General Surgery

Our team of 11 Consultant Surgeons is supported by a team of resident doctors, specialist nurses, nurse clinicians, secretaries and admissions officers.

The general surgical elective inpatient beds are located on wards D5. There is a 17 bedded emergency surgical/urology assessment unit our Surgical Assessment Unit (Ward D8)/Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SSDEC).

Outpatient clinics are held mainly in the Bobby Moore Unit at Stepping Hill and in Outpatients A.

Colorectal Surgery

8 consultants provide services for benign and malignant colorectal conditions. Colorectal cancer patients are treated with both open and keyhole surgery using the Enhanced Recovery Programme postoperatively. The list of colorectal services we offer are;

• Colorectal cancer and polyps
• Diverticular disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Haemorrhoids/piles
• Fistulae
• Anal fissures
• Rectal prolapse
• Faecal incontinence

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

Three consultants cover all aspects of stomach and oesophagus cancer management with major surgery taking place at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Benign procedures, including gall bladder, oesophageal strictures and acid reflux operations, are carried out at Stepping Hill.

Emergency General Surgery Service

We offer a 24-hour emergency general surgical service with dedicated emergency theatre lists 7 days a week;

• Abscesses
• Abdominal pain
• Appendicitis
• Bowel obstruction & perforation
• Peptic ulcers
• Abdominal trauma

General Surgery

We offer the below range of general surgery procedures

• Lumps and bumps
• Abdominal and groin hernias
• Gallstones
• Pilonidal sinus disease

How to use the service

To access our planned services, we will require a referral form from your GP. Following receipt and acceptance of your referral, the Outpatient booking team will either telephone you to agree an appointment, or will send you an appointment letter in the post.

Our emergency services are usually accessed following attendance at the Emergency Department or via a referral from your GP to our Surgical Assessment Unit (ward D8)/Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SSDEC).