I often get asked where I work from so I thought it may be useful to write a short article highlighting the hospitals and clinics in Dorchester and London that I work from.
Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester
I work have been an NHS Consultant at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester since 2006. We have an excellent Orthopaedic Service performing elective surgery as well as trauma (broken bones). The hospital serves a huge population over a very wide area stretching from Bridport to Yeovil, Sherborne, Blandford, Wareham, Poole and we even get a smattering of patients from Bournemouth and the New Forest. We have a day case theatre in Weymouth and of course see plenty of patients from Weymouth and Portland.
We have 2 dedicated Orthopaedic theatres and outpatient facilities in the hospital as well as at South Walks House in the centre of Dorchester.
I also have a complex patient clinic in Bournemouth, with colleagues from around Dorset where we discuss patients with difficult problems.
To see me at Dorset County Hospital you need to be referred by your GP through the musculoskeletal service. The waiting times are currently very long but we are working on reducing them.
Winterbourne Hospital, Dorchester
I work privately at the Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester performing the same array of elective and trauma procedures. The Winterbourne is an excellent facility run by the Circle Health Group. It has a very similar catchment area as DCH.
Although it is small it has an enormous throughput of patients and there is no waiting list. And you can park easily! There are 2 elective theatres that were designed for Orthopaedic procedures and the standards of care are exceptional. All the rooms on the ward are single with en-suite bathrooms and the food is excellent.
Radiographs (X-Rays) and MRI scans are also performed at the Winterbourne.
Fortius Clinic
I also work in London at the Fortius Clinic. Again, this is an exceptional facility with very high standards. I usually see patients at the clinic in Fitzhardinge Street and see a mixture of patients who have sports injuries, arthritis and I also do some medicolegal work too.
