Patients attend the Breast Reconstruction Follow Up Clinic, to be reviewed by the plastic surgery team following surgery, up to three months after surgery. 

This clinic provides you with the opportunity to discuss your surgical results or further treatment plan.

It is often quite a busy clinic and the wait can sometimes be up to 3 hours therefore please feel free to have someone accompany you.

Mr Sherif Wilson who is the lead consultant for plastic breast reconstruction also runs a monthly follow-up clinic at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk). If you are in this catchment area you can contact Wendy Rodmen, Mr Wilson’s secretary, to book this appointment.

The Breast Reconstruction new patient clinic is a consultant (doctor) led clinic with a breast reconstruction nurse present.

This clinic is for women and men who have been referred by their GP, other consultants, breast care nursing or other healthcare provider.

The clinic includes patients who:

• have had or have breast cancer.
• have asymmetry concerns follow breast cancer treatment
• young men or women with congenital issues.

Please understand that funding may be required for consultation and treatment so please discuss this with your GP or other healthcare professional in the first instance.

You will need to attend a minimum of two face to face consultations before a treatment plan can be agreed with you. 

Bristol Health Partners Dementia HIT group hosted (and recorded) a free public lecture on the 9th June. The lecture is titled 'Improving diagnosis and treatment of dementia: Can novel brain imaging help?' and was given by Professor Roy Jones; the Director of the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE) in Bath, and Honorary Professor at the University of Bristol.

You can view the lecture at the following link http://www.rice.org.uk/public+lectures

The Postgraduate Medical Education department organise the induction of doctors joining the Trust and oversee the delivery of mandatory and statutory training for doctors.

The doctor’s induction is run as a half day monthly face-to-face programme supplemented by a regional e-induction package.  This contains all of the mandatory and statutory training at Level 2 competency which is the required level for doctors in training.

Induction is held on the 1st Wednesday of the month in the Learning & Research Centre.

The Postgraduate Medical Education department provide training and support to educational and clinical supervisors responsible for supervising junior doctors in the clinical areas.

This includes running core competency training that meets the GMC standards for educational and clinical supervision. 

Supervisors are also supported by nominated educational leads within the specialty who will be their first point of contact for medical education matters. The Education Lead will be responsible to the Director of Medical Education and Clinical Director for maintaining the standards and quality of education in their areas.

In-house specialty training is generally held on a weekly basis and organised and delivered by each department. Regional specialty study days are also held frequently throughout the year.

The Medical Education department process study leave requests and payments for all junior doctors.

We regularly support the delivery of specialty and multi-professional training by providing resources, equipment and faculty.

The Foundation Programme is a 2 year programme bridging the gap between medical undergraduate training and specialty training.

The Foundation Team manage the in house teaching programme for 1st and 2nd year foundation doctors. This includes fortnightly teaching sessions delivered by specialty experts and covering the foundation curriculum and objectives as specified by the General Medical Council.

In addition to this we provide regular ½ day simulation teaching sessions covering a range of acute medical scenarios with a strong human factors focus.

We host several regional teaching days over the year aimed at foundation year 2 doctors from across the Severn Deanery area. These include topics such human factors, research skills, and clinical skills.

These days are advertised and applied for through the Severn Deanery Website.

Claire Harris
Operational Lead for Resuscitation Services

Katherine Robinson
Resuscitation Officer

Michael Harrison
Resuscitation Officer

Nathan Brown
Resuscitation Officer

Bethan Morris
Assistant Resuscitation Trainer

Sue Blackwell
National Course Organiser

Immediate Life Support (ILS)

One day course accredited to the Resuscitation Council (UK) for registered Nurses/Midwives and Medical Staff.

Course content covers: ABCDE approach, high quality CPR & defibrillation, airway and trolley/equipment familiarisation, cardiac arrest scenario teaching and practice (CasTeach) ALS algorithm and leadership at a cardiac arrest.

Course Dates:
To book onto a course or enquire as to available upcoming dates please contact Sue Blackwell on 0117 414 7948 or email ResuscitationTraining@nbt.nhs.uk.

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Two day course accredited to the Resuscitation Council (UK) for registered nurses with a specialist background and Medical Staff.

Course content covers: Lectures, associated resus skills, ABCDE, rhythm recognition, high quality CPR & defibrillation, post resus care, cardiac arrest scenario teaching and practice (CasTeach), peri arrest & special circumstances, arterial blood gases, CasTest and MCQ and importance of cardiac arrest team leader.

Course Dates:
To book onto a course or enquire as to available upcoming dates please contact Sue Blackwell on 0117 414 7948 or email ResuscitationTraining@nbt.nhs.uk.

eLearning Advanced Life Support (eALS)

One day online pre-course learning and one day face-to-face accredited to the Resuscitation Council (UK) for registered Nurses with a specialist background and Medical Staff.

Course Dates:
To book onto a course or enquire as to available upcoming dates please contact Sue Blackwell on 0117 414 7948 or email ResuscitationTraining@nbt.nhs.uk.

Ill Medical Patients Acute Care & Treatment (IMPACT)

Two day course accredited to the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians for Medical Staff.

Course Content covers: Assessment and treatment of the critical ill patient, including multiple systems e.g. Renal and Neurological.

Course Dates:
To book onto a course or enquire as to available upcoming dates please contact Sue Blackwell on 0117 414 7948 or email ResuscitationTraining@nbt.nhs.uk.

Newborn Life Support (NLS)

The Resuscitation Council (UK) Newborn Life Support (NLS) course was launched in 1999 and is a standardised national course providing clear practical instruction in airway support and the theoretical background to illustrate its importance in resuscitation of the newborn.

Course Dates:
To book onto a course or enquire as to available upcoming dates please contact Sue Blackwell on 0117 414 7948 or email ResuscitationTraining@nbt.nhs.uk.

European Trauma Course

Three days accredited to the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and partners. For Doctors and other medical health care professionals that are involved in the acute care of major trauma patients.

Course content covers: Two lectures, one demonstration, and thirty hands-on training scenarios, presented within ten workshops.

Course Dates:
Refer to www.europeantrauma.com for full list of course dates.

The Resuscitation Services Department provides professional and clinical leadership, guidance and support in all aspects of resuscitation across the Trust and associated agencies.

We coordinate and undertake the clinical and educational aspects of both adult and paediatric resuscitation for:

• Nursing
• Midwifery
• Medical Healthcare Professionals
• Allied Healthcare Professionals

As clinical experts in the field of resuscitation we are also responsible for attending cardiac arrests and clinical emergencies as part of the Clinical Emergency Team.

As a centre we are registered with the following organisations to provide National accredited courses:

• Resuscitation Council (UK)
• Royal College of Physicians
• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
• British Heart Foundation

“We are an innovative and flexible team in both the delivery of training and extended resuscitation services. We remain proactive in supporting clinical quality improvement and care for our patients”.