Primrose Bank Medical Centre
Address: Larkhill, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5ER
Location: Blackburn
Area: Blackburn with Darwen
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Staff
Doctors
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Rautray
General Practitioner
Surgery hours
Monday morning at Branch Surgery, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings at Primrose Bank
Special interests
Dermatology, Hypertension, Diabetes and Clinical Pharmacology
GMC General Medical Council number
2251114
Qualifications
DFFP Diploma Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Medicine
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MD Doctor of Medicine
Other languages
Bengali
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu
Dr. Paresh Harshavadan Mashar
General Practitioner
Surgery hours
Daily apart from Thursdays
Special interests
Substance Misue and Child Health
GMC General Medical Council number
5167125
Qualifications
BS Bachelor of Surgery
MB MB
Other languages
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu
Dr. Sundeep Ray
General Practitioner
Surgery hours
Monday & Wednesday all day, Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm, Thursday morning all at Primrose Bank and Friday morning at Branch Surgery
GMC General Medical Council number
6024596
Qualifications
BSc Bachelor of Science
MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Other languages
Hindi
Urdu
Practice nursing team
Nurse Louise Chivers
Practice Nurse
Louise has worked in General Practice for over 10 years. Louise performs Cervical Screening, Baby Immunisations, Travel Vaccinations, Chronic Disease Monitoring, blood test, Spirometery and New Patient Medicals. Appointments are necessary
Surgery hours
Tuesday 8.30 - 5pm and Wednesday 8.30 - 7pm
Jacqui Fletcher
Practice Nurse
Jacqui is our Full Time Nurse. Jacqui previously worked as a community nurse and has brought a lot of different skills to Primrose Bank. Appointments can be booked for chronic disease managment, new patient medicals and blood tests.
Surgery hours
Mondays 2.30-5.30, Tuesday 8.30 - 7pm, Wednesdays 8.30 - 5pm, Thursdays 8am - 12.30 and Fridays 8am - 3pm
Reception & administration staff
Helen Lang
Practice Manager
Helen oversees the day to day administration and smooth running of the Practice and is happy to discuss any suggestions, comments or complaints patients may have.
All the above are regularly discussed in our Practice Meetings to resolve any issues or implent change.
Surgery hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7.30am - 5.30pm and Friday 7.30am - 4.pm
Janet Hartland
Deputy Manager
Christine Holmes
Reception Staff
Carolyn Worthington
Reception Staff
Julie Bartram
Secretary
Vivienne Smith
Reception Staff
Janet Harrison
Reception Staff
Sheila Westwell
Administrator
Miss Nicole Ainsworth
Reception Staff
Miss Alexandra Collins
Reception Staff
Other staff
Maryam Afsar
Domestic Assistant
Services
Child Immunisations - Baby ClinicBaby Clinics are held every Tuesday morning with the Nurse at Primrose Bank only. Appointments are scheduled and sent by Child Health.
Your childs first appointment, approx 8 weeks, will consist of the 1st set of vaccinations administered by the Nurse followed by Dr Mashar conducting the 1st development check.
Please note: we have baby changing facilities but we cannot dispose of soiled nappies.
The 2nd set of immunisations are approx at 3 months, 3rd set at 4 months. At 12 -13 months old your child will receive thier MMR, Hib/MenC and Pneumococcal. Their Pre-school boosters are due from the age of 3 1/2 years old, preferrably before they attend school.
This service requires a referral by your GP
Learning disability health checkMinor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house - Minor Surgery
Minor Surgery is performed at Primrose Bank. Appointments are booked after consultation with a GP in the first instance.
Facilities
- Disabled parking (yes)
- Disabled WC (yes)
- Induction loop (yes)
- Wheelchair access (yes)
- Step free access (yes)
- Car Parking (yes)
- Disabled parking (yes)