Southern Suburbs

• Geriatric and Palliative Care
• Coordinated teamwork to take care of vulnerable patients at home.

After completing my university degree at UCT and internship at Victoria Hospital I went on to do my community service year at False Bay Hospital in 1999.

From there I went abroad and worked as a GP in rural areas of Eastern Canada from 2000-2004. I then returned to Cape Town to be in private GP practice, Brampton Surgery from 2005-2010. 

My dedication to improving geriatric and palliative care motivated me to establish Chariot Health, in 2010, as a home-visit service. Chariot Health has grown steadily over the years to its current capacity in providing coordinated care to patients across the Cape Peninsula and up the West Coast.

‘I have a passionate relationship with music and have been a singer-songwriter-guitarist since the late eighties. I enjoy writing songs and playing in a band with my daughter and other talented musicians.
I have also had a passion for windsurfing since my childhood and have competed at the sports highest levels but now just enjoy being out in the wind and the waves.’

• Primary care geriatrics
• Chronic pain
• Palliative care

I found my way into clinical practice after working as an infectious disease epidemiologist in the Cape Town Metro HIV services. My work with Médecins sans Frontières took me to the frontline of the Ebola epidemic in 2014, and it was working alongside clinicians in the emergency treatment centres in Sierra Leone that inspired me to study Medicine.

I undertook an internship at Victoria Hospital, Wynberg and community service at Retreat Community Health Centre, where I continue to work part time in acute, chronic and palliative care, and geriatric outreach services. I started at Chariot Health in August 2025, focusing on geriatric and palliative care. Having completed a two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine and a certificate in interdisciplinary pain management, I enjoy practicing a patient and family-centred approach to care.

When not working or studying, you might find me cooking a meal for my family, sitting on the couch with my Great Dane, or going for a run with friends.

– Symptom management for chronic and serious illnesses.
– Guiding patients and families through complex health decisions
– Drawing on emergency and critical care experience to provide compassionate, informed support

I trained and worked as a medical doctor in one of the busiest emergency centers in the Western Cape, gaining extensive experience in managing acute, complex, and high-pressure cases. Over time, I’ve shifted my focus toward supporting patients with chronic and serious illnesses, providing compassionate care, symptom management, and guidance for families navigating difficult health decisions. This transition allows me to combine my critical care experience with a more holistic, patient-centered approach, ensuring care that is both informed and deeply supportive.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time in nature, practicing yoga, and exploring mindfulness and personal growth. I’m passionate about film—the stories told, the human experiences represented on screen, and the way different art forms are blended into a single motion picture.

• Geriatric and Palliative Care

I initially trained as a high school teacher and taught Science for two years between 1976 and 1977.

I was persuaded to change to medicine and returned to university, completing my medical degree at the university of Zimbabwe in 1983. My internship was completed in 1984 at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzberg. I stayed on in Pietermaritzberg getting valuable experience working in the Greys / Northdale hospitals unit. I then went on to join the large general practice in Estcourt where I worked as a GP for the next six years to 1993.

My experience since my time in Escort has taken me on two stints with the Anglo-American corporation at the Westvaal Hospital in Orkney (1993-1996 and 1999-2001) and a valuable 3 years as an ICU doctor in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1996-1999).

I returned to the Middle East in 2001 to head the Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine Department in the Muscat Private Hospital in Oman. After six years in Muscat, I was lured over to the UAE to join the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi (ICLDC), where I spent the next 13 years managing diabetes and GP patients.

I returned to Cape Town in 2020 and after a brief GP stint in Constantia, joined Chariot Health in early 2024.

Outside of work my interests include sport, genealogy, philately and music.  

Emergency and remote medicine, geriatric and palliative care, infectious diseases, and research.

The last few years I was working in trauma and emergency medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital. This is where I realised the need for palliative care and felt drawn to this area of medicine. It helped me recognise the importance of this type of care, which begins early to prevent crises and provides patients and their families with education, guidance, and support to reduce hospital admissions.

My transition into this field began with locuming for Chariot Health in order to learn and grow my skills. I am excited to now be a part of the permanent team.

Outside of the workspace I enjoy ultra-marathon trail running, swing dancing and playing piano. 

I have a big passion for incorporating movement, nature, mindfulness and healthy relationships in the path to healing. 

Palliative and geriatric care.

Robyn feels she has a passion for helping people achieve optimal health in spite of adverse circumstances.

Robyn has worked in every dept of a large hospital in S suburbs for the past 20 years. She has gained experience in every area from paediatrics, emergency nursing, orthopaedics and theatre. Robyn retired a year ago and took a long overdue “gap year“, during which she walked the Camino with her husband and did lots of travelling. She loves walking in the mountains, playing tennis and reading.

Rafe and her have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren, so she is always busy!

Surgical, medical, palliative and geriatric care.

After my studies I elected to stay on and work at Groote Schuur Hospital to gain wider experience. The career choices thereafter spanned being Sister in Charge at a Private Hospital (Leeuwendal), working in palliative care in satellite community clinics, and as a team leader at St Lukes Hospice, 2 township/community developmental projects, HIV care, and thereafter in geriatric care in a care facility in Cape Town. I have since joined the team at Chariot and have found it to be extremely rewarding and educational.

My interests include road running, writing poetry and baking/cooking.

I feel extremely grateful to have a strong tribe of friends, gathered since junior school in Cape Town, with whom I maintain a lot of contact and derive great support.

Palliative Care and Community Nursing

I am a trained palliative Care Nursing Sister, working with Chariot Health in the Southern Suburb communities. I have worked in Palliative Care since 2016 in both public and private settings. I am devoted to supporting patients and families who are needing home support as well as increasing both community and health professionals’ awareness around Palliative Care and what it can offer.

In my free time I can be found enjoying forest and mountain walks around Cape Town, with my family.

Palliative and Geriatric care

Once I had qualified I spent the next 14 years travelling between the UK and Southern Africa every six months. I am registered as a nurse in England, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. While completing my hospice course and working as a nurse, I also started volunteering at St Luke’s. This experience inspired me to join their full time staff in 2007, where I dedicated a decade of service before moving to Chariot Health.

My dedication to St Luke’s extended beyond my work, as I participated in two 21km fundraising walks for the organisation in 2011 and 2012, alongside two colleagues.

Adding a touch of adventure to my life, I embarked on a memorable week-long hike in the Annapurna Mountain Range in the Himalayas with my daughter in 2018.

Palliative and Geriatric care

After qualifying I ran the Clinic for the Department of Mines in Port Nolloth and did district in the Richtersveld and surrounds for nearly 3 years. After getting married we moved to Cape Town where I worked a various Private Hospitals in between having and bringing up our two children.

For the last 10½ years I worked at a Retirement Village in Pinelands, where my love of older people really developed.

Emergency and Trauma, Mental Health, Community Nursing and Palliative Care

I’m originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with 18 years of clinical experience in Emergency and Trauma, Mental Health, and Community Nursing in remote communities across Canada’s Arctic.

I moved to Cape Town 2 years ago to be with my South African husband who I met on a dive boat in Indonesia in 2019. 

Most recently, I worked on a medical oncology inpatient unit and have been volunteering with a Non-Profit Organisation doing school-based health screenings in early childhood development centres in Capricorn.

Throughout my nursing career and volunteer work in South Africa, I’ve developed a deep understanding of the complexities patients and families face when navigating healthcare systems. These experiences have shaped my approach to care—I strive to provide compassionate and streamlined support to all patients, while making meaningful use of my skills and interests in this profession.

Outside of work, I enjoy yoga, hiking, gardening, cross country skiing, and backcountry canoe & kayak trips in the wilderness.