Meet the Team

Doctors

DR MK Datta, MBBS, DGO (Cal), FRCOG (Lond) Senior Partner

Dr H Singh, M.D MRCGP Partner

Dr M MacKenzie, MBChB Locum

Dr J Watson, MBChB, DRCOG, DffP Locum

Dr R Kiran, MBBS, MRCGP Locum

Jean Hall, Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Nursing Team

Gwen Clarke, Practice Respiratory Nurse, Lead Practice Nurse

Anisha Hafeji, Practice Nurse

Nazia Khan, Healthcare Assistant

Sakshi Kaur, Trainee HCA and Receptionist

Practice Nurses have routine appointments throughout the day. They provide non scheduled appointments providing flexibility for busy working people and to allow extra support for those needing a guardian. Clinics can involve:

  • Long Term Conditions i.e. COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, CHD, Hypertension, Mental Health, Depression, Learning Disabilities
  • Cancer Reviews
  • Women’s health – contraception, cervical screening
  • New or NHS Patient Checks
  • Phlebotomy
  • Childhood immunisations and Adult vaccinations

Practice Team

Practice Manager

Rosemary Emmonds, MMI, Med, B.Ed (Hons), Cert Ed, PG Couns, MAMS, will be able to help you with administrative and non-medical aspects and to discuss any suggestions, comments or complaints.

Receptionists

We hope you find our receptionists friendly and efficient. They have the difficult job of keeping both doctors and patients happy. They are trained Care Navigators; so to enable them to direct you to the appropriate service you will be asked for a brief indication of your illness. All our staff members receive training and appreciate the need to fully protect your confidentiality.

Jane Eaton              – Reception Manager

Michael Coar           – Data Coordinator

Rucksana Ellahi      – Secretary

Harpreet Kaur         – Secretary (bank)

Safia Bi                   – Lead Receptionist

Annalise Turner       – Receptionist

Amreen Tawasin     – Receptionist

Angela Shorrock      – Receptionist

Zainab Sidat            – Receptionist

Kayla Mccutcheon   – Receptionist

Administrative staff

We have a team who assist us with our secretarial and administrative requirements such as Choose and Book referrals and read-coding.

Attached Staff

District Nurses

The district nursing team provides full community nursing services including care for the terminally ill at home. Contact number: 01254 663670.

Midwives

A Blackburn team of midwives will co-ordinate maternity care at the Birthing Centre 01254 733434 and running antenatal clinics and at the Sure Start Centre in Pringle Street on Friday mornings. Contact number: 01254 507750.

Health Visitors

Our attached health visitors work primarily with families and young children. Contact number: 01254 584344.

Clinical Community Pharmacist – Tasneem Moosa

Our Clinical Pharmacists consult with and treats patients directly. They undertake medication reviews and provide advice and support to patients who are taking multiple medicines (polypharmacy) and are managing long-term conditions.  They also support the rest of the clinical team with resolving day-to-day medicine issues and providing clinical advice about medications and treatments. She helps update repeat medication and also reviews some patients on complex or multiple drugs. She has bookable clinics on Friday mornings.

Practice Pharmacy Technician – Victoria Brown

Our Pharmacy Technician supports all members of the practice team with medication related issues or projects. Andrea also provides a link role to our local pharmacies.