Darwen Healthcare, Darwen Health Centre, James Street West, Darwen, BB3 1PYTel: 01254 226691
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 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 for Student Nurses.
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
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
Gully