannabis is appropriate for you.
If approved, your prescription will be sent to your nominated pharmacy, who will contact you to arrange payment and delivery, straight to your door.
Depending on regional availability you may also choose for your prescription to be sent to a local pharmacy for collection.
4
The quality of your care is of the utmost importance, so our support doesn’t stop at delivery. Our patient coordinators are on-hand to answer your questions and care admin is made simple with the Curaleaf Clinic Web App, where you can book appointments, request repeat prescriptions, track your reported health outcomes, and access help sheets covering a range of frequently asked questions.
What legal changes have been made?
On 1st November 2018 the law in the UK was changed regarding medical cannabis. The change was to the Misuse of Drugs regulations 2001. Medical cannabis was re-scheduled from a schedule 1 drug (this means of no medical benefit) to a schedule 2 drug (this allows doctors to prescribe medical cannabis in certain situations).
In practice this means that some patients who have exhausted conventional therapies are able to receive a prescription for medical cannabis. Only doctors on the specialist register of the GMC are authorised to prescribe cannabis medications, and satisfy the the guidelines issued by GMC, NHS England and MHRA.