New liver care service The new liver service aims to identify patients with known liver disease, and those at risk of developing liver disease, as early as possible and to provide a treatment that is tailored to their needs.
To refer patients to the service: Email: paht.liverpaht@nhs.net For urgent liver advice: Call the on-call medical/ gastroenterology team
Meet the team The service is run by Dr Ghosh (consultant gastroenterologist) and Teesha Joshy (liver CNS). Which patients should you refer? The service manager is Leanne Inpatients with liver Summersell and the IBD/ Liver co cirrhosis ordinator is Stephanie Thorpe. Patients with compensated For alcohol related liver disease liver disease advice, please contact ALNS on Patients with grossly 01279 425989. abnormal LFTs Patients with new jaundice Pictured above: Dr Ghosh, You can access the team's Pregnant women with liver consultant gastroenterologist information poster here. problems and Teesha Joshy, liver CNS.
Cancer, cardiology and clinical support services (CCCS) update
The healthcare group (HCG) has seen some recent changes to the leadership team. In November we said a fond farewell to Jo Ward, associate director of nursing and therapies (ADoN&T) as she joined medicine as associate director of nursing (ADoN), following the departure of June Barnard. In December, we welcomed Toni Wright as interim ADoN&T and saw the successful appointment of Katie Silk as head of therapies
and Jane Hosty as interim head of nursing. These changes were completed in January when we said a fond farewell to Darren Hobbs, director of operations, as he too has joined the team in medicine. We look forward to welcoming Barbara Brafman-Price as interim associate director of operations, who joins the team this month. Congratulations and a warm welcome to all.
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