Senior GP Partner. 

Dr Dalton undertakes Family Planning including Coil Fittings, Minor Surgery including Steroid Injections, Palliative Medicine.  Dr Dalton is our Diabetic Lead and also lead for Childhood Survelliance and Safeguarding (Adults & Children).  Dr Dalton is also a Medical Undergraduate Trainer.

GMC No: 2824028

MBChB DRGOG

GP Partner. 

Dr Morris undertakes Family Planning inc Coils & Implants, Palliative Care,  and is also our Lead for Women's Health and the Practice Nursing Team.

Dr Morris is the Medical Director for Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissionnig Group.

GMC No: 3116188

MBChB MRCGP BSc DRCOG FPC

GP Partner.

Dr Sudell undertakes Childhood Survellience.  He is our Prescribing Lead (Medicine's Management) and our Caldicott Lead.  Dr Sudell is also a Medical Postgraduate Trainer. 

GMC No: 3196892

MBChB MRCGP BSc

GP Partner.

Dr Ninan is the GP with Special Interest in Cardiology and holds his clinics here.  He also undertakes Minor Surgery inc. Steriod Injections and Ingrowing Toenails.  Dr Ninan is also a Medical Undergraduate & Postgraduate Trainer.

GMC No: 4275798

MBBS MRCP MRCGP DRCOG

GP Partner.

Dr Umer has an interest in Palliative Care.  He is also Chair of Local Primary Care (Federation of general practices in Blackburn with Darwen).

GMC No: 6145518

MBChB BSc MRCGP DROG

Dr Killalea.

GMC No: 6127915

MBChB MRCGP

Dr Hogarth works at the practice 2 days a week.  She has an interest in Palliative Medicine and also works sessions at East Lancashire Hospice. 

GMC:7013947

MBBS, MRCGP

GP Partner

Dr Hussain started off at the practice as our long term locum GP covering maternity leave and then became a salaried GP before joining the partnership.  He works at the practice 4 days a week.  He is our Undergraduate Training Lead. 

GMC No: 7080461

MBChB BSc

Dr Ashwini Mudugal.  GMC No: 6168903

Dr Mudugal is our GPST3.  She is with Darwen Healthcare for 12 months while she finishes her GP Training.

Dr Zareen Naseem - GPST3

Dr Naseem is with us for one year whilst she completes her GP training.  Dr Naseem enjoys seeing children and women's health. 

Debbie is our Advanced Nurse Practitioner and is also a 'Queen's Nurse'.  Debbie works alongside our GPs in our on the day surgeries.  Debbie is our Respiratory Lead, under takes Minor Surgery, Contraceptive Implant Clinics and Cervical Screening.  Debbie is a mentor and Sign Off Mentor for Student Nurses.

Julia is our is our Advanced Nurse Practitioner and works alongside our GPs in our on the day surgeries.  Julia does home visits most mornings.  Julia also sees patients with Chronic Diseases and is a mentor and Sign Off Mentor  for Student Nurses and holds a Practice Teacher qualification.

Katrina is our Practice Nurse.  Katrina sees patients in clinic for Chronic Diseases such as Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, CKD, Childhood Vaccinations, Travel Immunisations and Cervical Screening.  Katrina is also a mentor for Student Nurses.

Raesa is our Practice Nurses.  

Raesa has Childhood Vaccination Clinics, Travel Vaccinations, Diabetes, Cervical Screening Clinics and NHS Health Checks.  Raesa is also a mentor for Student Nurses.

Simon Holden - Paramedic Practitioner

Simon recently joined darwen healthcare as a Paramedic practitioner seeing patients in clinic, and doing home visits.  Previously to this Simon has spent 15 years registered as a HCPC Paramedic with North West Ambulance service and has 19 years altogether experience working on an Emergency Ambulance.

With range of clinical skills from basic observations to 12 lead ECG interpretation, cannulation to intubation, trauma management, emergency medical presentations, acute exacerbation of chronic conditions.

Maria is our Assistant Practitioner

Maria holds clinics for Weight Management, Childhood Surveillance Clinics, Phlebotomy, Blood Pressures, Well Person Clinics, CKD monitoring, Asthma, Pre- Diabetes & Diabetes Clinics & assists in Minor Surgery Clinics.

Terri is our Trainee Assistant Practitioner

Our trainee assistant practitioner assists medical personnel in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. Our healthcare assistant's job responsibilities' include:  Providing flu, pneumococcal and B12 injections • BP monitoring • New patient registration checks • BP monitoring • Urinalysis • Phlebotomy •  Provide lifestyle advice  to patients  • Weight monitoring

Gully

Our healthcare assistants assist medical personnel in the care of practice patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. Our healthcare assistant's job responsibilities' include:  Providing flu, pneumococcal and B12 injections • BP monitoring • New patient registration checks • BP monitoring • Urinalysis • Phlebotomy •  Provide lifestyle advice  to patients  • Weight monitoring

Ann Neville is our Practice Manager and has worked at the practice since August 2013 starting in post as our Customer Service Manager and promoted to Practice Manager in December 2014. Ann has many years experience in Management and has worked in several areas of the NHS including GP Practice, Physiotherapy, Cancer Services and within a Hospice setting.

Ann  is responsible for the smooth running of the practice and is here to assist you should you have any queries or comments regarding administration or non clinical aspects of your care. Ann can be contacted via reception on 01254 226691 or darwen.healthcare@nhs.net

A suggestion/comments box has been placed on the reception desk should you wish to use this option.

Viv is one of our Senior Receptionists and is responsible for ensuring that the reception runs smoothly throughout the day and can be contacted on 01252 226691.

Debbie is one of our Senior Receptionists and is responsible for ensuring that the reception runs smoothly throughout the day and can be contacted on 01254 226691.

Corporate Governance Administrator

Kim Cunningham

Contract Administrator

Nicola Wright

Administrative Co-ordinator

Susan Hill

Reception Team

Sarah, Sandra, Brenda, Lorraine, Keri, Gully, Tracey, Alex, Louise, Julie, Joanne, Jill and Jade.

Secretarial Team

June and Katie

Administrative Team

Eileen, Philip, Gillian & Catherine 

We have administrative staff including receptionists, Secretary, Clerical Officers and Notes Summarisers. All staff have undergone training and are ready to help you at any time. They may need to ask you for further details when you telephone for medical advice. – This is to ensure we can assist you as speedily as possible. All staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality.

Attached to the practice, we have a Community Matron, District Nurses, Health Visitors, Midwifery Staff, a Counsellor, Alcohol Dependency Service, Practice Pharmacist and drug counselling service. The District Nurses can be contacted on Tel. 226785 – they have an answerphone and messages are picked up daily. The Health Visitors can be contacted on Tel. 226796 - they have an answerphone and messages are picked up daily. Access to all other attached staff is after consultation with a member of the clinical team