Meet the team

Hi, I'm Sarah and I am Chief Officer of Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen.  Prior to joining Healthwatch, I was a member of the senior management team at Blackburn Youth Zone with responsibilities for business development, finance, HR and operations and have also worked part time at Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living with responsibilities for business development and community engagement projects. Having worked in the borough for 8 years I am really excited about focusing my work on ensuring a voice for our residents on health and social care provision and helping to address health inequalities in the borough.

 To get in touch please email me on: sarahjohns@healthwatchbwd.co.uk

 Tel: 01254 480002

I am Louise and a Project Officer at Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen. Before I came to Healthwatch I was employed by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Lancashire County Council delivering programmes and projects including the Troubled Families Programme, Housing Market Renewal and an early intervention Youth Homelessness Trailblazer pilot aimed at reducing youth homelessness across Pennine Lancashire.  More recently I was responsible for the delivery of the IAPT Contract across East Lancashire for Lancashire Women.  I am pleased to be back working in Blackburn after living and working in Blackburn for most of my life.

Email me on louiseprocter@healthwatchbwd.co.uk 

My name is Michele Chapman, and I am the Enter and View Project Officer at Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen.
I previously worked at Healthwatch Lancashire in the same position and look forward to bringing that successful practice to my current role.
Formerly,I have a background in community-based support work, criminal justice, and domestic abuse prevention.
Whilst working in domestic abuse I was privileged to develop my knowledge and experience working alongside Action on Elder Abuse.
I look forward to bringing that knowledge and experience to support the people and services in Blackburn with Darwen.

Please contact me at the office on 01254 480002 or email michelechapman@healthwatchbwd.co.uk 

Hi, I’m Liam, I joined Healthwatch at the beginning of September on a 6-month Kickstart scheme. I’m a recent graduate from the University of Central Lancashire, where I gained my master’s degree in TV Production. I enjoy filming and creating video content, especially around social issues. I recently just finished a documentary that I produced and directed which focuses on eating disorders and the rising of diagnosis in the LGBT+ community. I’m incredibly excited to join the team at Healthwatch alongside my internship with Kate Hollern MP to gain a better understanding of the local health and social care landscape and how this fits with the development at a national level.

You can contact me in the office on 1254 480002 or at liam@healthwatchbwd.co.uk