Nuffield Health
Cambridge Hospital
Newsflash
GP & Practice Colleagues
Welcome
Issue 23 - 2014
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
At Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital, our Neurosurgeons focus on utilising
techniques that improve outcomes, reduce pain and accelerate recovery. Our
advanced procedures include:
• Endoscopic and minimally invasive spinal neurosurgery (MIS)
• Functional and restorative spinal neurosurgery
• Revision spine surgery
• Spinal decompression including laminectomy and discectomy
• Spinal implants
The conditions that can be treated by minimally invasive surgery include:
It is an exciting time for Nuffield Health
Cambridge Hospital as the work to build
our new hospital progresses at pace.
The floors have been laid, the brick work
has begun, window frames installed and
internal rooms are being created. Our new
hospital is due to open next July.
• Sciatica
• Failed Spine Surgery
• Disc Protrusion
• Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Lateral Recess Stenosis
• Axial Stenosis
• Spine Instability
• Failed Pain Management
Our existing hospital is still open for
business and I am pleased to report that
there is no disruption to our services.
Patient care remains our top priority.
Traditional spinal surgery can leave long scars through skin and muscle layers. There
can be increased blood loss, post-surgical pain, and an extended hospital stay,
significant time off work, repeat analgesia and visits to your practice.
Our progress can now be seen in a video
on our home page: nuffieldhealth.com/
hospitals/cambridge
Maxine Estop
Hospital Director
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
To refer patients
Send your named/unnamed referral direct
to us and we will contact your patient.
Tel:
01223 370 922
Fax:
01223 370 945
Email:cambridge.clinics
@nuffieldhealth.com
Online:nuffieldhealth.com
/hospitals/refer
The directory of Consultants can be
found online at nuffieldhealth.com
/healthcare-professionals
Minimally invasive spinal surgery can be faster, safer and requires less recovery
time due to the significantly reduced trauma to the muscles and soft tissues. The
potential benefits are:
• Better cosmetic results from smaller skin incisions (sometimes as small as 2cm)
• Less blood loss from surgery
• Reduced risk of muscle damage since less or no cutting of the muscle is required
• Reduced risk of infection and postoperative pain
• Quicker recovery from surgery
• Most MIS patients are able to get up and walk about the same day as the surgery
takes place, and some may even go home that night
• Less rehabilitation required
• Quicker return by patient to daily activities
• Less reliance on pain medications after surgery
Minimally invasive spinal surgery is carried out by the following consultants
• Mr Richard Mannion
• Mr Rikin Trivedi
For more information or to enquire about whether your patient is suitable for this
type of surgery with Mr Mannion or Mr Trivedi, please call us on 01223 370919 or
email [email protected]
Referring to Nuffield
Health Hospitals
Cambridge Urology Partnership (CUP)
To refer to a Nuffield Health Hospital
please use the contact details on the
front of this Newsflash or use our
Referrers’ Directory
Please note: not all Nuffield Health
Hospitals offer Choose and Book
treatment. For assistance or to find out
more about the Patient Choice at your
local hospital, please contact the Nuffield
Health Choose and Book Contact Centre:
Tel: 08000 155 020
Fax: 08452 803 251
Email:[email protected]
Recovery Plus
Programme
Recovery Plus is our flagship recovery
programme, available to our private
patients for a number of Orthopaedic
procedures. Recovery Plus is free of
charge and an optional addition which can
form part of your recovery programme,
including a 12 week membership at your
local Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing
centre, and a Fitness Coach. For more
information, visit nuffieldhealth.com/
recoveryplus or ask a member of the
hospital’s team.
The Nuffield Health
Promise
Cambridge Urology Partnership (CUP) is a group of nine consultants based at
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. There are seven Urologists; Mr Tev Aho, Mr
Andrew Doble, Mr Christof Kastner, Prof John Kelly, Mr Nimish Shah, Mr James
Armitage, and Mr Oliver Wiseman and two Oncologists; Dr Richard Benson and
Dr Simon Russell.
As a team, they provide a comprehensive and specialist service covering all aspects
of urology. Each has subspecialist interests and are leaders in their fields, so your
patients can be assured of receiving an expert opinion.
As a group, they can provide 24hr cover for your patients, and offer a choice of
clinic times throughout the week. There are also one stop clinics available for
haematuria, raised PSA, lower urinary tract symptoms and suspected renal colic.
As well as general urology conditions, their special interests include the
management of BPH and its treatment by Holmium Laser Enucleation of the
Prostate (HoLEP). Also included are urological stone disease; investigation and
management of prostate cancer and its treatment and brachytherapy; laparoscopy
and open surgery for renal tumours and PUJ obstruction; and vasectomy reversal
and male factor infertility.
In addition we offer a unique diagnostic service for suspected prostate cancer
using a combination of MRI and ultrasound which has been set up at Nuffield Health
Cambridge Hospital. Website: www.cambridgeurologypartnership.co.uk
Telephone: 0800 756 7771 Fax: 01223 281271
Email: [email protected]
GP Learning Programme
Our free GP Learning Programme is a great way
to fulfil your CPD requirements.
For information on events taking place at
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital please
visit our website, telephone 01223 370 919
or email [email protected]
The Nuffield Health Promise is our pledge to
our self paying patients, where we ensure
that they receive a clear and transparent
price for treatment, the very best in clinical
care, and with no time limits on after care**.
Contact us:
Facts at a glance
Information on our latest Infection Control or Patient Satisfaction statistics
can be found on our website at nuffieldhealth.com
01223 370 919
[email protected]
*Not including private patient units at NHS hospitals. Local area defined as within 15 miles of the Nuffield Health hospital. We will match against written quotes only. Promise is valid for patients paying for themselves. **Where possible, we
promise to assist you to receive any follow up advice, treatment or care that is clinically required from your Consultant for as long as you may require it. If a prosthesis is used as part of your treatment this is guaranteed for the manufacturer’s
official lifetime of that prosthesis. “Clinically required” indicates where further intervention and/or monitoring of a patient’s condition is deemed necessary as a direct result of surgical intervention.