Our Services A - Z - Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

• Trauma Service

  We provide a comprehensive orthopaedic trauma service via our Accident and Emergency Department and, with the assistance of the Plastic Surgery Unit, offer a limb reconstruction service.
  
  Orthopaedic Trauma Nurse Specialists (7 day working)

  The Role of the Trauma Nurse Specialists:- There are currently 3 Specialist Nurses in post. Responsibilities include:

  • Co-ordination of Trauma Admissions
  • Monitoring Care of Trauma Patients and their specific needs on a daily basis
  • Lead in coordination of the multi professional team in developing plans of care and management of trauma patients
  • Dedicated focus to improve patient pathway for fractured neck of femur patients and Injured Patients awaiting placement at Specialist Injury Units.
  • Provide a point of contact for trauma patients and their families waiting admission and during their inpatient stay.
  • Involved in ongoing data collection for Audit purposes to monitor performance
• Joint School

  We run a Joint School for all our joint replacement patients - this gives patients and their relatives the opportunity to fully understand the pathway they will follow and what they can expect to happen throughout their journey

  Patients having planned orthopaedic surgery will be supported in their recovery by the Elective Orthopaedic Therapy Team.

  The multidisciplinary therapy team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants, based on site, provide a seven-day service to patients undergoing a range of surgeries including upper and lower limb joint replacements, arthroscopies, shoulder, hand, foot and ankle surgery.

  They work closely with the orthopaedic consultants and nursing team providing therapy intervention on the elective orthopaedic ward.

  Treatment for patients due to undergo total hip and total knee replacements commences ahead of the operation. The therapists endeavour to contact all patients prior to admission to carry out a baseline assessment of their current function, prepare and educate them regarding admission, surgery and post-op rehabilitation and establish any need for equipment provision.

  They work with patients aiming for a length of stay of one to four days for patients undergoing joint replacements and also provide an accelerated rehabilitation recovery programme. Each patient is assessed and an agreed treatment plan aims to provide functional goal led intervention, enabling independent mobility, self-care activities and ensuring a timely patient-centred discharge from the ward.

• About the Team

  Consultant Profiles

  Miss Danielle Wharton
  Mr Kiran Saldanha
  Mr Matthew Cartwright-Terry
  Mr Mohan Krishna Pullagura
  Mr Nicholas Emms
  Mr. Nicholas Howard
  Mr Ravindra Gudena
  Mr Sanchez-Ballester
  Mr Stephen Lipscombe
  Mr. Ravikumar Pydisetty
  Mr Samer Morgan
  

  
  Mr Ahmad Khaled
  Mr Ashoklal Ramavath
  Mr Mohammed As-Sultany
  Mr Satish Dhotare
  Mr Tariq Kwaees

  The trauma and Orthopaedic department is comprised of highly experienced consultants and doctors supported by the nursing team, physiotherapists, theatre staff and support teams.

  Divisional Medical Director – Mr J McCabe

  Clinical Director – Mr N Emms

  Deputy Clinical Director- Mr R Gudena

  Directorate Manager – Emma Wright

   

  Consultant Lower Limb and Trauma surgeons:

  Our consultants provide a comprehensive primary hip and knee replacement service for all patients. To provide the appropriate treatment for patients different types of replacements are used, including hip resurfacing and partial knee replacement. Our specialists are skilled in arthroscopic surgery of the knee and hip as well as early and late soft tissue reconstruction, including ACL reconstruction, with many of these procedures being carried out as day-cases.
   

  Mr N Emms

  Mr R Gudena

  Mr R Pydisetty

  Mr C Jakaraddi

  Mr M Cartwright- Terry

  Mr N Howard

   

  Consultant foot, ankle and Trauma Surgeons:

  Foot & Ankle surgery we provide a service dealing with all foot and ankle conditions and offering, amongst other treatments, arthroscopic and replacement surgery in addition to complex limb reconstruction surgery.

  Mr J Sanchez- Ballester

  Mr K Saldanha

  Mr S Morgan

   

  Consultant Upper Limb and Trauma Surgeons:

  We offer a highly specialised upper limb and hand surgery service supported by our physiotherapists and occupational therapists trained to offer high quality post-operative care and rehabilitation. Our consultants perform replacements of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. They perform both simple and complex replacement surgery of the shoulder, tailoring the replacement to the particular needs of the patient. Our surgeons perform arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, carpal tunnel release, ganglion removal, repair of hand tendons, and surgery for dupuytren’s contracture and treatment for trigger finger release.

  Mr S Lipscombe

  Mr M Pullagura

  Mr M Rathinam

  Miss D Wharton

   

  Nursing, AHP and Management Team:

  Craig Downes- Directorate Manager

  Lynn Ashurst – Matron

  Caroline Roberts – Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist

  Paula Brown – Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist

  Lyndsay Hamlet – Ward Manager – Ward 3Alpha

  Gillian Molloy – Ward Manager – Ward 3B

  Emma Lubertino - Ward 3E

  Mickey McDonald – Advanced Musculoskeletal Practitioner

  Elizabeth Macauley – Advanced Musculoskeletal Practitioner

  Paula Stritch – Surgical Care Practitioner

• Location

  Whiston- Fracture Clinic, Level 1, Yellow Floor

  Ward 3Alpha, 3B, 3C Level 3, Green floor

  St Helens- Ground Floor, Yellow Zone

• Contact Details

  For general appointment enquiries call 0151 430 1234

  For ward enquires at Whiston hospital call 0151 426 1600

  For outpatient enquires at St Helens Hospital call 01744 646 461 and ask to be put through to your consultants secretary.

• Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Patient Film

Page last updated on 10th September 2024