Common causes of urinary retention in women

• pelvic prolapse

• post surgery

• pelvic masses

• constipation

• neurological

• drugs - antidepressants, nasal decongestants, anaesthetic

Female TWOC Referral Form 

Mrs Jennifer Short, BSc (Hons) Speech Sciences

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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.

Current research

Exploring consensus in terminology used in treatment and diagnosis of medically unexplained dysphagia.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jennifer_Short2

GMC Number: 6145722

Year of first qualification: 2006, Bristol 

Speciality: Paedaitrics and Neonatal Medicine 

Clinical interest: Neonatology

Telephone: 0117 414 6817

GMC Number: 6168481

Year of first qualification: 2008, St George's, University of London

Speciality: Acute Internal Medicine 

Secretary: Lisa Williams

Telephone: 0117 414 1141

Royal College of Physicians (London)
Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
Society for Acute Medicine
Intensive Care Society

GMC Number: 6130246

Year of first qualification: 2005, Imperial College London

Speciality: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 

Clinical interest: Lower limb arterial and deep venous reconstruction

Secretary: Daisy Tucker 

Telephone: 0117 414 6378

Mr Baris Ata Ozdemir trained in vascular and endovascular surgery in the London. He subsequently completed a lower limb endovascular and open aortic fellowship in Montpellier, France. He was appointed to the Bristol, Bath and Weston Vascular Network in 2019.
He has a special interest in diabetic limb salvage, deep venous reconstruction, thoracic endovascular, and open aortic repair.
Mr Ozdemir’s PhD  was on healthcare outcomes and he has also published extensively on aortic diseases and the diabetic foot. He is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Bristol. He is a member of the British Society of Endovascular Therapy.

GMC Number: 4441885

Year of first qualification: 1996, Oxford University

Speciality: Neurology

Clinical interests: Neuromuscular disease

Secretary: Holly Yockney

Telephone: 0117 414 1751

Dr Wood-Allum qualified in Medicine from Oxford University in 1996 having first done a degree in Natural Sciences (Neurophysiology) at Cambridge. She obtained her MRCP (Lond) in 2000 after junior medical jobs in Oxford, Northampton and Nottingham.

She then undertook a period of research into the pathogenesis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) working for her PhD as a Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellow at The University of Sheffield. After the completion of her PhD she was appointed Clinical Lecturer and continued her research into MND. On completion of her training in Neurology she was appointed as a Consultant Neurologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Wood-Allum moved to Bristol in 2018 and was appointed as a Consultant Neurologist to the South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network (SWNOD) and North Bristol NHS Trust.

GMC Number: 6063754

Year of first qualification: 2002, Aleppo University, Syria 

Speciality: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Secretary: Christa Stengel

Telephone:01174146419

Hassan is a consultant physician in diabetes and endocrinology, with a special interest in obesity medicine, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and reproductive endocrinology. He completed a PhD and an NIHR clinical lectureship, focusing on obesity and PCOS.

He is the clinical lead for the tier 3 obesity service and runs dedicated clinics in weight management, PCOS, and diabetes. He also conducts a monthly joint reproductive endocrinology clinic.

Hassan aims to practice evidence-based, person-centred care, with focus on shared-decision making.  He values multidisciplinary and collaborative working.

GMC Number: 6147240

Year of first qualification: 2006, Cardiff University

Speciality: Urology

Clinical interests: Penile Cancer and Genitourethral Reconstruction

Secretary: Warsame Said

Telephone: 0117 414 5004

Mr Manjunath completed his higher surgical training in Urology in the South West of England.  He completed a post CCT fellowship in Andrology and Genitourethral Reconstruction at St George's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London (2016-2018).

He was appointed Locum Consultant at the Royal United Hospital, Bath from April 2018 to December 2018 and subsequently appointed to the Bristol Urological Institute.

Mr Manjunath has a particular interest clinically and academically in the management of penile cancer and urethral stricture disease including urethroplasty. In addition he is able to assess and manage general urological conditions.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a full member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS).
 

GMC Number: 6166435

Year of first qualification: Birmingham, 2008

Speciality: Respiratory Medicine

Clinical interests: Non invasive ventilation, Integrated care

Secretary: Rachael Tucker 

Telephone: 0117 414 2016

GMC Number: 6143070

Year of first qualification: 2006, London

Speciality: Plastic Surgery

Clinical interests: Microsurgical breast reconstruction

Secretary: Andrea Thompson

Telephone: 0117 4147626

Dr Philippa Jackson joined the Trust in November 2018 as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with specialist interest in Breast Reconstruction.  She completed a prestigious cross-specialty fellowship in Oncoplastic Surgery and a microsurgical breast reconstruction fellowship prior to taking up her post.