Rishton & Great Harwood Surgery

Welcome



If you require urgent medical assistance or advice outside practice hours, which cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, please, if you are phoning us, hang up and dial 111. Calls to the NHS 111 service are free from both landlines and mobiles. If you have a life threatening medical emergency please dial 999.


 
NHS Family Doctor Association

Practice Staff

PRACTICE DOCTORS

Dr Parthasarathy Valluri, MBBS (1973) DFFP
Dr (Mrs) Hemalatha Valluri BSc MBBS (1974) DFFP FRIPHH

It can be arranged for you to see the doctor of your choice by mentioning to the receptionist at the time of booking the appointment or by prior-arrangement.

Practice Nurse at Rishton
By appointment    

Practice Health Care Assistant
By appointment

Senior Practice Administrators
Michael Coar
Deepa Monji
Julie Bartley


Audit / Data Quality Officer
Michael Coar

Senior Receptionist
Raeesah Patel

Receptionists
Naila Bhoudin and Sanah Ali.  
Apprentice Receptionist: Anthony Bracewell
Please make all enquiries through the receptionists during office hours.  They are there to help you.  They are caring and approachable, and anything you say to them will be treated in strictest confidence.

Practice Pharmacist
Jane Woloszczuk

Practice Counsellor      
Based within Hyndburn –referred by the Doctor

Attached Staff

TREATMENT ROOM/CLINIC NURSES

There are a team of qualified nurses who provide a wide variety of services such as health promotion, dressings, ECG’s, vaccinations, pregnancy testing, urine and blood tests, blood pressure checks, ear syringing and offering general advice.  They are available at the following times by arrangement following consultations:

GREAT HARWOOD HEALTH CENTRE
01254 736164

 RISHTON Clinic
01254 886426

Monday to Friday 8.45 to 16.30
The Treament Room at Great Harwood has a Walk In service on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8.45 to 11.45 for general needs (no Bloods or travel vacccinations)

By Appointment

 DISTRICT NURSES

District nurses attached to the practice are based at Whalley and work very closely with the doctors.  They visit patients at home and are available for dressings, injections, home assessment and numerous other procedures.  They will answer your queries, or they will notify the doctor of your problem(s).  Please telephone 01254 232061.

HEALTH VISITORS

The health visitors attached to the practice are based at Whalley and assess the development of pre-school children.  If you wish to speak to or see a health visitor please ring 01254 828005

MIDWIVES

All Rishton midwife appointments are held at Copperhouse, Station Road, Rishton. (The telephone number for the central community midwife is 01254 293292.) Appointments are made through our reception and they are then passed onto the midwives at Copperhouse who will contact accordingly, telephone number for Copperhouse is 01254 887116.  Midwives are usually there on Tuesdays each week and In Great Harwood on Mondays. Midwives at Great Harwood can be seen on Monday between 9am and 2pm please ring 01254 617580 to make an appointment (The Royle Reception)

PRACTICE COUNSELLOR

Based at Great Harwood - referred by the Doctor.

 

 

 

Great Harwood Health Centre. Tel: 01254 617590 option 1 Fax: 01254 617595| High Street, Rishton. Tel: 01254 617590 option 2 Fax: 01254 617600
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