GMC Number: 6120309

Year of first qualification: 2005, University of Bristol

Specialty: Acute and General Internal Medicine 

Clinical interests: Leadership and management, same day emergency care, education in acute and general medicine

Secretary: Lisa Williams

Telephone number: 0117 414 1141

Dr Ella Chaudhuri has been a Consultant Physician at North Bristol NHS Trust since August 2015. She is currently the clinical lead for acute medicine. Together with her colleagues, she provides care for patients referred from primary care or the emergency department in need of a specialist medical review. She also provides care for inpatients on the medical short stay unit and enhance care unit. 

Dr Chaudhuri has an interest in service design and delivery in Acute Medicine and development of Acute and Ambulatory Care Pathways to improve patient care and experience.

She also holds a postgraduate certificate in Medical Education and has a special interest in postgraduate training in General Internal Medicine.

She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Society for Acute Medicine.

GMC Number: 6025157

Specialty: Anaesthetics

The Family History Clinic is run by Dr. Alice Moody. You must seek a direct referral from your GP. After this, the team will send you a questionnaire about your family history and general health.

It is really important for you to complete this as fully as possible, as the information you provide is integral to your risk being calculated accurately. We ask you that please return within 8 weeks. Please use this opportunity to ask your family members to help you answer any of these questions.

Following review of this, if there is a need, we will make you an appointment at the family history clinic.

The appointment is virtual, using a simple video link. There is no need to set up an account. If your preference is for a face-to-face appointment, this can be arranged.

During the appointment, the questionnaire is reviewed, and any further or missing information is gathered, and a risk assessment made. The risk assessment is calculated, using various tools and guidelines.

These results are then explained, and a recommendation made based on the NICE guidelines.

Recommendations might be that:

• You are too young to start mammograms yet.
• You should start annual mammography before age 50.
• You should have routine 3 yearly breast screening mammograms from age 50 - 70.
• You may need MRI screening (recommended for some very high risk patients).
• A referral for genetic testing is recommended.
• A discussion about taking risk reducing medication in our co-clinic.

Family History Clinic Team

Our team is made up of:

Dr Alice Moody, Specialist Doctor. Family History Lead, High Risk lead.

Dr Claire Asby, Trainee Breast Clinician.

Dr Laura Coates, Trainee Breast Clinician.

Dr Sarah Agombar, Trainee Breast Clinician.

The Bristol Breast Care Centre is supported by Southmead Hospital Charity’s dedicated breast care fund.

Working closely with clinical teams, therapeutic support staff and the patient community, Southmead Hospital Charity identifies and raises funds for projects that improve facilities and the treatment environment for patients, their carers and families.

We enable projects that are over and above the scope of the NHS and just wouldn't be possible without the endeavours and backing of our patients, staff, local businesses and communities.

The Bristol Breast Care Centre Appeal has already made a vital contribution to the wonderful new facilities in the centre. But we still need your help to continue making the centre the very best it can be for patients.

It’s easy to donate

• You can donate online. 
• By cheque - Please make cheques payable to Bristol Breast Care Appeal and send to Bristol Breast Care Appeal, Southmead Hospital Charity, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB
• Or why not hold a fundraising event? There are many ways you can fundraise for Southmead Hospital Charity and we’d love to hear from you. You can contact us at hello@southmeadhospitalcharity.org.uk or telephone 0117 414 0170.

To find our mote about Southmead Hospital Chairty visit www.southmeadhospitalcharity.org.uk

Implementing the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) is a requirement for NHS commissioners and NHS healthcare providers including independent organisations, through the NHS standard contract. Introduced in the NHS on 1 April 2015, the WRES is a set of metrics that requires all NHS providers to demonstrate progress against nine indicators, including a specific indicator to address the low numbers of ethnic minority board members across the organisation.

For more information on the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard visit www.england.nhs.uk. 

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2020/2021

The actions plans are still in draft format as we are still working with our relevant staff networks and other stakeholders to finalise them in due course

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BOMSS: GP Guidance: Management of nutrition following bariatric surgery August 2014

In some cases these medications may need to be altered or changed e.g. in pregnancy.

Blood tests required following sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass surgery:

Additional blood tests may be required depending on other health issues (e.g. cholesterol or diabetes tests).

GMC Number: 6051905

Year of first qualification: 2002, University of Bristol

Specialty: Vascular Surgery

Clinical interests: Complex Aortic disease and vascular access for haemodialysis

Secretary: Debbie Grimwood

Telephone number: 0117 414 8800

Mr Paul Bevis trained in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in the South West and in Birmingham.

He was appointed to the Bristol, Bath and Weston Vascular Network in 2015 and is the Clinical Lead for Complex Endovascular Surgery.

He has a special interest in aortic disease include thoracic, abdominal and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms/dissections. He has extensive experience in EndoVascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) using Thoracic, Branched and Fenestrated devices as well as open aortic surgery.

He also has interests in the management of critical limb ischaemia and vascular access for haemodialysis.

He is a council member of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy and a member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Urological Consultants

Mr Frank Keeley
Laparoscopic renal surgery, endourology and general urology

Mr Anthony Timoney
Endourology and general urology

Mr Joe Philip
Laparoscopic renal surgery, endourology and general urology

Urology registrars and fellows

The stone unit has a training registrar and 2 specialist stone fellows. We also train foundation year doctors, core surgical trainees and GP trainees.

Lithotripsy Nursing staff

Jacqueline Densley
Paula Davies

Lithotripsy Radiographers

Una Woollaston
Gillian Whittaker
Christine Taylor

Lithotripsy Co-ordinator
Julie Jackson

Investigation and treatment of upper tract transitional cell carcinoma

We investigate patients suspected of cancers in the ureter and renal pelvis with uretero-renoscopy and take biopsies where appropriate.  Where clinically appropriate, we offer minimally invasive management of transitional cell carcinoma through uretero-renoscopy and laser ablation.

Insertion of stents to unblock kidneys obstructed by pelvic and abdominal malignancies, kidney stones or ureteric strictures

We offer stenting procedures for patients with blocked kidneys. Where kidneys are blocked and cannot be stented, or where stenting is not appropriate, our interventional radiology colleagues will attempt nephrostomy tube insertion to relieve kidney obstruction.

Rendezvous procedures

Alongside our interventional radiology colleagues we offer rendezvous procedures for the management of complex ureteric strictures. This is a minimally invasive management option, which is suitable for the treatment of some complex ureteric strictures.

Ureteroscopy and laser widening of pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction

We offer minimally invasive management of PUJ obstruction who are clinically suitable using ureteroscopy and laser widening of PUJ obstruction.

The majority of urinary stones pass spontaneously and can safely be managed with conservative measures including increasing fluids, appropriate pain medication and anti-spasm medication.

Patients seen in the community with suspected acute renal or ureteric colic (severe pain caused by kidney stones) should be referred to the Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital or Bristol Royal Infirmary.