Royal Berkshire Hospital Profile(work in progress)

This is a very busy unit and very popular amongst the T&O trainees due to the experience offered

Consultants

• Shoulder                      - Mr Brownlow & Prof Levy
• Hands                          -  Mr Pailthorpe & Rahimtoola
• Foot & Ankle               - Mr Nugent & Arvind
• Paeds / knee             -  Mr Dodds & Davies(Locum)
• Knee / sport injuries - Mr O'leary
• Hip / Knee                    - Mr Ferguson / Andrade / Tavares
• Trauma                        - Mr McAndrew & Macleod
• Spines                          - Mr Marshall & McKenna

8 consultants are on for trauma while the others do pure elective

Trauma coordinator - organises trauma admissions / lists as well as several other roles

Juniors

•  14 person middle grade rota comprising CT/ST3+, staff grades and fellow
• on call pattern with day off afterwards
• 12 person junior rota cover from F1 to CT2 level #
• full shift

Workload

• Fracture clinic  every morning at RBH. Usually very busy (50-80 patients)
• weekly Newbury # clinic, and 3 paeds # clinics /week
• Trauma Lists - all day list 6 days/week, with half day session on sundays
• good opportunities for operating independently, and good spectrum of cases
• NOF Lists - alternate afternoon lists on weekdays
• Elective - varies according to team, but ample opportunities for clinics and elective lists in all teams

Theatres

• 5 dedicated T&O theatre - 1 trauma / 4 elective

Wards

• Kennet / Loddon - Trauma admissions
• Heygroves / Trueta - elective admissions
• Day Admissions Unit 
• Chesterman Unit - admission ward for elective admissions

 

 

 

Trust Website http://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/