General Surgery

Introduction

General Surgeons treat a very wide range of conditions through surgery. The term general surgery embraces a variety of different surgical specialties such as breast surgery, gut and bowel (known as upper gastrointestinal and colorectal) surgery, and vascular surgery. Most General surgeons in addition to minor and general surgery will have a special interest in one of these specific areas and separate web pages have been set up to describe each in more detail.

Services Provided

The General Surgery Department offers a comprehensive and high quality range of surgical procedures to the local community. A wide range of surgical procedures are undertaken as day and inpatient cases in addition to minor operations. Where possible these will be carried out at your local hospital.

The General Surgery clinic staff gives care and advice, before and after surgery, to people with various general surgical problems.

Information leaflets are available for many of the conditions seen in the department and we encourage patients to ask questions in order to understand their treatment fully.

The Department provides the following Outpatient Services:

• General Surgery Service
• Endocrine Surgery Service
• Suspected Cancer of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service
• General Paediatric Surgery Service
• Laparoscopic & Local Anaesthetic Hernia Service
• Thyroid / Parathyroid Service

Please Note: Not all Services are provided at every Location.

Inpatient and Day Case Services are based at:

• Cheltenham General Hospital - Kemerton & Prescott Wards & Chedworth Suite
• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - Ward 5A, 5B, 5C & Day Surgery Unit
• Stroud General Hospital - Princess Anne Ward
• Cirencester Hospital - Beeches Ward
• Tewkesbury Hospital - Elmbury Suite
• Lydney Hospital - Ward 5L

Contact Details

For contact details please see individual Clinician's page.

Our Staff

There are 18 General surgeons who lead a team of specialist doctors and nurses. As a patient you may be seen by the surgeon or a doctor or nurse within their team. The Consultant has overall responsibilty for your care.

In addition to the two main Hospitals the General Surgeons hold Outpatient Clinics at Berkeley, Cirencester, Dilke Memorial, Lydney, Bourton on the Water, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stroud General, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe Hospitals.

Cheltenham General Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in both West Block and Prestbury Outpatient Departments.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General, Cirencester, Stroud General or Tewkesbury Hospital.

• Mr. Neil Borley
• Mr. James Bristol
• Mr. Charlie Chan
• Mr. Anthony Goodman
• Mr. Keith Poskitt
• Mr. James Wheeler
• Mr. Mark Whyman

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the General Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Gloucestershire Royal, Lydney or Stroud General Hospital.

• Professor Hugh Barr
• Mr. Timothy Cook
• Mr. Jonothan Earnshaw
• Mr. Aidan Fowler
• Mrs. Clare Fowler
• Mr. David Hewin
• Miss Michele Lucarotti
• Mr. Peter Kang
• Mrs. Caroline Rodd
• Mr. Mark Vipond
• Mr. Martin Wadley

Berkeley Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Gloucestershire Royal or Stroud General Hospital.

• Professor Hugh Barr

• Mrs. Caroline Rodd

• Mr. Mark Vipond

Bourton on the Water

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General or Cirencester Hospital.

• Mr. Keith Poskitt

Cirencester Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General or Cirencester Hospital.

• Mr. Anthony Goodman

• Mr. Keith Poskitt

Dilke Memorial Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Gloucestershire Royal, Lydney or Stroud General Hospital.

• Professor Hugh Barr

• Mr. Timothy Cook

• Mr. Aidan Fowler

• Mr. David Hewin

Lydney Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Gloucestershire Royal, Lydney or Stroud General Hospital.

• Mr. Timothy Cook

• Mr. Jonothan Earnshaw

• Mr. Aidan Fowler

• Mr. David Hewin

Moreton-in-Marsh Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General or Cirencester Hospital.

• Mr. Keith Poskitt

• Mr. James Wheeler

Stroud General Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in both Bowbridge and Trinity Outpatient Departments.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General, Gloucestershire Royal, Lydney or Stroud General Hospital.

• Mr. James Bristol

• Mr. Peter Kang

• Miss Michele Lucarotti

• Mrs. Caroline Rodd

• Mr. Mark Vipond

Tewkesbury Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General or Tewkesbury Hospital.

• Mr. Neil Borley

• Mr. Mark Whyman

Winchcombe Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.
Inpatient and Day Case Services are carried out at either Cheltenham General or Tewkesbury Hospital.

• Mr. Neil Borley

• Mr. Mark Whyman

Administrative Staff

Waiting Times

Links

Please find below Links to other Websites that may be of interest to you.

• Laparoscopic Surgery Information
  

• NICE