Dr Ben Ballisat - Anaesthesia

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GMC Number: 7040611

Year and location of first qualification: 2009, University of Oxford

Specialty: Anaesthesia

Clinical interests: Obstetric anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia as well as anaesthesia for general surgery, neurosurgery, trauma and orthopaedics.

Secretary: Anaesthetic Secretaries

Telephone number: 01174142641

Email address: ben.ballisat@nbt.nhs.uk

Ballisat

Dr Saira Risdale - Nephrology

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GMC Number: 6074952

Year and location of first qualification: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff 

Specialty: Nephrology

Clinical interests: Lead for renal vasculitis, patient education and peer support, Associate Tutor at University of Bristol

Secretary: Leah Mason

Telephone number: 01174147697

Professional membership(s): MBBChB, MRCP (UK), MRCP (Neph)

Email address: saira.risdale@nbt.nhs.uk

Risdale

Wing Commander George Wheble - Plastic Surgery

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GMC Number: 6118909

George Wheble

Year and location of first qualification: 2005 - University of Sheffield Medical School

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Clinical interests: Hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, lower limb trauma, major trauma

Secretary: Debbie Rice / Maddie Champion

Telephone number: 01179546611 (Debbie) 01174140850 (Maddie)

Professional membership(s): GMC, MPS, BAPRAS - Full Member, BSSH - Full member, UK Diploma in Hand Surgery

Email address: George.Wheble@nbt.nhs.uk

Wheble

Dr Stephen O'Brien - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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Stephen O'Brien

GMC Number: 7083358

Year and location of first qualification: 2010, Exeter & Plymouth

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical interests: High risk pregnancies, women at risk of preterm labour, obstetric ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, operative vaginal birth and intra-partum research

Secretary: Kathryn McConnachie

Telephone number: 01174147140

Email address: stephen.o'brien@nbt.nhs.uk

Dr Stephen O'Brien is a Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal Medicine. He completed his specialist training in the West of England, including a PhD in operative vaginal birth at the University of Bristol.

His interests include the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, women at risk of preterm birth and operative vaginal birth. He is the national co-ordinator for training in operative vaginal birth for the RCOG.

O'Brien

Keeping AAC Vocabularies updated

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This training session will give you an introduction into the importance of keeping vocab up-to-date. 

You may be very familiar with AAC, or very new. You may be using a high-tech device, or something paper-based. Either way, we hope you will learn something new from this training. 

This training session will cover:

  • Why it is important to keep vocabulary up-to-date, relevant and useful
  • What to consider when updating vocabulary
  • Where to find useful resources 

Resources

For further resources to help you, see AAC implementation resources in: 

Introduction to Modelling AAC

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This training session will give you an introduction into modelling AAC.                 

You may be very familiar with AAC, or very new. You may be using a high-tech device, or something paper-based. Either way, we hope you will learn something new from this training. 

This training session will cover:

  • What is modelling?
  • The basics to get you started.

Resources

For further resources to help you, see AAC implementation resources in: 

Mesh Complications Specialist Service - for clinicians

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As of 1 April, 2022, North Bristol NHS Trust has been designated as one of nine Specialised NHS England Complex Mesh Centres, supporting patients with mesh complications linked to urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse in the South West.

These centres provide management of urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse mesh complications, with the engagement of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), which includes surgeons, physicians, imaging specialists, nurses, pain specialists, physiotherapists, and clinical psychologists in line with the published service specification.

The MDT of specialist clinicians is led by Professor Hashim, Consultant Urological Surgeon, and Mr. Madhu, Consultant Urogynaecologist.

Referrals:

Referrals to the North Bristol NHS Trust Mesh Complications Specialist Service MDT will be from hospital trusts and GPs in the South West, as listed below.

Patient mesh complications referrals will be triaged by the Clinical Lead(s), and invited to an outpatient appointment. They will be referred to selected members of the MDT as required, and each patient will be discussed at the monthly MDT meeting. An outpatient appointment will then be arranged with the patient to discuss and agree their treatment plan.

The region covered includes:

Hospital Trusts:

  • Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
  • Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
  • Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
  • Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
  • Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
  • Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

GPs within the following Integrated Care Partnerships:

  • Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
  • Devon
  • Somerset
  • Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire 
  • Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire 
  • Gloucestershire

To refer:

  • GPs: Please refer via the Referral Assessment Service in eRS:
    • Speciality: Urology
      • Clinic types: Urology - (In)Continence, or Not otherwise specified
    • Speciality: Gynaecology
      • Clinic types: Urogynaecology /  prolapse, or Not otherwise specified

 

To contact us:

Telephone: Lynda Bishop, MDT coordinator for the Bristol Mesh Specialist Service: 0117 414 0899

Email: bristolmeshserviceadmin@nbt.nhs.uk

Further information

Patient information and decision aids are available from the British Society of Urogynaecology