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Bath & Bristol TIG Post

Summary

Hospitals

Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Royal United Hospitals, Bath
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
AES

Mr James Henderson
Consultant Trainers

Bath: 
Professor Grey Giddins (full range of surgery and academic work)
Ilana Langdon (WALANT specialist)
Alex Cowie (lead for hand diploma)
Greg Pickering (brachial plexus)

Bristol:
James Henderson (adult hands, trauma, complex wrist), 
Emily West (trauma, peripheral nerve, paediatric)
George Wheble (major trauma, adult hands)
Alasdair Bott  (complex trauma and degenerative wrist pathology)
Suzannah Hoult (adult and paediatric trauma, peripheral nerve)
Simon Lee - (congenital dand difference)
Rotation Format

Very flexible, to suit plastic or orthopaedic trainee.
Additional Notes
  • combination of prestigious department of Orthopaedics in Bath with major trauma centre Plastic Surgery unit in Bristol
  • huge range of cases
  • congenital hand differences at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital
  • brachial plexus work in Bath

Sample Timetable

Bath

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
morning

Hand # clinic IJL

Th – Elective GBG 

Clinic AJC hand/wrist/elbow 

Clinic IJL hand/wrist/elbow 

Th – elective AJC           

Clinic GBG hand/wrist/elbow

Clinic GJP hand/wrist/elbow 

 

Th – elective GJP
afternoon

Th – Elective GBG

Th – hand trauma AJC

Th – elective AJC

Hand # clinic GBG/AJC      

Th – elective GJP
 

Bristol

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
morning

Hand MDT 

Clinic EVW new pt (alt weeks)

Th - Trauma

Th – Trauma JH

Th – elective congenital 
SYL (Children's Hospital)

Th – trauma GW        

Th - trauma

Th – elective JH

Th – trauma EVW
afternoon

Th – Elective EVW

Th – Trauma

Clinic GW

Th – trauma

Clinic SYL congenital
(Children's Hospital)

Th - trauma

Clinic JH adult hand &
complex wrist

Th - trauma

         

Th – elective JH

Th – Paeds trauma EVW
(Children's Hospital)
 

Other opportunities

  • Weekly tutorials RUH 7:45-08:30am – led by TIG fellow
  • Regular tutorials with individual consultants Bristol – TBA by TIG fellow
  • Weekly Plastic surgery teaching Wednesdays 16:00-18:00
  • Sarcoma hand cases  - can find out adhoc
  • At present opportunities with Ali Bott (Ortho consultant, Southmead) for trauma and elective cases + tutorials. Liaise with Mr Bott directly
  • Microscope for practice in level 3 offices Southmead
  • Participate as faculty on annual Bristol cadaveric hand course
  • Teaching of juniors at RUH (SHO morning teaching) & ENPs
  • Teaching of juniors at Southmead (weekly Wednesday teaching – may be asked to cover hand related topics)
  • Journal club – evenings. TBA by TIG fellow can be as frequently as agreed by all
  • Educational supervisor training course (RUH - free)
  • Leadership/management courses (Southmead/North Bristol - free)
  • Resilience course (Southmead/North Bristol - free)
 

 

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