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IMPORTANT NOTICE
THE FEDERATION OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN GP SURGERIES IS OFFERING PRIMARY CARE URGENT APPOINTMENTS FOR LOCALLY REGISTERED PATIENTS.
NOTE: Phone lines will be open from 9:30am until 1:30pm.
Clinic sessions will run between 10am and 2pm
Friday 18th April & Monday 21st April
TELEPHONE 01254 965152
The surgery address for this clinic is:
SHIFA SURGERY
BANGOR STREET
BLACKBURN
BB1 6DY

PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE INSTEAD OF GOING TO HOSPITAL FOR PRIMARY CARE PROBLEMS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS AND SICK NOTES WILL NOT BE ISSUED ON THESE DAYS.
THESE APPOINTMENTS CAN ONLY BE BOOKED BY DIALLING THE TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE ON THE DAY. THIS IS NOT A WALK IN SERVICE.
Local Pharmacies that are open can be found at https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy
Over six thousand NHS GP practices in England have been considered in this analysis, with the scoring incorporating: the proportion of patients viewing their overall experience as good, the proportion of patients who had a good experience when they last contacted their GP, and the GP practice’s CQC care quality rating. England's Top 100 GPs in 2024 | HealthSay
Welcome to Darwen Healthcare where your health matters
To Contact the surgery:
Telephone 01254 964640 then select:
- Option 1: GP Appointments
- Option 2: Nurse Appointments
- Option 3: Cancellations
- Option 4: Home Visits
- Option 5: Prescriptions - LINES OPEN 9:-12:00 AND 2:00-5:00PM
- Option 6: Test Results - LINES OPEN: 1:30-5:00
- Option 7: Secretarial and Minor Surgery - Voicemail
- Option 8: Dr Ninan’s Community Cardiology - Voicemail
- Option 9: Pennine Lancs Training Hub - for Health Professionals
To Contact us online or find out today's opening times please click here
You can Email us at: darwen.healthcare@nhs.net
Opening Times

NHS Friends and Family
The CQC rating of Darwen Healthcare was reviewed in July 2023 and they found no evidence that they needed to reassess the Practice and the Nov 2016 rating is still in place.
The results of the NHS Friends and Family test are available on our website at https://www.darwenhealthcare.co.uk/quality-improvement--patient-surveys
We thank all those patients that took time to review their experience on the website.