Meet the Team

Dr Saveena Suzane Ghaie (f) MB ChB, MRCGP – Manchester 1997

Dr Seema Azam Rajpura (f) MB BS, MRCP, MRCGP, DFFP – London 1996

Dr Muhammad Raza Akram (m) MBBS, MRCP, MRCGP – PAKISTAN 1996

Dr Saqib Raoof Anwar (m) MBCHB, MRCGP -Liverpool 2007

Nurses

We have 3 Practice Nurses who have clinics at both the main and branch surgeries. They provide appointments for the management of chronic diseases, such as asthma and diabetes. They carry our cervical smears, swabs, ECGs, and lung function testing. They also carry out vaccinations for travel, influenza and childhood vaccinations.

Healthcare Assistants

We have 2 Healthcare Assistance (HCA) who carry out health checks at both surgeries. They also do phlebotomy (blood) clinics at the surgery and visit the patients at home if they are housebound.

Practice Management

We have a practice administrator who deals with the overall running of the practice, a team of senior administrative staff who are responsible for the day-to-day running of the appointments and clinics and secretaries who are responsible for correspondence and referrals.

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and are your initial contact point for general enquiries. They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query. Receptionists make most of the patient appointments with the GPs and nurses. They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims, dealing with patient records and carrying out searches and practice audits.

Community Midwives

The community midwife will care for the mother before and after birth. Tel: 01204 390023.

Community Nurses

The community nurses are available for wound dressings or ear syringes. Tel: 01204 462626.

Health Visitors

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social wellbeing. Tel: 01204 462336.

Attached Staff

Health Trainers We have a health trainer who works with us to support patients who may be at risk of developing heart disease or other conditions such as diabetes. They can support you to live a healthy lifestyle. They can discuss stopping smoking, safer drinking, healthy eating, becoming more active and coping with stress. To make an appointment, contact reception. Specialist Staff Bolton GP Practices are being provided with specialist staff,  a Muscular Skeletal Practitioner (MSK) for muscle or joint pain. A Mental Health worker for patients with anxiety or depression. A pharmacist who will support the practice with repeat prescriptions and medication reviews.