Hospital Profile

 

Hinchingbrooke Hospital is a small 304-bed district general hospital located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The hospital is managed by the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. It has a well established general surgical unit who provide a wide array of surgical procedures. The department hold an interactive local surgical forum meeting once a month covering academia and non-technical skills for surgeons.

 

 

Subspecialty training opportunities

 

• UGI - Benign UGI services (3 consultants) including laparoscopic CBD exploration and anti-reflux surgery
• Colorectal - Colorectal cancer and benign service (3 consultants) including pouch and transanal procedures
• Breast - Breast unit performing cancer and benign cases (2 consultant)

 

 

Established Surgical Trainers

 

Mr Filippo Di Franco, Mr Szabolcs Gergely, Mr Adrian Harris, Mr Vimal Hariharan, Mr David Mitchell, Mr Muhammad Tayyab

 

 

SpR Rota information

 

2 NTN registrars and 6 non-NTN registrars.

On call commitments include 12 hour day and night on call. On call room with shower/toilet available overnight (free).

 

 

Rota manager/study leave contact

 

Michelle Burrow                               Telephone:     01480 442895                            Email:     michelleburrow@nhs.net

 

 

Travel/geographical information

 

Address:     Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6NT

Switchboard:     01480 416416

On site parking available for staff

The nearest railway station is Huntingdon station (5 minute drive away)

Easily accessible via A14