Office & Management

Nicki joined as managing director in June 2023. She brings with her a wealth of HR experience, having previously served as HR Director with Mission East. Prior to that, she led the HR team at Traidcraft Plc and Traidcraft Exchange.

Nicki Davies-Jones

Managing Director

Jane is our longest-serving staff member having joined HealthLink360 in 2004 as Book keeper before subsequently taking on the role of Office and Accounts Manager. She is responsible for much of the day to day running of the organisation, budgeting, monitoring financial transactions, troubleshooting IT issues and organising building repairs and equipment maintenance. She has recently been responsible for the building and installation of new software to increase our administrative efficiency and enable a paper-lite service.

Jane Wright

Accounts Officer & Office Coordinator

Elaine joined HealthLink360 in 2014 and keeps our Travel Clinic running smoothly. With an extensive background in banking she brings to the role excellent skills in client care, organisation and IT.

Elaine Tulloch

Travel Clinic Receptionist


Administrator Elaine joined us in June 2022. Having worked in Secondary Education for many years Elaine enjoyed a change of direction during the pandemic when she took on increased admin responsibilities. This encouraged her to seek a new challenge, transferring her educational admin skills to a clinical environment.

Elaine Smith

Administrator

Ruth joined the team in March 2020. Her experience includes creating, implementing and managing PR and marketing campaigns for both the corporate and charity sector, which involves everything from copywriting and media relations to social media management.

Ruth Punna

Marketing and Communications Officer

Kamala joined the team in 2018 as our marketing and communications advisor. Her first assignment was to redesign our website, which was completed and launched in January 2019. With a background in media and the creative industries, her work as a freelance writer has covered documentary, drama, as well as websites and publications for charities, including the highly commended marketing campaign for Edinburgh-based trypraying.

Kamala Santos

Marketing and Communications Support


Travel Nurses

Formerly the CEO of HealthLink360 Judy brings to her nursing role, a wealth of travel health expertise.

Judy Hughes

Travel Nurse Specialist

Bachelor of Nursing, RGN and Affiliate Member RCPSG

Maddie joined HealthLink360 recently in 2022. She has worked in a number of different areas including Oncology/Haematology and has a special interest in travel medicine.


Maddie Guy

Travel Nurse

Bachelor of Nursing, RGN

 

Doctors

Katrina is a GP who has worked in various practices across the Edinburgh and Midlothian regions. She has an interest in family planning and has previous experience working in Occupational Health. Katrina is now leading our medical team as Medical Co-ordinator.

Dr Katrina Catton

Medical Team Co-ordinator

MBChB, MRCGP, DFSRH

Carolyn completed GP training in 2005. She has worked in a variety of General Practice settings and out of hours services. She has a particular interest in paediatrics and family planning and is taking a key medical role in our on-line health screening for young adults embarking on short-term overseas placements.

Dr Carolyn Winney

Medical Doctor

MBChB, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DFSRH

Sheila graduated from Edinburgh medical school.  She is a GP and has been working with the Ministry of Defence for the last 12 yrs. She thoroughly enjoys working as a GP and also teaches at Dundee University as a tutor in the medical school. She has a further interest in psychiatry,  and studied psychology in the USA.

Dr Sheila Ferguson

Medical Doctor

MBChB

Ewan is a GP at the University of Edinburgh student health centre. He has an interest in travel medicine and is a member of the RCPS(Glasg) Faculty of Travel Medicine. He has also recently been awarded fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Ewan has a keen interest in overseas mission and has undertaken medical assessments for clients of HL360 since 2013.

Dr Ewan Clark

Medical Doctor

MBChB, BMSc, DRCOG, DFSRH, DCH, DipTravMed, MFTM RCPS (Glasg), MRCSEd, FRCGP

Emma is a GP in Edinburgh and has worked in various practices and out of hours services. She has an interest in Travel Medicine and completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene in 2016.

Dr Emma Bain

Medical Doctor

MBChB, MRCGP, DTM&H

 

Mental Health Team

Chris came to HealthLink360 in June 2014. Prior to this he worked in the NHS with a community mental health team. Chris is now Head of Psychological Services at HealthLink360. He has volunteering experience in Nigeria and Uganda and specializes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Chris Dunkerley

Clinical Psychologist

BA(Hons), PGCE, Dip Psych, DClinPsy

Naomi is a Clinical Psychologist with 10 years clinical experience. Since qualifying Naomi has worked for the NHS in child and adolescent services in the North East, and then in both child and family services and adult mental health services in Lancashire. She is also an Associate Tutor for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University and co-ordinates their mentoring scheme for trainee Clinical Psychologists.

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Naomi Allen

Clinical Psychologist

BSc Psych (Hons), C.Psychol.

Originally a Veterinary Surgeon, Cynthia spent thirty years out of the UK in Africa, France and the USA, raising four children in different cultures. After years of involvement in pastoral care in churches, she retrained as a counsellor. This gives her the professional skill which, alongside her cross-cultural experience, enables her to understand and support those who use HealthLink360.

Cynthia Jeffries

Counsellor

BVSc, MRCVS, Certificate in Pastoral Care, Dip Counselling, COSCA Accredited

Gidget is a qualified integrative counsellor. She has been practicing since 2011, completed her qualification in Edinburgh. Born and educated in Singapore. She had worked for local and multi-international companies in Singapore and Hong Kong and was involved in mission work in Thailand before moving to the UK.

Gidget Wong

Counsellor

Dip Counselling, MCOSCA

 
 

Dr Michael E Jones

Founder and Consultant Advisor

MBChBFRCP (Edin, Glasg, Lond), FFFTM RCPS (Glasg), Dip PC

Elizabeth Jones

Founder and former Director of Psychological Services.

Our Founders

Mike and Elizabeth Jones founded HealthLink360 in 1983. Elizabeth was the first Director of Psychological Services, gaining a Diploma in Pastoral Counselling at the University of Nottingham and an MPhil at Bangor University. Elizabeth spearheaded the development of psychological screening for candidates alongside a counselling and psychotherapy service. As our Consultant Physician, Mike stepped back from clinical work at the end of 2018, but is now a Consultant Advisor. From 1976-1982 Mike was a Medical Specialist at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, a teaching hospital in Tanzania. His career in the field of Travel Health and Infectious Diseases includes: Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General, Edinburgh, Consultant in ID at the Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, Edinburgh, Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at RCPS Glasgow 2012-15, advisor to the GP Newspaper Pulse on travel health from 1994 to 2020, Chair of the Psychological Health of Travellers Interest Group for the International Society for Travel Medicine (ISTM) 2014-17, Editor of the journal Tropical Doctor 1995-2002, and Associate Editor of Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 2015-18. He was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the International Society of Travel Medicine in 2019 with a potential 6 year term.