The tissue viability team provides a specialist service to patients with pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, traumatic injuries, superficial burns, abdominal wounds and many more.

• Monday to Friday – 09:00 to 17:00

The service is designed to provide specialist nurse support to adults suffering with chronic heart failure. The intention is to respond to the complex needs of the service user, whilst also supporting families and carers. The aim of the service is to control and/or alleviate heart failure symptoms by using evidence based treatment and therefore maintain or improve quality of life.

To access this service you have to be referred by your cardiologist, GP or other health professional.

Confirmation of diagnosis is required via echocardiography which your GP can organise via a referral to a cardiologist or the cardiology one stop clinic.

The service is provided in community clinics across the Dudley locality. Home visiting is also available for those with severe symptoms who are housebound and unable to attend clinic.

There is an acute heart failure nurse based at Russells Hall hospital to ensure the seamless transition for patients with a heart failure diagnosis to the community service.

How to access the service

The team is based at:

The Stourbridge Health & Social Care Centre,

John Corbett Drive,

Stourbridge. DY8 4JB

You can contact the team on: 01384 323158 during the hours of 8am – 4pm (7 days per week including bank holidays).

For out-of-hours or emergency calls contact NHS 111. Please call 999 if you are experiencing chest pain.

We provide a comprehensive range of surgical services for both emergency and elective surgical problems. There is a team of 12 consultant surgeons who have experience in all types of general surgery including laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery.

In addition, each consultant also has a specialist interest in one or more surgical sub-specialties and they work closely with our trained clinical nurse specialists working in the fields of:

• Breast surgery
• Colorectal surgery (stoma care team)
• Upper GI surgery
• Vascular surgery (rehabilitation support following amputation)

We provide specialist surgical wards with highly trained surgical nurses and clinical nurse specialist input. We also have dedicated surgical post-operative high dependency units for all patients who undergo major surgery.

How to access the service

Location – First floor, west wing, Russells Hall Hospital

Telephone numbers

• 01308 456111 Extension (1886 or 1850)

Visiting times

Surgical wards

• 16.00-20.00

Surgical high dependency unit

• 15.00-16.00
• 19.00-20.00

Intensive therapy unit

• Open visiting

Key staff (if required)

Management team

• Sandy Shiralkar – Medical service head

Nursing leads

• Sara Davis – Matron

Miss S MacLeod – Consultant

Mr Olu Oluwajobi – Consultant

Mr R Patel – Consultant

Mr C Sellahewa – Consultant

Antonio Santos – Consultant

Velin Voynov – Consultant

Mr Akinfemi Akingboye – Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgeon

Mr A Kawesha – Consultant

Mr P Stonelake – Consultant