Acute Care General Surgery
critical - acute abdomen, perforated viscus, ischaemic gut
emergency - testicular torsion, appendicitis, incarcerated hernia
urgent - diverticulitis, bowel obstruction, pancreatitis
acute gallbladder - crescendo biliary colic, stone impaction, empyema, mucocoele, cholecystitis, gallstone pancreatitis
surgical infection - cellulitis, abscess, foreign body
undifferentiated abdominal pain, minor trauma, laceration
Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
diagnostic, interventional, surveillance
occult (FOBT +) and overt rectal bleeding
Laparoscopic Surgery
laparoscopic appendicectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy
laparoscopic cholecystectomy and transcystic CBD exploration
laparoscopic hernia repair – inguinal, recurrent and bilateral, femoral, umbilical, epigastric, complex ventral and incisional
laparoscopic colorectal surgery and fast track protocol
laparoscopic antireflux surgery and hiatus hernia repair
Breast-Endocrine
triple test breast assessment, management of BSSA recalls
benign breast disease, fibroadenoma, nipple discharge,
accessory breast tissue, male gynaecomastia
breast cancer surgery and management, including
breast conserving surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy
neck lump assessment, lymph node biopsy
thyroid, parathyroid and submandibular pathology
Colorectal Surgery
benign anorectal conditions – pilonidal sinus, perianal sepsis, fistula and fissure-in-ano, haemorrhoids, rectal prolapse
colorectal cancer surgery, management and surveillance
Minor and Intermediate procedures
skin lesions, skin cancers, melanoma
carpal tunnel syndrome
vasectomy, circumcision, scrotal pathology
nerve and muscle biopsy, infusaport insertion/removal