Staff Intro

James Bennett (Vet)

James graduated from the Royal Veterinary College and began his career in Hong Kong: a high pressure environment with a busy and varied caseload, frequently treating critical ailments. Having moved back to London, James worked in Wimbledon for three years, where he gained a further qualification in Feline Practice, before joining the team at Elizabeth Street as the Senior Veterinary Surgeon. James is an LVI, and so is able to issue passports under the PETS scheme and discuss export requirements. James consults from Monday to Friday.

Helen Wikeley (Vet)

Helen qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 1999. She worked at the RSPCA Harmsworth Hospital for a number of years, where she saw a very large caseload and encoutered illnesses which would be considered rare in smaller clinics. Helen worked on the emergency vet rota at Elizabeth Street for 3 years before joining the day clinic in 2006. She works from Monday to Wednesday each week. Helen is also an LVI with the ability to handle passport or export issues.

Fionah Wells (Practice Administrator)

Fionah initially started working for the clinic as the morning receptionist in 1984. Over the years her hours and responsibilities have grown: she is now Practice Administrator and Secretary. Fionah has a great depth of knowledge about the practice and the local area and is always available to give advice.

Johanna Gilmore (Head Nurse)

Jo qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1999. She started working at Elizabeth Street in 2005 after gaining a large amount of experience at the Blue Cross Hospital. Jo is a qualified Hills pet nuritionist and also one of our 4 emergency night nurses.

Kate Johnson (Vet Nurse)

Kate splits her time between acting as our nurse trainer and assessor, being part of the team of nurses looking after patients and caring for her daughter at home. Kate and James were colleagues at his previous clinic. She is keen to discuss canine behavioural problems and will give happily advice to new pet owners on any aspect of companion animal care.

 Claire Sedgwick (Vet Nurse)

Claire qualified in 2003 as a veterinary nurse and joined Elizabeth Street in 2007. She is one of our 4 emergency night nurses. She runs Animal Matters a behavioural and one to one dog training service. Claire also co-founded 'Help the Street Animals' a charity based in Morocco.

Felicity Forbes (Vet Nurse)

Felicity joined the team early in this year having moved to the UK from New Zealand, via Australia. She has given up the beach life in Sydney to work with us in central London. Felicity (Flick) is mad about all animals and is particularly talented at soothing fractious felines. 

Cheryl Laks (Vet Nurse)

Cheryl qualified as a veterinary nurse in Australia  and has subsequently worked in a variety of private and charity veterinary hospitals both at home and in the UK. She joined our team of night nurses in 2010 having most recently been involved with the Celia Hammond Animal Trust.

Dylan Reynolds (Vet Nurse)

Dylan joined our out of hours team in 2010 having worked at the Blue Cross emergency service for a number of years. He is also studying for a Masters degree in Politics. 

Hannah Smith (Student Vet Nurse)

Hannah is enrolled at the College of Animal Welfare in order to continue her training to become a registered veterinary nurse. She recently passed her examinations allowing her to enter the final year of her studies. She is also planning on undertaking further training in animal nutrition. Hannah started working at Elizabeth Street Veterinary Clinic in 2008.

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