Meet the team
Meet your local Healthwatch team members.
Chief Officer - Sarah Johns
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
Projects Officer - Saliha Bax
Hello, My name is Saliha Bax and I am one of the Project Officers for Healthwatch Blackburn with Darwen. Prior to joining Healthwatch, I worked at Blackburn Youth Zone as the Health and Wellbeing Coordinator and currently work at Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living as a youth worker in the Higher Croft area. I will be in various access points across the borough for Information and Signposting to health and social care services. To find out our regular access points please see the Info and Signposting timetable on our web page.
To get in touch please email me on: salihabax@healthwatchbwd.co.uk
Tel: 01254 480002
Projects Officer - Louise Procter
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