Colorectal Services
General introduction
Referrals for all adult patients with colorectal complaints are welcomed. An extensive range of diagnostic procedures are available and nearly all patients will be treated within the Trust.
There is an establishment of four colorectal surgeons with broad interests in diagnosis and treatment of colorectal disease. Service is provided for bowel cancer and premalignant colorectal lesions, as well as diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, functional bowel problems and anorectal disease.
Counselling clinics for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme take place on both main hospital sites and colonoscopy for this programme is provided by one of the surgeons and a nurse endoscopist at the Cumberland Infirmary
What we do
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Outpatient clinics with sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, treatment of haemorrhoids, etc.
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'One stop' flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy clinics for two-week rule and other referrals.
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Advanced therapeutic lower GI endoscopy, including endoscopic mucosal resection of large polyps and stenting of obstructing lesions.
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Surgical treatment for bowel cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, haemorrhoids and other anorectal conditions.
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Stoma care and follow-up as appropriate in collaboration with our colleagues in primary care.
Key clinical staff
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Mr F L Hinson, Consultant Surgeon (Cumberland Infirmary)
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Mr E Jehangir, Consultant Surgeon (West Cumberland Hospital)
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Mr B Perakath, Locum Consultant Surgeon (West Cumberland Hospital) – February 2011
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Dr J J Nicoll, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
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Angela Wright, Colorectal Nurse Specialist and Nurse Endoscopist (Cumberland Infirmary)
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Vikki Edge, Nurse Endoscopist (Cumberland Infirmary)
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Jill Coulthard, Stoma Therapist (Cumberland Infirmary)
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Gillian Harker, Stoma Therapist (Cumberland Infirmary)
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Pat Kirkbride, Colorectal Nurse Specialist and Nurse Endoscopist (West Cumberland Hospital)
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Catherine Mitchell, Stoma Therapist (West Cumberland Hospital)
Location
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Cumberland Infirmary
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West Cumberland Hospital
Contact details