Doctors
Dr Cruz Augustine
GP
MBBS, MRCGP, MRCP
Male
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Dr Augustine graduated in the year 2000 from Madras, India and did his hospital training at Blackpool Victoria Hospital since 2002 in specialities including medicine, paediatrics and emergency medicine.
He joined the practice in 2007 and has a diverse medical interest with special interests in cardiac disease, diabetes, epilepsy, child health, family planning and minor surgery. He is a trainer and mentor for trainee doctors.
Other languages spoken: Tamil and Malayalam
He joined the practice in 2007 and has a diverse medical interest with special interests in cardiac disease, diabetes, epilepsy, child health, family planning and minor surgery. He is a trainer and mentor for trainee doctors.
Other languages spoken: Tamil and Malayalam
Dr Prasanna Anthony
GP
MBBS (SL), MCRP (UK), MRCP (Edin), MRCPS, MRCGP, PgDip Diab (UK)
Male
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Originating from Sri Lanka, Dr Anthony has been associated with the practice since August 2011. He completed his GP training at Arnold Medical Centre in Blackpool and Fernbank Surgery in Freckleton.
Other languages spoken: Sinhalese (Sri Lankan language)
Other languages spoken: Sinhalese (Sri Lankan language)
Dr Joydip Majumder
GP
BSc (St. Andrews), MBCHB (Manchester) MRCS, MRCGP, diploma of GP education (UCLAN).
Male
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Dr Majumder joined the practice in May 2015 and has interests in dermatology, ENT, and medical education. He does a wide range of joint injections too and is passionate about research in General Practice. Joydip is an accredited GP Trainer, Appraiser, LMC Mentor and has various undergraduate supervisory roles at Manchester University. Outside of the surgery Dr Majumder is a keen runner and swimmer, takes part in triathlons, and also enjoys sketching.
Other languages spoken: Bengali
Other languages spoken: Bengali
Dr Praveen Vincent
GP
Male
Dr Deepak Biyani
Male
Nursing Team
Jacqui Baseley
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Female
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Jacqui started working with the surgeries in November 2020, running clinics dealing with everything from children to adults. With a long career starting in the 1980s when she became a qualified nurse, she has specialised into becoming a nurse practitioner, as well as worked in orthopaedics as a ward manager. She enjoys helping children, and additionally has further education and learning into Alzheimer’s.
She enjoys driving and travelling, and is a great fan of Disney.
She enjoys driving and travelling, and is a great fan of Disney.
Jane Keane
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Female
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Sister Anne Aitken
Practice Nurse
RGN, RM, Diabetes Dip (2005), COPD Dip (2014), Dip Family Planning (2000).
Female
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Anne has worked across both practices since 2009 and runs chronic disease clinics as well as most general nursing clinics. She specialises in sexual health, family planning and travel health.
Sister Debbie Preston
Practice Nurse
RGN 1989, Registered midwife 1992-2003, Specialist practitioner degree 2001, Family planning diploma 2004, Diabetes diploma 2006, Insulin initiation course 2009.
Female
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Debbie has worked at Adelaide Street practice for nearly 20 years. She specialises in diabetes, but also has a special interest in sexual health and family planning services within primary care.
Sister Jayne Brown
Practice Nurse
Female
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Sister Karen Williams
Practice Nurse
Karen specialises in Asthma & Diabetes.
Female
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Sister Paris Holgate
Practice Nurse
Female
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Sister Sarah Mullen
Practice Nurse
Female
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Sarah has worked for the surgery since December 2020, originally gaining their experience in acute nursing care in the various wards in a hospital setting. Sarah moved from hospital care to general practice, as she wanted to work more intimately within the community, to help people manage their long term conditions. Specialising in diabetes, heart disease and wound care, she continues to develop and learn more to ensure her ability to help people.
Lorraine Murphy
Nurse Associate
Qualifications: Health & Social Care Level 2 (2005), Health & Social Care Level 3 (2015), Phlebotomy (2017).
Female
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Lorraine also originally joined the practice as a receptionist in May 2015 and is thoroughly enjoying providing a more caring role to our patients. She has passed both level 2 & 3 qualifications in health & social care, and qualified in phlebotomy in Dec 2017. Lorraine is currently furthering her career in healthcare by studying to become a nursing associate.
Michelle White
Assistant Practitioner
Female
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Heather Ainsworth
Healthcare Assistant
Female
Stacey Boyd
Trainee Nurse Associate
Female
Practice Team
Emma Phillips
Practice Manager
Female
Alahna Canning
Support Manager
Female
Joshua Evans
Systems Manager
Male
Brogan Parkinson
Lead Secretary
Female
Alison Morden
Reception Manager
Female
Nikki Howes
Reception Supervisor
Female
Douglas Shevills
Team Leader
Male
Gail Green
Team Leader
Female
Michelle Cross
Prescriptions Clerk
Female
Additional Staff
Usman Mohammed
Pharmacist
Usmans’ qualifications include a Masters in mpharm from 2018, and additional CPP qualifications ever since, and gained his prescribing qualifications in 2023.
Male
Angela Bremner
Physician Associate
Female
Dawn Mercer
Physician Associate
Dawn studied Applied Psychology and went on to work in Substance Misuse Services and Inpatient Forensic Mental Health Services for 11 years. She then returned to study, and graduated from UClan in 2020 with a PGDip in Physician Associate Studies.
Female
Emily Robinson
Physician Associate
Female
PCN Staff
Blackpool Central West Primary Care Network employs several staff who run clinics out of our surgeries, as well as the other surgeries part of the PCN.
Non-urgent advice: Clinical Care Coordinator
A care co-ordinator is a trained health professional who helps by consulting with patients and determining their needs, developing care plans, coordinating patient-care services, educating patients about their condition, and working with the care team to evaluate interventions.
Caitlin Grogan
Clinical Care Coordinator
Female
Carolyn Williams
Clinical Care Coordinator
Female
Chloe Urmson
Clinical Care Coordinator
Female
Lynsey Waterland
Clinical Care Coordinator
Female
Nikita Ibbotson
Clinical Care Coordinator
Female
Non-urgent advice: Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapists, or OTs, work with anyone who may be experiencing physical, psychological and/or social problems, either from birth or as a result of trauma, illness or ageing. An OTs goal is to help patients have independent, productive, and satisfying lives.
Julie Crompton
Occupational Therapist
Female
Non-urgent advice: Social Prescriber
Social prescribing helps you to explore extra services that may support you to improve your health, well-being and independence. A social prescriber can tell you about what activities and services are available locally and help you to access them.
Caron Lydon
Social Prescriber
Female
Claire Hardman
Social Prescriber
Female
Jodie Ives
Social Prescriber
Female
Katie Lee
Social Prescriber
Female
Non-urgent advice: Pharmacist
PCN pharmacists assist practice pharmacists in their role, providing supplementary support with medication queries, clinical audits, clinical documents, and additionally with medication reviews.
Jaspreet Marbay
Pharmacist
Female
Grace Ajulo
Pharmacist
Female
Non-urgent advice: Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Emma France
Pharmacy Technician
Female
Leanne Armitage
Pharmacy Technician
Female