Dr Qashuf Hussain - Darwen Healthcare (Dr Ninan and Partners)

Dr Qashuf Hussain
Dr Hussain started here as a Locum GP covering maternity leave and is now a partner of Darwen Healthcare.
Dr Hussain is our Undergraduate Training Lead. 
Dr Akram Alzamani

Staff

Doctors

Dr. Mammen Ninan

General Practitioner

Special interests

Medical Undergraduate & Postgraduate Training Cardiology Anti-Coagulation

GMC General Medical Council number

4275798

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

MRCP Member Royal College of Physicians

Dr Mohammed Arif Umer

General Practitioner

Special interests

Chair of Local Primary Care (Federation of general practices in BwD) Palliative Care & Post Graduate Training

GMC General Medical Council number

6145518

Qualifications

BSc Bachelor of Science

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Safwaan Hafez

General Practitioner

Dr Hafez joined the practice in March 2019 having previously undertaken locum sessions. He is our Medicines Lead and plans to become a FY2 Trainer later in the year as the practice has three FY2 (Junior Doctors) on placement each year all spending 4 months in the practice.

GMC General Medical Council number

7149253

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Qashuf Hussain

General Practitioner

Dr Hussain started here as a Locum GP covering maternity leave and is now a partner of Darwen Healthcare.

Dr Hussain is our Undergraduate Training Lead. 

GMC General Medical Council number

7080461

Qualifications

BSc Bachelor of Science

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Jane Killalea

General Practitioner

Dr Killalea graduated from Liverpool University in 2005 and completed my GP training in Merseyside in 2010. She joined the practice in 2014 and have interests in child health surveillance and women's health.

GMC General Medical Council number

6127915

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Akram Alzamani

General Practitioner

Dr Alzamani graduated from medical school in 2002 and started practising in NHS from 2011 first with Acute care (A&E) experience followed by GP training in Bolton.

My interest are mental health, child health and I am planning to expand my skills and knowledge in managing diabetes and skin diseases. I endeavour to follow a holistic approach in my practice.

Special interests

Mental health, child health, diabetes and skin conditions

GMC General Medical Council number

7048493

Qualifications

MD Doctor of Medicine

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Other languages

Farsi

Practice nursing team

Mrs Debbie Yates

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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 Mullaney

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Julai is our Advanced Nurse Practioner and works alongside out GPs in our on the day surgeries.  Julia does home vists 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.  Julia our also our Infection Control Lead and Frailty lead.

Claire Brosnan

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Claire qualified as an RGN in 1988 in Manchester. Claire then went to work in Perthshire, Scotland where she worked in A & E for 10 years. Claire moved back to Manchester to pursue a career in Practice Nursing where she gained experience in all aspects of the role.  In 2007 Claire qualified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the University of Lancaster, which gave her a lot more autonomy in within the role. Claire has worked in a variety of GP surgeries gaining knowledge on a wide variety of chronic and acute illnesses, being able to diagnose and prescribe for the conditions.  Claire moved to Darwen Healthcare in 2019 where she is excited to continue to develop her career with the team.

Katrina Margerison

Practice Nurse

Chronic Diseases i.e. Diabetics, Asthma, COPD, CKD, Childhood Vaccinations, Immunisations, Cervical Screening & Cancer Care Reviews.  Katrina is also a Nurse Mentor for Student Nurses

Ms Raesa Moosa

Practice Nurse

Raesa is one of 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.

Mrs Sarah

Practice Nurse

Jenny is our Practice Nurse.  She has clinics for cervical screening, childhood vaccinations, travel vaccinations, diabetic reviews, hypertension reviews and CKD reviews

Ms Maria Slater

Assistant Practitioner

Weight Management, Childhood Surveillance Clinics, Phlebotomy, Blood Pressures, Well Person Clinics, CKD monitoring, Asthma, Pre- Diabetes & Diabetes Clinics & Minor Surgery.

Ms Terri Livesey

Healthcare Assistant

Minor Surgery, Weight Management, Childhood Surveillance Clinics, Phlebotomy, Blood Pressures, Well Person Clinics, Pre-diabetes clinics & NHS Health Checks.

Miss Gulnaz Patel

Healthcare Assistant

Minor Surgery Clinics, Child Health Surveilance Clinics, Pre-Diabetes Clinics, Phelbotomy, Blood Pressures.

Reception & administration staff

Mrs Ann Neville

Practice/Business Manager

Ann Neville is the Practice Manager and she would be happy to help you with any queries or problems you may have about the administrative or non-medical aspects of your health care. She is responsible for the day to day running of the practice and is available to discuss any suggestions or complaints. She can be contacted by telephone on 01254 226710 or emailed on darwen.healthcare@nhs.net

Other staff

Mr Neil Sinclair

Physician Associate

Neil Sinclair - is currently our only physician associate. He works alongside GP’s to provide medical care and can assess, manage and treat patients of all ages with a variety of conditions. Neil carries out physical examinations, undertakes residential, nursing and home visits as well as reviewing, analysing and acting on diagnostic test results. Neil works autonomously through the guidance of his medical supervisor

Mr David Carter

Physician Associate

David is the latest addition to our team and is the second Physician Associate to join the practice. He has spent many years working in the Emergency Department dealing with Adult and Paediatric presentations, both as a Charge Nurse and as a Physician Associate. As a Military Veteran himself, David has a special interest in supporting the serving and veteran community in line with the NHS Armed Forces Covenant

Mr Simon Holden

Paramedic Parctitioner

Simon joined Darwen Healthcare as a Paramedic practitioner seeing patients in clinic and home visits. Simon has spent 15 years registered as a HCPC Paramedic with the Ambulance service and has 19 years 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.

Mr Zeeshan Zulfeqar

Practice Pharmacist

Zeeshan Zulfeqar - is the clinical pharmacist based at Darwen Health Centre and is the senior clinical pharmacist for the Blackburn With Darwen locality. He has been working in general practice for the last 3 years and is an independent prescriber. His roles include general medication reviews, hypertension reviews, contraceptive pill reviews, dealing with medication queries, seeing patients for minor ailments, action medical mail such as hospital discharge letters, re-authorising repeat prescriptions and processing acute medication requests.

Services

All patients who suffer from Asthma will be invited to see the nurse every year. However, if you feel your asthma is troubling you please make an appointment to see a nurse.

Your child will be sent an invitation for childhood vaccinations.

This service requires a referral by your GP

This service requires a referral by your GP

We invite & encourage people in for health checks every year and try to book with the same clinician where possible to aid familiarity.

We offer this service at Darwen Healthcare, for our patients. Patients not registered with this practice can also be referred to us.

This service requires a referral by your GP

We offer this service at Darwen Healthcare, for our patients. Patients not registered with this practice can also be referred to us.

This service requires a referral by your GP

This service requires a referral by your GP

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)