Figure 4 Current Provision of Orthopaedic Care – RLBUH Aintree Overview Major provider of orthopaedic trauma Single receiving site for major trauma in Cheshire and Merseyside. across Cheshire and Merseyside Provides elective, complex elective Major provider of orthopaedic trauma and trauma services to the local in Cheshire and Merseyside. population. Provides elective, complex elective, Largest tertiary referral centre for trauma and major trauma services to orthopaedic trauma within the North the local population and the West. population of the North West. Offers a regional limb reconstruction Lower limb services specialise in service which supplies hospitals treatment of all complex lower limb throughout Cheshire and Mersey as trauma and elective work. well as Greater Manchester, Consultants have interests in hip, Lancashire, Isle of Man and North knee and foot and ankle surgery. Wales. This service works very closely Undertakes complex soft tissue knee with the plastic surgeons from injuries and peri-prosthetic fractures. Whiston Hospital to form the Mersey ortho-plastic group. Consultant Workforce 30 Consultant surgeons (26 wte) with 18 Consultant surgeons with various various sub-speciality interests, sub-specialty interests: covering the whole of orthopaedics: 4 upper limb surgeons 4 upper limb surgeons 3 foot and ankle surgeons 3 foot and ankle surgeons 1 spinal surgeon 4 spinal surgeons 9 lower limb surgeons 10 lower limb surgeons 1 full time trauma surgeon. 3 hand surgeons 4 limb reconstruction surgeons 2 sarcoma surgeons 21 of the 30 orthopaedic surgeons 16 of the Orthopaedic Surgeons regularly undertake trauma surgery regularly undertake Trauma Surgery and on the Trauma Rota. Operates a team based approach to trauma such that at any time there Five surgeons lead on the major are seven consultants available to trauma rota and are available 9-5 manage trauma covering all Monday to Friday to perform major trauma ward rounds and attend the trauma calls. Can cope with all orthopaedic injuries irrespective of the complexity or body At the weekend there are two part. consultants on call: One manages the trauma list. One manages the major trauma ward round; trauma calls and reviews patients on the ward.
Figure 4 – Current Provision of Orthopaedic Care RLBUH Aintree Overview Major provider of orthopaedic trauma in Cheshire and Merseyside. Provides elective, complex elective and trauma services to the local population. Largest tertiary referral centre for orthopaedic trauma within the North West. Offers a regional limb reconstruction service which supplies hospitals throughout Cheshire and Mersey as well as Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Isle of Man and North Wales. This service works very closely with the plastic surgeons from Whiston Hospital to form the Mersey ortho-plastic group. Single receiving site for major trauma across Cheshire and Merseyside Major provider of orthopaedic trauma in Cheshire and Merseyside. Provides elective, complex elective, trauma and major trauma services to the local population and the population of the North West. Lower limb services specialise in treatment of all complex lower limb trauma and elective work. Consultants have interests in hip, knee and foot and ankle surgery. Undertakes complex soft tissue knee injuries and peri-prosthetic fractures. Consultant Workforce 30 Consultant surgeons (26 wte) with various sub-speciality interests, covering the whole of orthopaedics: 4 upper limb surgeons 3 foot and ankle surgeons 4 spinal surgeons 10 lower limb surgeons 3 hand surgeons 4 limb reconstruction surgeons 2 sarcoma surgeons 18 Consultant surgeons with various sub-specialty interests: 4 upper limb surgeons 3 foot and ankle surgeons 1 spinal surgeon 9 lower limb surgeons 1 full time trauma surgeon. 21 of the 30 orthopaedic surgeons regularly undertake trauma surgery Operates a team based approach to trauma such that at any time there are seven consultants available to manage trauma covering all Can cope with all orthopaedic injuries irrespective of the complexity or body part. 16 of the Orthopaedic Surgeons regularly undertake Trauma Surgery and on the Trauma Rota. Five surgeons lead on the major trauma rota and are available 9-5 Monday to Friday to perform major trauma ward rounds and attend the trauma calls. At the weekend there are two consultants on call: One manages the trauma list. One manages the major trauma ward round; trauma calls and reviews patients on the ward.