Meet the Team

Doctors

Dr Cruz Augustine

GP

MBBS, MRCGP, MRCP

Male
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

Dr Prasanna Anthony

GP

MBBS (SL), MCRP (UK), MRCP (Edin), MRCPS, MRCGP, PgDip Diab (UK)

Male
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)

Dr Joydip Majumder

GP

BSc (St. Andrews), MBCHB (Manchester) MRCS, MRCGP, diploma of GP education (UCLAN).

Male
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

Dr Praveen Vincent

GP


Male

Dr Deepak Biyani


Male

Nursing Team

Jacqui Baseley

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Female
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. 

Jane Keane

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Female

Sister Anne Aitken

Practice Nurse

RGN, RM, Diabetes Dip (2005), COPD Dip (2014), Dip Family Planning (2000).

Female
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
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

Sister Karen Williams

Practice Nurse

Karen specialises in Asthma & Diabetes.

Female

Sister Paris Holgate

Practice Nurse

Female

Sister Sarah Mullen

Practice Nurse

Female
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
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

Heather Ainsworth

Healthcare Assistant

Female

Stacey Boyd

Trainee Nurse Associate

Female

Practice Team

Emma Phillips

Practice Manager

Female

Alahna Canning

Assistant Practice 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

Jack Potter

Team Leader

Male

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

Emma France

Pharmacy Technician


Female

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.

Leanne Armitage

Pharmacy Technician

Female