General Practitioners
Dr A K Gupta (male)
MBBS MS FRCS (Ireland) DFFP
Dr M Gupta (female)
MBChB (Manchester) nMRCGP (2014) DRCOG DFSRH
Dr N Gupta (female)
MBChB(hons) (Manchester), nMRCGP (2015)
We also train junior doctors at the practice called FY2 and GPST doctors. They are qualified doctors who are on rotation with our practice for 4-6 months at a time.
Practice Manager
The Practice Manager is responsible for the smooth running of the practice and will deal with any queries or problems that you may have
Practice Nurse
The practice nurse undertakes chronic disease management e.g. asthma checks, blood pressure and vaccinations and screening
Clinical Pharmacist
The clinical pharmacist undertakes a wide variety of consults e.g. medication reviews, blood pressure checks, flu vaccines, advice on a limited number of medical conditions
Receptionists
The receptionists are here to help you. If you have any queries about test results, hospital appointments, ambulance bookings or anything you are not sure about, please telephone the surgery in the afternoon for advice.
Medical Students
We are involved in training undergraduate medical students from The University of Manchester and UCLAN.
These are people who are training to be doctors. They might see you to take a history or carry out a brief examination. They will not diagnose or prescribe and you will always see a GP during the appointment. They are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as other practice staff.
You can refuse to have the student present in the consulting room - please let reception know.
Health Visitors
The health visitors are family visitors and experts on child health care. They conduct visits to the under fives at home and also some older children.
The health visitors can be contacted on 01254 283030.
www.blackburn.gov.uk/health/health-visitors
District Nurses
The service is to help people who are over 18 years of age and who are housebound i.e. permanently or temporarily confined to their place of residence due to illness or disability and are unable to use any form of transport as a means to access central clinics for treatment.
The district nurses can be contacted on 01254 612800.
Midwives
Midwives can be contacted at the Blackburn Birth Centre on 01254 733434.
To book in with a midwife, please call 01282 804512 (Mon-Fri 9am-12pm) or self refer online on elht.nhs.uk/badgernet