HOSPITAL DIRECTORY ‘Health is not simply the absence of sickness.’ Hannah Green WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL REVIEW 2005 www.whittington.nhs.uk HOSPITAL DIRECTORY INTRODUCTION This information pack has been put together to inform GPs and other health professionals about the wide range of services the Whittington Hospital provides and how they can be accessed. If you want further details on each department and consultants’ sub-specialties please go to our website www.whittington.nhs.uk and look under clinical services. I hope you find this book useful. I would be interested to have your views. Mrs Celia Ingham Clark Medical Director [email protected] 63 HOSPITAL DIRECTORY HOSPITAL DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Surgery Outpatient referral procedures . .111 Anaesthetic services . .67 Inpatient admissions . .98 Cancer care . .69 On call arrangements . .107 Day surgery . .80 Security . .126 ENT and Audiology . .86 Parking and transport . .114 General surgery . .92 Useful telephone numbers . .132 Ophthalmology . .108 Orthopaedics . .109 Diagnostics and Therapies Theatres . .127 Clinical Nutrition . .78 Urology . .128 Imaging . .96 Occupational therapy . .105 Women and Children’s Health Service Pathology . .115 Maternity . .100 Physiotherapy . .118 Children’s Health . .75 Podiatry . .120 Women’s health . .130 Speech and language therapy . .125 Private Patients . .121 Medical Services Acute medicine . .66 Miscellaneous Cardiology . .72 PALS Team (including complaints) . .117 Care of older people . .74 Parking and transport . .114 Dermatology . .83 Diabetes . .84 Emergency department . .88 Endocrinology department . .90 Gastroenterology . .91 Haematology . .94 Intensive Therapy Unit . .99 Nephrology . .101 Neurology . .102 Neurophysiology . .104 Respiratory medicine . .122 Rheumatology . .124 64 65 HOSPITAL DIRECTORY HOSPITAL DIRECTORY A ACUTE MEDICINE ANAESTHETIC SERVICES A Acute medicine is concerned with the immediate and early specialist The Whittington has a wide-ranging division of anaesthesia, which management of adult patients with a wide range of medical supports a number of departments throughout the Trust. The service conditions who present to hospitals as emergencies. The hospital provides specialist support in the areas of acute and chronic pain, provides a comprehensive acute medical service through its ‘on-call’ obstetrics, paediatrics, accident and emergency and intensive care. team. They are experts in the care of: There are 15 consultant anaesthetists, one associate specialist, two •Diabetic patients staff grades and 15 specialist registrars and senior house officers. In •Patients with endocrine problems addition the department has specialist nurses working in the acute •Patients with gastroenterological problems pain team. •Conditions associated with older people •Patients with breathing (respiratory) problems Anaesthetists work closely with pre-operative assessment nurses to •Patients with cardiovascular problems ensure patients are optimally prepared for their surgery. Recently •Patients with rheumatology problems equipped with state of the art anaesthetic equipment the team is able •Emergency Care to offer, in addition to traditional general anaesthesia, the full range •ITU of anaesthetic techniques including sedoanalgesia, regional anaesthesia and total intravenous anaesthesia. The hospital has recently appointed Dr Lok Yap, its first Acute Physician, who will be developing his role over the coming year. CONTACT US Anaesthetic department . .020 7288 5466 020 7288 5464 020 7288 3265 Fax . .020 7288 5417 Anaesthetic On-Call Team . .020 7272 3070 1st on call Bleep . .3301 2nd on call Bleep . .3005 SpR Bleep . .3905 Anaesthetic Department Liliana Varela . .0207 288 5466 email . [email protected] continued overleaf 66 67 HOSPITAL DIRECTORY HOSPITAL DIRECTORY A ANAESTHETIC SERVICES continued CANCER CARE C KEY STAFF The hospital’s multi-professional cancer care team of 30, diagnoses Clinical Director Surgery and Cancer Division and treats over 400 new patients each year. We are a designated unit Dr Simon Walker . .020 7288 5464 for breast, lung and colorectal cancers and we also treat patients with haematological malignancies. In partnership with Great Ormond Clinical Lead Anaesthetics Street Hospital, we run a paediatric oncology shared care unit. Dr Maurice Dunstan . .020 7288 5464 In 2005, the Whittington was selected as an area demonstrator for the Consultant Anaesthetists government’s new national cancer waiting times, set out as follows: Dr Tim Blackburn . .020 7288 5297 • 31 days from decision to treat to first treatment for all Dr Maurice Dunstan . .020 7288 5464 cancer patients; Dr Sarah Gillis . .020 7288 5297 • 62 days from referral to first treatment for cancer patients Dr Mike Grocott . .020 7288 5464 referred as urgent target waits. Dr Chris Hargreaves . .020 7288 5466 Dr Nick Harper . .020 7288 5466 To help achieve these targets all patients with suspected cancer have Dr Samina Ishaq . .020 7288 5464 their diagnostic and treatment co-ordinated by a ‘patient navigator’, Dr Giok Lim . .020 7288 5597 a dedicated individual within the specialist team. Dr Sola Makinde . .020 7288 5464 Dr Gnanie Panch . .020 7288 5466 RANGE OF SERVICES Dr Jolyon Powney . .020 7288 5362 • One-stop clinic for patients •Drop-in clinic for patients, Dr Catherine Shaw . .020 7288 5464 with suspected breast cancer. carers and healthcare Dr Simon Walker . .020 7288 5464 •Multi-disciplinary lung cancer professionals wanting advice Dr Sarah Ward . .020 7288 5277 team that includes a specialist and support either face-to-face in radiotherapy treatments and or via the telephone. Acute Pain a clinical nurse specialist in Tuesday to Thursday, Clinical Lead Acute Pain lung cancer care. 10am to 11am, Dr Samina Ishaq . .020 7288 5464 •Colorectal cancer service. telephone 020 7288 5296. Acute Pain Nurse Specialist •Paediatric oncology shared Friday, 9.30am to 11am, Diane Butcher . .020 7288 3650 care unit. telephone 020 7288 4896. email . [email protected] •Chemotherapy services. •Community and hospital- Acute Pain Nurse Specialist • One-stop clinic for patients based specialist palliative Sinaed Lynam . .020 7288 3650 who are taking oral care team. chemotherapy. •Breast cancer support group. Chronic Pain Clinical Lead Chronic Pain continued overleaf Dr Gnanie Panch . .020 7288 5466 Dr Sarah Ward . .020 7288 5277 68 69 HOSPITAL DIRECTORY HOSPITAL DIRECTORY C CANCER CARE continued C KEY STAFF KEY STAFF continued Breast cancer Urology cancer Clinical lead and consultant surgeon Clinical lead and consultant surgeon Mr Alan Wilson . .020 7288 5406 Mr Senthil Nathan . .020 7288 3266 Clinical nurse specialist Clinical nurse specialist Vivienne Maidens . .020 7288 5227 Cid O’Sullivan . .020 7288 5772 Patient navigator Patient navigator Alec Fraser . .020 7288 5227 Jason Kapitze . ..