GMC: 3547429
Year of first qualification: 1991, London
Speciality: Anaesthesia
Secretary: Jean Moon
Telephone: 0117 414 5114
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Bristol Weight Management and Bariatric Service (BWMBS) encompasses a specialist Weight Assessment and Management Service (WAMS) and Bristol Bariatric Service (BBS) for individuals with obesity.
WAMS was previously known as the ‘Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service’. WAMS provides non-surgical, multi-disciplinary weight management support and interventions for a 6-12month period. This may be in the form of individual one-to-one appointments with a dietitian and / or psychologist, or through our 8 session Mood & Food group programme. WAMS also supports appropriate individuals to prepare for bariatric (weight loss) surgery with the ‘Bristol Bariatric Service’ (BBS).
It is national guidance that an individual receives intensive support from a specialist weight management service, such as WAMS, before they can be considered for a referral to a bariatric surgery team. There may be some exceptions to this rule for those who have other medical issues that require urgent treatment.
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Please note that there are different eligibility criteria for Wiltshire and Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire (BNSSG).
For administration or referral Advice contact:
Zoe Woodward – WAMS Co-ordinator
Email: t3wms@nbt.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0117 414 1028
Address: Office 2, Gate 38, Brunel building, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-On-Trym, Bristol. BS10 5NB
Severn Major Trauma Network Clinical Director - Dr Julian Thompson
Major Trauma Centre Clinical Lead - Dr Nirosha De Zoysa
Severn Major Trauma Network, HART & Major Trauma Centre Manager - Shabba Vaithianathan
Paediatric Major Trauma Network Lead - Giles Haythornthwaite
Severn Major Trauma Network Support Coordinator - Daniel Fletcher-Walliss
Severn Major Trauma Centre Support Coordinator - Adeline Chiu
Severn Major Trauma Network Governance Lead - Dr Nick Blundell
Severn Major Trauma Network Training Lead - Dr Fran Verey
Severn Major Trauma Network Research Lead - Dr Philip Braude
Severn Major Trauma Network Director of Rehabilitation - Dr Shigong Guo
Severn Paediatric Major Trauma Centre clinical lead - Dr Anna Clarke
Major Trauma Unit Consultant leads
Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine - Dr Ida Bakar
Speciality Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine - Dr Kriti Mishra
Specialist Clinical Psychologist - Dr Joanna Latham
Major Trauma Practitioner & Severn Major Trauma Network AHP Lead - Denise Axelsen
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Southmead NMTR Major Trauma Data Coordinators
The BUI Functional Urology Team run a series of SNS training courses.
For more information about what courses may be available in 2025 please email buicourses@nbt.nhs.uk
I completed my BA in Spanish and Linguistics at the University of Southampton in 2016, and then pursued my interest in both acquired and developmental language disorders through an MA in Clinical Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam, which I completed in 2017. As part of my Master’s degree I also completed an internship at the Speech and Language Therapy Department of the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Santiago, Chile. During this time I was responsible for creation of a new discourse analysis assessment tool to assess the speech of Spanish-speaking patients with glioma and other traumatic brain injuries. In 2019/2020 I was a Research Associate on a national project funded by Public Health England to develop a new assessment tool to support early identification of children with speech, language and communication needs. As part of that project we evaluated the acceptability of the new tool for parents and practitioners via qualitative interviews and focus groups. In June 2020 I began a full-time PhD based at BSLTRU and the University of Bristol.
My PhD research is focussed on children’s language development and parent-child interactions, drawing on my previous research experience in both linguistics and speech and language therapy. Parent-child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a technique commonly employed by speech and language therapists for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). However, there are concerns about the validity of PCIT for some families, given that the theory underpinning techniques as well as research into its effectiveness have mainly concentrated on white, middle-class families. Studies suggest that PCIT holds implicit cultural biases about linguistic interactions with children. This PhD study aims to gather evidence about a range of children’s daily language interactions and patterns of activities in their home environments. The ultimate goal will be to improve the evidence base about home language environments and make recommendations for SLTs to ensure interventions are appropriate and valid for families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
NBT guide to looking after a urinary catheter for both service users and healthcare workers. This passport should be given to all patients after insertion of a urinary catheter
At the end of your first six months you will be reassessed by the Consultant. At this time we will discuss with you your options, which may include:
If there are medical, nutritional or psychological reasons which mean you are not ready for weight loss surgery or not able to engage with the service, this will be discussed with you and the information sent to your GP.
The details and outcome of your reviews will be sent to your GP and/or the Bristol Bariatric Service if we agree to refer you there.
Once you have completed the full 12months in the service, you may receive a further Consultant review. At this time, you will either:
Male TWOC Referral Form.
NBT guide to looking after a urinary catheter for both service users and healthcare workers. This passport should be given to all patients after insertion of a urinary catheter
pelvic prolapse
post surgery
pelvic masses
constipation
neurological
drugs - antidepressants, nasal decongestants, anaesthetic
Female TWOC Referral Form
NBT guide to looking after a urinary catheter for both service users and healthcare workers. This passport should be given to all patients after insertion of a urinary catheter
I qualified as a speech and language therapist from UCL, London in 2002 and after a stint in the Outer Hebrides in a broad generalist post I specialised with adults with acquired and progressive neurological conditions. I have worked most of the rest of my career in Bristol and have also developed a specialism in working with adults who stammer, currently co-chairing the South West Disorders of Fluency CEN. Although my first love in my clinical career was in acquired aphasia, in recent years I have seen an increasing number of clients referred with ‘psychogenic’ or ‘functional’ dysphagia or communication problems, and have become aware of the lack of research and evidence-based practice guidelines for this client group.
Exploring consensus in terminology used in treatment and diagnosis of medically unexplained dysphagia.