Senior Nursing Team

Inpatients at the Parkside Suite stay in hotel standard accommodation and are looked after by our experienced and friendly nursing staff, led by Clinical Matron Sally Hannaway. As well as providing expert care, our nursing team are on hand to answer any questions or worries you might have, ensuring that your stay is as stress-free as possible. For more information about the Parkside Suite, please contact us on 01276 604895 or fill out our online enquiry form. 

(L-R: Annette Gericke, Catherine Dawes, Sally Hannaway, Fiona Charlesworth)

Sally Hannaway

Clinical Matron, Parkside Suite

Sally is the Clinical Matron for Private Patients at the Parkside Suite and is responsible for the long stay, short stay, pre-operative and outpatients department. After training at the Guildford School of Nursing, Sally went on to work in the Accident and Emergency department of the Royal Surrey County Hospital. She later joined Parkside as a staff nurse before progressing to Junior Sister, Ward Manager and then Clinical Matron in 2008. Sally is immensely proud of her ward and their consistently high standards of patient care and is enthusiastic about the role that Parkside services play in generating income for the wider Trust. Sally has grown up children – with children of their own – and in her spare time enjoys film, theatre and book clubs. 

Fiona Charlesworth

Sister, Parkside Suite

Fiona trained at the University of Surrey and qualified in 2003 with a Diploma in Nursing Studies. She then worked on a rotation programme for newly qualified nurses and gained experience in Medicine, Orthopaedics and Private Patients. After finishing the rotation programme, Fiona spent a further year in Medicine before returning to Parkside as a staff nurse. In 2005, Fiona completed and passed her Mentor Preparation Course in order to mentor student nurses and later completed the Frimley Park Management Programme. She became a Sister on the Parkside Suite in 2006. She enjoys the diverse, multi-specialty patient care that the Parkside Suite delivers, with particular interests in General Surgery and Cardiology.

Catherine Dawes

Sister, Parkside Suite

Catherine trained at St Thomas's Hospital and qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1994. After 12 years experience in orthopaedics at St Thomas's, Kingston and St. Richards Hospitals, she began work at the Parkside Suite in 2006. She has also completed a BSc Hons degree in Nursing with the University of Portsmouth. Catherine is passionate about ensuring high standards of nursing care are maintained at all times. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, flower arranging and gardening.

Annette Gericke

Practice Development Facilitator

Annette is responsible for training, education and awareness for all clinical staff in the Parkside Suite.