Southmead Hospital
Westbury on Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Hospital Telephone Number: 0117 9505050
Directions to the Trust:
Follow this link for information on how to get here:
http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/forvisitors/Hospital_directions/southmead.htm
Head of School: Dr Dina Bisson
Training Programme Director: Mr Fraser McLeod
College Tutors: Mr Sherif Abdel-Fattah for middle grades & Dr Jane Mears for Specialist Trainees 1-2 and F2 trainees
Current Trainees Representative:
Number of Posts (training and non training):
8 ST 3-7
9 ST1-2
2 GP ST1-2
2 F2
1 subspeciality trainee in Urogynaecology
1 Research Fellow
1 Academy Clinical fellow
1 Laparoscopic clinical fellow
Consultants and Special Interests:
Dr DL Bisson Vulval Disorders, Head of School
Mr TJ Draycott Maternal Medicine / Labour Ward
Mr FM McLeod Minimal Access Surgery, Training Programme Director
Mr PA Smith Complex Prolapse Surgery Urogynaecology
Mr SK Vyas Endometriosis Surgery/ Speciality Director
Mr PG Wardle Infertility / Assisted conception
Mr V Akande Reproductive Medicine / Minimal Access Surgery
Mr S Grant Fetal Medicine
Mr S Abdel Fattah Fetal Medicine
Dr J Hyde Maternal medicine
Dr J Mears Medical Education
Description of Department and Training Opportunities
North Bristol NHS Trust is a centre of excellent in the South West region & one of the largest trusts in the country. The Trust provides general medical & surgical care & maternity & paediatric care for a local population of approximately half a million people in the North Bristol & South Gloucestershire area. The Trust is a regional & specialist centre for people living in the Bristol & Weston area, as well as Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire & further afield for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Renal Services, Urology & Paediatric Neurology. The Trust runs two acute hospitals - Southmead & Frenchay - which are 5 miles apart & employs more than 8,500 staff.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology is based on the Southmead Hospital site. A new purpose built Gynaecology Unit comprising two threatres & in patient & daycase facilities were opened in January 2003 when the Frenchay Hospital Gynaecology service merged with Southmead onto a single site adjacent to the maternity unit. The Gynaecology Unit has over 4000 admissions per annum & there are 18 Gynaecology operating lists per week.
In January 2008 the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) opened on the Southmead site adjacent to the Gynaecology Unit. This is a purpose built, stand alone, state of the art Fertility Centre & is a joint NHS & self funded unit. 1000 new couples are seen per year & 1100 cycles of IVF, 350 cycles of IUI & other fertility treatment are undertaken in the unit.
The Obstetric Unit at Southmead Hospital is one of the major Units in the country, there being 5,800 deliveries per annum dealing with a full range of both normal & abnormal obstetrics. The units achieved CNST Level 3 in **** & has a strong history of research in obstetric training. In 2008 the unit was awarded Hospital Doctor of the Year for the innovative in-house multidisciplinary obstetric skills training.
The department can offer a full range of ATSMs apart from Gynae Oncology & there are a large number of dedicated specialist clinics in both obstetrics & gynaecology open to all trainees to attend.
The first on call out of hours is provided by ST1-2, F2 & GP ST Doctors on a full shift. The middle grade doctors work a 1 in 9 full shift out of hours. Two ST3 doctors are provided with cover out of hours from a resident trainee.
Regular postgraduate meetings are held including Perinatal Mortality meetings, CTG meetings, Journal Club, Gynae Pathology & regular Audit presentations. All trainees are expected to attend the Friday afternoon Bristol O&G teaching jointly with St Michaels Hospital.