GMC Number: 4369255

Specialty: Emergency Medicine

The Imaging Day Case Unit is a nurse led unit, embedded within Interventional Radiology.

It offers 18 day case beds designated to patients who have had or are having procedures performed within the Imaging department.

The unit has been specifically designed to improve pre and post-operative care delivered by specialist trained Imaging Department nurses, as well as improving wait times for the Imaging department as a whole.

If you are a young person involved in caring for a parent or sibling who has a physical or mental health need, disability or substance misuse problem then you may be a young carer. You might have to take on responsibilities that an adult may usually have including practical tasks or supporting them emotionally.

 

If you want to find out more about being a young carer then lots more information can be found on NHS.

As a young carer you might find this has an impact on your life including school or college, socialising with friends and how you feel emotionally. We know that it is important to make sure that you are supported when you access our services. If you have to come to hospital with the person you care for or as a patient yourself, then you can contact the Carer Liaison Worker. They can provide support, information and be an advocate for you and the person you care for.

Vascular Current Research

The Vascular Research team conducts research that aims to improve the care of men and women using vascular services department at NBT. This includes arterial surgery, diabetic foot care, leg ulcers, varicose veins, and other vascular diseases.

We have had a successful research team in place for several years delivering complex interventional and observational studies.

The team collaborates widely with other disciplines and professions to develop ground-breaking research and care, for our patients and throughout the NHS.

Please speak to the person treating you to see if there is a research study that may be able to help you.

Current Studies:

CAMELOT

PLACEMENT

EADC

EVOCC

THRIVE

The Trust Board has overall responsibility for the activity, integrity and strategy of the Trust and is accountable, through its Chairman, to the NHS Trust Development Authority and the Secretary of State for Health.

Its role is largely supervisory and strategic and it has six key functions:

• to set strategic direction, define objectives and agree plans for the Trust
• to monitor performance and ensure corrective action
• to ensure financial stewardship
• to ensure high standards of corporate and clinical governance and personal behaviour
• to appoint, appraise and remunerate executives
• to ensure dialogue with external bodies and the local community.

Download committee terms of reference:

 

Audit and Risk Committee

 

Southmead Hospital Charity Committee

 

Finance, Digital and Performance Committee

 

Quality Committee

 

Remuneration and Nomination Committee

 

People, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

 

Patient & Carer Experience Committee

GMC Number: 4066590

Year of first qualification: 1993, Cambridge University Medical School

Specialty: Vascular Surgery

Clinical interests: Aortic disease, including thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection.

Secretary: Deborah Grimwoood

Telephone: 0117 414 8800

Mr Brooks is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, an elected council member of Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, a member of the NHS England Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for Vascular Surgery. He is a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery and the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.

Previous posts help include Clinical Director of the Bristol Bath Weston AAA Screening Programme and Clinical Lead for the Bristol Bath Weston Vascular Network.

If you would like to view independent feedback visit www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/mr-marcus-brooks

If you would like to leave your own feedback visit http://iwgc.net/eqqf

GMC Number: 6034189

Year of first qualification: 2003, MBBS equivilant, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia

Specialty: Radiology 

Clinical interest: Director of Avon Breast Screening. Breast Imaging

Secretary: Janette Burnette

Telephone: 0117 414 9014

Dr Alexandra Valencia is a Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in all aspects of Breast Imaging and Breast Intervention including screening and symptomatic patients, stereocore biopsies and excisions, Breast MRI, MR guided biopsies and CT staging.   She is the Clinical Director Avon Breast Screening Unit.

GMC Number: 6041448

Year & location of first qualification: 1997, University of Calcutta, India

Specialty: Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Clinical interests: Urogynaecology, Colposcopy, medical education

Secretary: Emma Thompson

Telephone number: 0117 4146751

Miss Sanchita Sen qualified in India and has got experience of working in both India and the UK.

Miss Sen trained in the Oxford and the Severn regions before qualifying and being appointed as a consultant at Southmead Hospital in 2012.

She has special interests in prolapse and incontinence, colposcopy, medical education and general obstetrics and gynaecology.

She is a member of BSUG (British Society for Urogynaecology) and IUGA (International Urogynaecological).

The South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network (SWNODN) has been tasked with improving knowledge of neuromuscular conditions as well as training local teams of allied health professionals to deliver better, safer and equitable care in the South West. To achieve this, SWNODN specialists provide a variety of training and development opportunities. Many of the training and development requirements need to be delivered face to face, however, the SWNODN is also working to develop online e-learning for staff working in primary and secondary care.

General Practitioners and other healthcare professionals

Royal College of General Practitioners - Neuromuscular Disorders e-learning course

Muscular Dystrophy UK, in collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioners, has produced an e-learning course for healthcare professionals which discusses the presentation and prognosis of the more common neuromuscular diseases.  Please click on this link: http://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=8 and select the "Neuromuscular Disorders" module. (free registration will be required)

Our Neuromuscular Advisors would also be happy to come along to your GP practice to answer any questions and provide information on what non-clinical support they can offer your patients in the community.  Please contact 0117 4141184 to discuss your requirements.

Physiotherapists

Specialist Neuromuscular Physiotherapists attend paediatric and adult neuromuscular clinics around the region, providing specialist physiotherapy advice and support to patients. Community therapists are very welcome to attend these clinics with their patients to help facilitate communication and collaboration. SWNODN Neuromuscular Physiotherapists are also a resource to therapy teams around the South West for training in various aspects of assessment and treatment of neuromuscular conditions, as well as offering joint visits and ongoing advice and support.

Adult Physiotherapy e-learning module

Muscular Dystrophy UK has worked with Kingston University & St George's University of London and the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCLH to develop an e-learning module on neuromuscular conditions for physiotherapists.  Aimed at community and neuro-physiotherapists, the module focuses on 11 short topics that develop critical understanding of the management of muscle wasting conditions.  The course is free and can be accessed via this link Physiotherapy Management in Neuromuscular Diseases.

If you would like further details about opportunities for training in your region, or would like to arrange for a SWNODN Neuromuscular Physiotherapist to deliver some training for your team, please contact the SWNODN and become an Affiliate Member of the Network to be the first to know about any training scheduled in your area.

Clinical Psychologists

Specialist Psychology support is available in the South West for mental health and peripheral support services. Support can be provided for triaging patient care, providing CPD on invited topics and facilitating peer supervision around condition specific issues / questions.

Limited direct therapeutic support is offered for patients presenting with issues directly related to adjustment to a neuromuscular conditions. However, mental health needs are generally considered appropriate for referral to mainstream child and adult mental health services, with access to the Network’s Specialist Psychologists available if required.

Nursing/AHPs/Social Care

The South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network (SWNODN) Neuromuscular Advisors would be happy to advise other health and social care professionals about specific neuromuscular conditions and can provide a valuable knowledge resource around support for patients in their area through charitable organisations, hospices, etc.
The SWNODN Advisors are based within acute hospitals and therefore can assist with discharge of patients who may need complex arrangements in the community. They can provide in-house training about neuromuscular conditions and the patient pathway through the SWNODN services.