Duties as consultant Neurologist
September 2002 – 2005: Consultant Neurologist, Calder dale Royal Hospital
As a Consultant Neurologist serving a population of around 250,000 people. I provide an inpatient and outpatient service; patients who are referred by their primary care physician or hospital-based consultants. I look after acute and chronic neurological conditions. In addition to my general neurological duties I run a weekly Epilepsy clinic in Halifax and a weekly session of neurophysiology studies including EEG, NCS. I also run a regular specialised clinic for MS patients. I attend weekly discussions in the LGI, Leeds and St. James hospital regularly as part of my CME. I had the opportunity of diagnosing one off our 1st CADASILS patient in Halifax. Blood was sent to London for confirmation
v The Epilepsy Clinic:
This is a specialised unit staffed by a specialised Epilepsy nurse and myself. New and follow-up patients are seen in addition to medical management of their epilepsy. Patients are educated and counseled in various issues including driving, career choices, pregnancy and contraception.
v The Adolescent Clinic
Every 3 months I run an Adolescent Epilepsy clinic with the Pediatrician, Pediatric Nurse Specialist and Adult Epilepsy and Adult Epilepsy Nurse Specialist. This has helped children through the transitional period from childhood to adult hood .These clinics provided appropriate care and handling and reassurance.
v Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
I. Developed interest in demyelinating Diseases esp. ADEM in young finales .I run a weekly clinic for pt with a suspected M.S where patients are investigated,
Diagnosed and managed and introduced to multi discipliner team which include MS specialist.
I did weekly MS. Clinics in Leeds General hospital
v Administrative Responsibility
My job also includes intensive administrative work, regular layouts to the team Regular update teachug to G.P. As part of team, regular upgrade of guidelines, and regular meetings with the NHS trust.
v Teaching experience:
My job involved teaching under-graduate students and assessment and teaching of registrars on clinical basis.Regular talks with the epilepsy and MS nurse and our clinic staff nurse in a way, to try and improve the service
Calderdale Royal Hospital Huddersfield Royal infirmary Leeds General infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital
I’ve been in a permanent post since June 1999 with a shared responsibility between Calder dale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. I provided inpatient and outpatient services. I conducted 4 clinics a week. I’ve taught undergraduate students and junior doctors. I’ve taken seminars, talks and undertaken audits in Barton Rehabilitation Centre in Huddersfield and Post Graduate teaching in Halifax and. Leeds Teaching Hospitals, including St James Hospital and LGI Leeds General infirmary.
I’ve widened my experience by attending neurophysiology sessions; including NCS and ECG. I’ve attended regular weekly neurological meetings in St James’s and Leeds General Hospitals and also monthly x-ray meetings in Huddersfield and Grand Friday Medical Meetings.
August 1997 – August 1998: SHO, Registrar in Neurology Research and Publication
I was attached to Pr9fessor Raymond C Tallies Research Unit Building of Neurosciences, University of Manchester. The research programme involved many projects but in particular, The Stroke Association Therapy Research Unit project (stroke being the commonest cause of severe neurodisability). SA TRU is establishing a portfolio of novel techniques for quantifying impairment and building on those developed by other. For example, development of new methods of evaluating neurorehabilitation techniques;
E.g.: (i) gait analysis, combining novel biomechanical and more conventional kinetic techniques, of which I am very interested
(ii) Quantification of dysarthria and measurement of dynamic sitting balance
(iii) Quantification of perceptual impairment
I have completed a paper about our experiences in eradication of MRSA at PEG sites, catheters and throats in patients with neurological disabilities in Hope Hospital, University of Manchester