26/10/2025
The post refers to "largest individual surgeon private patient series in the United Kingdom ...", and to say this effort is teamwork personified is an understatement as you will read below:
Many thanks to my colleagues including, not limited to: staff at Circle The Alexandra Hospital, and Spire Manchester, my anaesthetists, (Dr Doddi Kumar, Dr Kanniah, Dr G), my secretaries, radiologists (e.g. Dr Kirwadi), MPS (Dominic Graham, Patrick Draper Ben Lumb Kelsey Lumb Jennifer Mannion), SFA Michael West, Geia Franco-Chico, Cleofe) theatre staff The Alexandra Hospital (scrub staff including Bonnie, Agnes, Ben, Jonas, Efi, George, Ben, Ganesha) and Spire Healthcare Group plc Catalin, Kyriacos, Nicole, Rachelle, Faith, Riza, Maria, Charlotte, Michael M, Yolly, Matt Lamb, June, Matt Fuller, ODP/recovery (Nathan, Andy, Andy Prince, James, Tom, Ryan, Ellis, Aaron, Karen, Nikollai), HCA's including Mo, Sam and Sam, staff at Stafford Suite (special mention to Michelle -"living the dream"), OPD staff, pre-op, reception staff (you guys are amazing), Wards 1 & 2 at Spire Manchester, not to mention the SMT's at both hospitals who keep a close eye on us all =) ....
So many required to make this work, but what you have in common is dedication, hard work, sense of humour (most of you anyway) and resilience .... I'm inspired to keep going and keep improving for all our patients!.