Abbey-Dale Medical Centre
Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:30
Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:30
Thursday: 08:00 - 18:30
Friday: 08:00 - 18:30
Saturday: -
Sunday: -
About Abbey-Dale Medical Centre
Welcome To Abbey-Dale Medical Centre
Doctors
Dr Sujata Singh, Dr Muhammad Khawaja, Dr Celestine Voma and Dr John Poyner
Abbey-Dale Medical Centre Description
About Us
A purpose built, modern Medical Centre with all the usual facilities that are required to provide high quality Medical Services. The Medical Centre is located on a main bus route and is situated in an ideal location for patients registering from both Blackpool & Lytham St. Annes.
Doctors and Staff
Dr John Poyner
MB. ChB, MRCGP, DRCOG
Married with three boys. Born in Lancashire and qualified at Manchester University 1981.
Undertook vocational training in a wide range of hospital posts at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Practiced for 14 years as G. P. Principal in Lytham St. Annes, before moving to Abbey-Dale Medical Centre.
Dr Sujata Singh
Married with two children. Qualified at Gwalior Medical College 1988. Extensive Hospital experience in General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Has been in General Practice since 2002.
Dr Singh joined Abbey-Dale Medical Centre in October 2004
Dr Muhammad A. Khawaja
BSc, MBBS MRCGP
Married with two boys. Qualified at University of Punjab 1990. Extensive work experience as Family Physician & Emergency Room Physician abroad. Joined NHS in 2001. Postgraduate training in hospital around Cambridgeshire until 2005. Worked as Staff Physician at Newark Molts for two years. Returned back to Family Medicine in 2007 and worked as GP in Blackpool since 2009. Special interests in Dermatology and Minor Surgery. Fluent in multiple languages: Arabic, Persian / Turkish / Urdu / Kurdish / Hindi and Punjabi.
Dr Celestine Voma
Qualified at University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria in 1994. Extensive hospital experience in both Cameroon and the UK in Tropical Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Has been in General Practice since 2007. Joined Abbey-Dale Medical Centre in 2014. Fluent in French.
The Practice Staff
Practice Manager - Janine Deakin
The Practice Manager is responsible for the day to day management of the Practice and will deal with any problems or queries concerning the Practice. She will be happy to hear your comments, good or bad regarding the service provided by any member of the Practice.
Assistant Practice Manager - Melanie Nuttall
Is able to take care of the above on the Practice Manager's absence.
Practice Nurse - Emma Land
The Practice Nurse assists the Doctors by following up patients with long-term illnesses e. g. Bronchial Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Disease & Hypertension. In addition she performs Cervical Smear Tests, Vaccination & Immunisations, gives advice on stopping smoking, exercise, drinking, how to reduce weight & lowering your cholesterol if raised. She also carries out influenza vaccinations, travel advice /vaccinations, dressings, removal of stitches, pregnancy testing and ear syringing.
Practice Pharmacist
Omar Seedat
Omar patients for medication reviews and advice, stop smoking services, medication enquiries and healthy lifestyle advice. Patients can request an appointment themselves or may occasionally be advised to make an appointment by the surgery
Health Care Assistants
Mandy Ward & Gail Peglar
Primary care assistants are here to assist and complement the Practice Nursing Staff. They undertake New Patient Medicals, General Health Checks, Blood Pressure Checks, Dressings, take bloods, remove sutures and can refer you to the appropriate Health Care Professional.
Attached Staff
District Nurses
Hold clinics at the Practice on Monday and Wednesday mornings. They also visit patients who are confined to their homes and unable to attend surgery. If you require help from the District Nurses or you are housebound and need a visit from the District Nurses, please bring it to the attention of the practice staff and the District Nurse visit will be arranged.
Reviews
PPG Patient Survey Summer 2019
Please take the survey titled "PPG Patient Survey Summer 2019". Your feedback is important!
http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/8Y4MR/
Have your say...
Number 5. Abbey Dale Medical Centre 84.40% of patients are satisfied with their experience of making an appointment.
The Fylde Coast NHS now offer appointments evenings and weekends. You can book to see GPs, Nurses and other healthcare professionals outside of our working hours. See below for more information.
If you would like to learn more about Evening and Weekend Appointments, in and around Blackpool, visit our website.
Its Christmas Jumper Day! The staff at Abbey-Dale are all wearing their jumpers. Please support us to raise lots of money! We have a collection at the surgery or you can donate below 🎄🎅🤩
IMPORTANT NOTICE Blackpool Urgent Care Centre at Whitegate Drive has been closed due to a flood caused by a burst pipe. This means walk-in appointments are not available. Other services, including Marton Practice are open as normal.
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👨⚕️Patient Notice: Extended Access Service Evening and Weekend appointments are available with GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals for routine services. * 6.30pm to 8pm Monday to Friday * 8am to 8pm at the Weekend You may book (or cancel) an appointment via your surgery when we are open or telephone 01253 952950 when we are closed.
Did you know our surgery has a Patient Participation group? Would you be able to spare a couple of hours every couple of months to get involved?
The role of the PPG includes: * Being a critical friend to the practice * Advising the practice on patient perspective, providing an insight into the quality of services... * Encouraging patients to take greater responsibility for their own health * Researching the views of those who use the practice * Participating in health promotion events * Regularly communicating with the patient population
PPG Members: * Liaise with patients and carers discussing concerns and comments pertinent to practice services * Champion the PPG, actively engaging with the patient population and local community * Attend and contribute to meetings * Remain objective throughout the meetings *Represent the patient population effectively, expressing the views of the population objectively.
Please contact melanie.nuttall2@nhs.net to express your interest and for more information. Thanks
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EVENING AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS are now available with GP's practice nurses and other healthcare professionals for routine pre-booked servies. The Fylde Coast NHS is committed to improving access to Primary Care Services. This includes making appointments available at times that are convenient to patients.
The Fylde Coast NHS has arranged for additonal appointments to be arranged outside of normal GP practices hours by the Fylde Coast Integrated Urgent Care Services. The s...ervice offers pre-bookable, routine primary care appointments with a range of clinicians at three sites across the Fylde Coast - Freckleton, Fleetwood and Blackpool.
To book an appointment at any of these clinics please contact the surgery on 01253 696696.
Please see our website for more details.
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The Gazette can today reveal a list of Blackpool’s best and worst GP surgeries, based on ratings provided by patients.
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More about Abbey-Dale Medical Centre
Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:30
Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:30
Thursday: 08:00 - 18:30
Friday: 08:00 - 18:30
Saturday: -
Sunday: -