I was seen in the Emergency Department yesterday, why do I need to come back to clinic?

How many times will I need to come to hospital?

Will I need an x-ray?

Will my appointment be on time?

Will I always see the same Doctor?

Can I keep a copy of the clinic letter?

What happens if I need an operation?

Can I bring a relative or friend with me in my appointment?

Our neonatal team consists of Doctors, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Sisters, Junior Sisters, Registered Nurses, Nursery Nurses, Receptionists, Housekeepers and Domestics, with the addition of Neurological Surgeons, Ophthalmologists, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists as the need arises.

A nurse on his/her shift may be responsible to care for one or two Intensive Care babies or two High Dependency babies or up to four or five Special Care babies, actual numbers may vary depending on a mix of babies dependency needs.

Director of Midwifery & Head of Nursing
Julie Northrop

Divisional Operations Director
Claire Weatherall

Specialty Director
Dr Faith Emery

Consultants

Neonatal Consultants are the most senior doctors and head a team of other doctors and nurse practitioners. They have overall responsibility for babies on the unit. Each consultant has their own areas of particular interest, and lead a ward round each day when the management and care of the baby is discussed.

Dr Paul Mannix
Dr David Evans
Dr Madhavi Parvathareddy
Prof Charles Roehr
Dr Claire Rose
Dr Maria Tsakmakis
Dr Richard Wach
Dr Katie Farmer
Amiel Billetop
Dr Daniella Vieten-Key
Dr Libuse Pazderova

Speciality Doctors

Erica Van Den Berg
Fran Hofmann
Manal El-Bokle

Clinical Matron
Amy Purnell

Developmental Care Team
Kathy Jackson
Rachael Stowell

Practise Development Sister
Claire Johnson

Practice Development team
Anna Kendal

Neonatal Infant feeding specialist
Cathy Budd

Feeding support advisor
Jo Holt

Neonatal Community Liaison Sisters
Caroline Burgess
Paula Brock
Helen Slocombe
Lisa Ramsey
Nazzi Farzinkia

The fracture clinic is a busy department which sees thousands of patients a year. It is led by a team of consultants with a team of registered nurses, healthcare assistants, plaster technicians and clerical staff.

There are two areas within the fracture clinic – the Clinic area and the Plaster Room at Southmead Hospital Bristol.

The Orthopaedic Trauma Department at Southmead Hospital Bristol deals with unplanned orthopaedic needs.

Consultant surgeons operate and review patients in clinic 7 days a week.

The Trauma Service accepts a wide range of emergencies from local fractures to complex polytrauma.

The Trauma Service is a centre of excellence and offers specialist:

• Pelvic
• Acetabular
• Spinal trauma
• Foot and ankle surgery
• Expertise to the wider region

At Southmead Hospital NICU we are proud of our extensive facilities available for family use.

Our unit philosophy is to provide a high standard of family-centred care from admission to discharge, with mutual respect and open communication promoted at all times. We offer comprehensive educational support to both our medical and nursing staff to maintain the highest quality of care with a strong evidence base

We have a family room central to the unit which, when your baby is stable enough can be used to have family time together away from others.  This room is also used for parent craft such as baby massage, bathing and resuscitation skills. It has oxygen and air ports, providing a safe environment away from the busy clinical nursery rooms for planned parent and baby interaction sessions and expressing or breastfeeding.

We have a parent coffee room with a television, sofa and food preparation facilities. We also have a private enclosed garden/outdoor dining area and a lovely children’s playroom for supervised sibling use.

Here at Southmead NICU we are able to offer a range of accommodation for the parents of babies in our care. We have family accommodation located close to the hospital with five double bedroom en-suite rooms for the use of parents who live outside the Bristol area. We also offer parents the opportunity to ‘room in’ with their baby prior to discharge home.  We have three double bedrooms directly on the unit so you can ease yourselves into parenthood by spending a few nights with your baby, knowing staff are close by to support you. There are bathroom facilities with a shower available for use when staying on the unit.

Supporting you and your baby

We provide financial input for families during their NICU journey. Each family receives free parking while their baby is on NICU and one meal voucher per parent per day to help with extra costs while families are in hospital.

We have a dedicated multi-disciplinary team providing high-quality care for sick and premature babies. We have a firm belief in learning and professional development, and we ensure that a motivated and enthusiastic team is caring for your baby. We have dedicated teams of specialist nurses in education, breastfeeding and developmental care who have protected hours to ensure the needs of parents and staff are met. We want to work with parents and encourage them to be partners in their baby’s care and involved in the decision-making process.

Take a virtual tour of the unit

The South West Neonatal Network has produced virtual tours of all the units in the region to help families familiarise themselves with the NICUs and facilities.

These tours take you through the unit and provide information about some of the key areas. Take a look inside.

Specialty Lead

Dr Anna O'brien
Email: Anna.O'Brien@nbt.nhs.uk 

General Manager

Christina Fletcher
Email: Christina.Fletcher@nbt.nhs.uk 

Support manager

Alexandria Davis
Email: Alexandria.Davis@nbt.nhs.uk 

Specialty Manager

Anna Bassadone
Email: Anna.Bassadone@nbt.nhs.uk

Consultants

Dr Sarah-Jane Bailey

Dr Philip Braude

Dr Amy Crees

Dr Mark Devine

Dr Andrea Joughin

Dr Rachel Fewkes

Dr Thomas Mayes

Dr Sarah McCracken

Dr Emma Mitchell

Dr Anna O'Brien

Dr Katie Rainey

Dr Edward Richfield

Dr David Shipway

Dr Seema Srivastava

Dr Daniel Thornton

Dr Sue Wensley

Dr Katherine Walsh

Dr Heather Woodcraft

Senior Nursing Staff

Deputy Divisonal Director of Nursing

Rory Spanton

Matron Acute Frailty Unity

Marianne Carter

Matron 9A & 9B

Shelly Panayiotou

Matron Elgar House

Jet O'Neill

Ward Sister 32A (Acute Frailty Unit)

Lisa Herrington

Ward Sister 28B (Short Stay)

Michelle Down

Ward Sister 9A (Complex Care)

Hannah Morris

Ward Sister 9B (Complex Care)

Lalu Abraham

The department also provides a complete Medical Photography service to external customers including Universities, Solicitors, Councils and Police among others. 

Private Clinical & Medical Legal Photography & Video recording
We can provide Medical Legal reprints suitable for evidence in court as well as arrange a dedicated sitting or filming session to document current scarring etc. 

Please contact us to discuss specific requirements or request our price list.

The Medical Photography department provides images for use in treating patients, teaching and for publication.  The service includes medical photography and video recording.

Why do I need medical photography / video?
There are a number of reasons a clinician may have asked us to take your photograph/recording, generally we are called to document your condition to help to provide the best treatment for you. The photographs/recordings taken form an accurate and up-to-date record of your condition, which can be used as a basis for monitoring your progress and for planning the best care pathway.

The areas to be recorded have been indicated on the request form. We will discuss the photographic views or recording with you before taking the photographs or video recording. You may be asked to remove items of clothing, jewellery or make-up.

Staff would like you to feel as comfortable as possible. Please feel free to ask your photographer if you have any questions or concerns.

Who will photograph me?
You will be photographed by an experienced Medical Photographer. We try to have both male and female photographers, please ask your photographer or at reception if you would prefer to be photographed by someone of the same sex. A friend or relative can accompany you if you wish, or we can provide a chaperone..

Do I have a choice?
Yes you do. If you do not wish to be photographed it will not affect your treatment or care in any way.

What happens to the photographs / video?

The photographs/recordings are taken as part of your health record, and remain on our secure imaging system.  If you have had photographs/recordings taken at another hospital, we may receive them to provide the staff involved in your care the progress of your condition.

You will have been asked to sign a ‘Consent to Medical Photographs/Recordings’ form. According to the level of consent you agree with, your photographs or video recording will be used for one or more of the following:

Level 2: Your medical records only
Level 3: Your medical records; NHS teaching and medical training
Level 4: Your medical records; NHS teaching and medical training; medical publications

A clinician may wish to use your photographs/recordings for teaching purposes such as teaching NHS healthcare staff about a particular condition. Or they may want to use the photographs for teaching other patients about the treatment options or outcomes of a medical intervention. Clinicians may want to use the photographs/recordings for publication into a medical journal or text book. Your photographs/recordings would not be used for any of these purposes without your direct written consent. Should you choose to give your consent to any of these options and you then change your mind, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

If you have any questions about consent or confidentiality please ask your photographer or contact Medical Photography using the details below.

If you have not signed your ‘Consent to medical photographs/recordings’ form please tell the Medical Photographer when you attend the department.

Can I have a copy?
Yes, you can request copies using the Trust’s Subject Access Request form.

Medical legal photographs and video recordings

If your solicitor needs copies of photographs and video recordings taken by the department please ask them make a Subject Access Request.

We can also take medical legal photographs and video recordings for compensation claims, please contact the department for further information and our price list.

North Bristol NHS Trust's (NBT) Medical Photography department provides photography and video recordings.

Clinicians may refer patients for photography and video to:

• Brunel building, Southmead Hospital, Level 3, Gate 38, where there are 2 purpose built studios
• On location in wards, theatres and clinics.

If you would like more information or have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

The Medical Photography department undertakes a wide variety of both clinical and non-clinical photography and video recording. The department also offers an ophthalmic service including OCT and fundus photography.

Patients are either referred to the department, where we have studio and ophthalmic facilities, or we also visit wards, theatres, clinics and outpatients departments. 

Patients attending for photography at the Medical Photography department, G38 in the Brunel building do not need to book an appointment and are seen on a first come first served basis. If you have been referred with a ‘Consent to medical photography/recordings’ form then please bring this with you. Please arrive between 9.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.30am and 4pm on Friday.

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All staff regularly participate in additional training. Some staff work in rotational posts that offer movement between specialities in order to develop a broad skill base.

All Physiotherapists working within the trust are fully qualified and have completed a three or four-year degree or diploma and are registered with the Health Professions Council.

Some physiotherapists have gone on to complete further postgraduate training and may have Masters of Science (MSc) or other degrees.

Head of Physiotherapy
Kat Binns
Kathryn.Binns@nbt.nhs.uk