The Clinical Director for East Warrington PCN is Dr Golam Chowdhury, from Fearnhead Cross Medical Centre.
Cardiovascular Disease DES Lead - Dr G Chowdhury , Fearnhead Cross Medical Centre
Early Cancer Diagnosis DES Lead - Dr L Hyland, Padgate Medical Centre
Proactive Care DES Lead - Dr A Joseph, Birchwood Medical Centre
Our practice managers support the PCN by providing their expert insight into the day-to-day operations of General Practice. They play a key role in helping the PCN deliver it's strategic vision. The importance of their role in the PCN cannot be understated. Our Practice Managers are:
Andrea Catterall - Padgate Medical Centre
Nicki Golding - Fearnhead Cross Medical Centre
Alison Warburton - Birchwood Medical Centre
A key aspect of managing a successful PCN is thorough financial oversight. PCNs are responsible for a large budget, which is used to recruit staff to the primary care workforce through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).
Andrea Catterall (Practice Manager at Padgate Medical Centre) is our PCN Finance Lead.
Marie-Ann Hunter is the PCN's Strategic Manager, who works across 3 local PCNs. Marie-Ann has extensive NHS experience and has recently worked at Warrington CCG as a Primary Care Commissioning Manager, bringing a wealth of local knowledge to support the development of the Network.
Louisa Thompson supports the PCN and its practices, to deliver ongoing improvements to services as a Digital Transformation Lead. Improvement projects could include any transformation work that utilises data or quality improvement tools to improve quality, drive efficiency and ultimately improve patient experience.
Ellie Lewis supports the management team as a Primary Care Network Coordinator. Her role is to coordinate all key activity including improving access to services, providing advice and information and providing navigation of care and support across the PCN as a whole.