Who’s who
Graham Burgess
Chair
Graham has held a number of senior positions in local government becoming one of the best known chief executives in local government and in 2011 was voted 4th in the 50 most influential local government figures in the country by…
Dr Julie Higgins
Joint Chief Officer
Julie has held a number of senior NHS positions including Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Public Health. She was the Director of Public Health at Salford Primary Care Trust (PCT) and while in this role was the…
Roger Parr
Deputy Chief Officer / Chief Finance Officer
A qualified accountant with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, CIPFA, Roger has over 20 years of NHS finance experience. Having a degree in Accounting and Finance, he joined the North Western Health Authority Graduate Training Scheme with…
Kathryn Lord – Director of Quality and Chief Nurse
Kathryn has worked for the NHS for 29 years and has a keen interest in patient safety and quality. She started her Nurse Training in 1989 at the School of Nursing in Coventry and Warwick, and then went on to…
Dr Qashuf Hussain
Executive GP and Clinical Lead
Dr Qashuf Hussain, born and bred in Blackburn is a local GP working as a GP Partner at Darwen Healthcare. He is passionate about serving the local community and improving the health outcomes for all our population. He has a…
Dr Ridwaan Ahmed
Clinical Director of Quality and Primary Care
Dr Ahmed undertook his medical training in Liverpool. After graduating from the University of Liverpool in 2006 he then completed the Academic Foundation Programme at Royal Liverpool University Hospital in 2008. Whilst undertaking his GP training, which he completed in…
Dr Adam Black
Executive GP and Clinical Lead
Dr Adam Black was brought up in the island community of Orkney, then studied Medicine at Glasgow University. He completed GP training in 2004 and moved to India with his family in 2005 to work as a volunteer Doctor in a community…
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