The unit is staffed by acute medicine consultants with backgrounds in a variety of medical fields including respiratory medicine, renal medicine, endocrinology, cardiology and general internal medicine consultants.
In addition to doctors, the team also includes nurses, a ward manager and nursing matrons plus advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) / trainee ACPs. Advanced clinical practitioners who often have several years of experience within the NHS, as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and midwives within the clinical speciality. They apply their clinical skills and decision making to provide a high level of knowledge and clinical care to our patients and their families.
There will be a senior nurse in charge of every shift.
- Dr Saagar J Patel, Consultant, Associate Clinical Director. Specialist Interest in Respiratory
- Dr Michelle Cooper, Consultant Acute Medicine with Specialist Interest in Diabetes (SDEC and
Joint Governance Lead)
- Dr Thej Narayana, Consultant Endocrinologist and Foundation Programme Lead
- Dr Damian Dooey, Consultant Acute Medicine, AMU lead, ECU lead, Joint Governance Lead, FAMUS Supervisor, New Consultant Representative for SAM
- Dr Neil Bailey, Consultant Lead Renal Physician
- Dr Jonathan Chevassut, Consultant Renal Physician, Education Lead
- Dr Kathryn Sadler, Consultant in Acute Medicine
- Dr Hannah Ariff, Consultant Renal Physician
- Dr Kathryn Bayfield, Consultant in Acute Medicine
- Dr Firas Nour, Specialty Doctor Acute Medicine
- Dr Josh Langdon, Specialty Doctor Acute Medicine
- Jaclyn Proctor, Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Karen Bowman, Clinical Business Unit Manager – Urgent and Emergency Care
- Chantal Lawton, Ward Manager
