Shadsworth Surgery , Blackburn, Lambeth Street Surgery, Blackburn & Rhyddings Surgery, Oswaldtwistle
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Shadsworth Surgery , Blackburn, Lambeth Street Surgery, Blackburn & Rhyddings Surgery, Oswaldtwistle Bentham Road Health Centre, Blackburn Publication Scheme This publication Scheme provides a guide to the General Practitioners' who practice together within the Cornerstone Practice as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It is based on the model publication scheme for general practices produced by the NHS Freedom of Information (FOI) project board and the British Medical Association. Part One: Introduction This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely made available to the public by Drs Parry, Prout, Smith, Isaac, Mitchell, Black and Accialini. It is a description of the information about the Shadsworth, Rhyddings and Lambeth St surgeries which make up the Cornerstone Practice and the General Practitioners that work there that is available to the public. In addition this includes the information about Bentham Road Health Centre that is run by Cornerstone Healthcare CIC. It will be reviewed at regular intervals and we will monitor its effectiveness. How much does it cost? The publications on the internet are all free unless otherwise indicated within each Class. Where information is provided at a cost the charges will be calculated as set out in Class 7. How is the information made available? The information within each Class is either downloadable from the practice website (www.cornerstonepractice.com) or available in hard copy from the Practice Manager. Your rights to information • In addition to accessing the information identified in the Publication Scheme, you are entitled to request information about the above practices under the NHS Openness Code 1995 • The Freedom of Information Act 2000 recognises that members of the public have the right to know how public services are organised and run, how much they cost and how the decisions are made. • Since January 1st 2005 General Practice is obliged to respond to requests about information that it holds, and is recorded in any format and it will create a right of access to that information. These rights are subject to some exemptions which have to be taken into consideration before deciding what information it can release. • New environmental information: Code of Practice - Environmental Information Regulations 2004 February 2005 have been introduced. These will enable similar access to environmental information as under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. These include the copyright protection over issued documentation. HMSO have issued guidance, which is available at http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/managing_copyright.htm or by telephone on 01603 621000. • http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/guidance/gn_19.htm explains more fully the distinction between the supply of information held by public authorities under Freedom of Information legislation and the reuse of that information and those circumstances where formal licensing is required. • Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you are also entitled to access your clinical records or any other personal information held about you and you can contact the Practice Manager to do this. Feedback If you have any comments about the operation of the Publication Scheme, or how we have dealt with your request for information from the Scheme, please write to: The Practice Manager The Cornerstone Practice Shadsworth Surgery Shadsworth Road Blackburn BB12HR Part Two: CLASSES OF INFORMATION All information at the Cornerstone Practice is held, retained and destroyed in accordance with NHS guidelines. Our commitment to publish information excludes any information which can be legitimately withheld under the exemptions set out in the NHS Openness Code or Freedom of Information Act 2000. Where individual Classes are subject to exemptions, the main reasons are e.g. the protection of commercial interests and personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998. This applies to all Classes within the Publication Scheme. The information on this Scheme is grouped into 7 categories: Class1 Who we are. The Cornerstone Practice comprising of: Shadsworth Surgery Rhyddings Surgery Lambeth Street Surgery Shadsworth Road 71 Union Road Lambeth Street Blackburn Oswaldtwistle Blackburn BB12HR BB23DD BB1 1LD The Cornerstone Healthcare Community Interest Company comprises of: Bentham Road Health Centre Bentham Road Blackburn BB2 4QD Shadsworth and Lambeth Street Surgeries are part of the Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust (PCT) and provide services for patients living within the Shadsworth, Queens Park, Audley, Whitebirk, Intack, Knuzden, Guide, Belthorn and Eanam areas. Although Rhyddings surgery is within the boundary administered by Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust, because it is part of the Cornerstone Practice which is administered from the main surgery site at Shadsworth, it is attached to the Blackburn with Darwen CCG. It provides services for the people of Oswaldtwistle, Church, Fern Gore, Stanhill, West End and Knuzden. For a map showing the individual surgery boundaries please see the practice web site (www.cornerstonepractice.com) and click on the Practice Map link. A full list of local General Practices with the Blackburn with Darwen PCT can be found on their website A full list of local General Practices for Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT can be found on their website KeyPersonnel Dr Angela Parry Dr Samantha Prout Dr Graham Smith Dr Eva Mitchell Dr Adam Black Dr Tom Accialini Dr Nabil Isaac Dr Nat Bradbrook Dr Susannah Craig Dr Hannah Denno Dr Aaron Poppleton Our Practice Manager is Mrs Katie Stanton Our Quality Manager is Mr Benjamin Gabb Our Finance Manager is Mr Mike Wellby Our Site Manager for Shadsworth Surgery is Ms Joanna Watson Our Practice secretaries are Jan Jones and Samantha Desoer Our surgery scheduling is carried out by Gill Heys. All share other administrative responsibilities. Our reception team at Shadsworth consists of Rebecca Willis (Senior Receptionist), Francine Bowlin, Diane Pilkington, Gail Whittaker, Anna Walsh, Michael McCormick, Karina Reidla-Aleksin and Natalia Litnevski. Our reception team at Rhyddings consists of John Bruce (Practice Reception Manager and also Site Manager for Rhyddings Surgery), Simon Oliver (Senior Receptionist), Kathy Cottam , Sue Wolstenholme, Joanne Thompson and Millie Clark. Our reception team at Lambeth Street consists of Mary Piper (Practice Reception Manager and also Site Manager for Lambeth Street Surgery), Su-Ann Livingstone (Senior Receptionist), Christine Neal, Wesley Steenbergen and Sylvia Hunt. As well as carrying out reception duties, many of our receptionists also have administrative responsibilities. Our Advanced Nurse Practioner is Hilary Murphy Our Nursing team is led by Vikki Hardwicke and consists of practice nurses Vikki Hardwicke, Yuta Buckley, Shiji John, Rebecca Ametepe, Jemma Holdsworth, Stephanie Spaans and Yvette Wilson. They are supported by Health Care Assistants Louise Blezard and Toni Van Der Zwaan, Phlebotomists Francine Bowlin and Judiana Sapor and Associate Practitioner Emily Cannings. Our Health Visitors at Shadsworth and Rhyddings are Sheila Baron and at Lambeth Street Mrs Vicky Barkworth. Our District Nursing team, who are employees of Lancashire Care Foundation Trust, is led by Sister Ursula McDonough. Our Midwifery team at Shadsworth are employees of the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust. Our Midwifery team at Rhyddings, who are employees of the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, is led by Midwife Sandra Nelson. Dr Angela Parry is the lead GP for Bentham Road Health Centre and is also based at Bentham Road Health Centre. Our Practice Nurse, Michelle Lee can advise on asthma, diabetes, heart disease, weight loss and other lifestyle issues. She also does vaccinations, smears and blood tests. Michelle is supported by Health Care Assistant Shelley Forrest. Trudi Jenkinson is the Site Manager and has day to day responsibility for the smooth running of Bentham Road Health Centre. She will be able to help you with any queries you have about administrative or non-clinical aspects of your care. The reception team are Michelle McKenna (Senior Receptionist), Dawn Cunliffe, Scott Smith, Su Gregory, Claire Atkinson and Tonza Jeffrey. They are also involved in other administrative duties. Jill Cross is the Medical Secretary. Also working from the Health Centre from time to time are Stop Smoking Nurses, Health Trainers, Diabetic Nurses and Counsellors. Opening Times Monday 8am - 6.30pm Tuesday 8am - 8pm Wednesday 8am - 8pm Thursday 8am - 6.30pm Friday 8am - 6.30pm Saturday 8.30am - 12.30pm Bentham Road Health Centre telephone number is 01254 617474 and the fax number is 01254 617475. Appointments with a doctor or nurse are available at various times through each day, including Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings if you prefer to come outside of working hours. Financial and funding information (Bentham Road only) The practice receives money under an APMS Contract from NHS England in exchange for services provided for patients. All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice. The average pay for GPs working in Bentham Road Health Centre in the last financial year was £90,707 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 2 part time GPs and 3 locum GPs who worked in the practice for more than 6 months. Fees for non NHS services which include Certificates and forms, Medical Examinations and reports, Access to records