Anaesthesia • Obstetric anaesthesia • Labour analgesia • Awareness under anaesthesia • Regional anaesthesia • Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery • Anaesthesia for spinal surgery • Emergency anaesthesia • Anaesthesia for airway surgery and other ENT procedures • Anaesthesia for lung surgery • Anaesthesia for gynaecological surgery • Anaesthesia for general surgery • Cell salvage and blood conservation during surgery • Clinical negligence • Ethical issues with COVID • Clinical governance and management of adverse events

Anaesthesia (general, spinal, epidural & local) • Awareness during anaesthesia • Injury & complications during anaesthesia • Patient safety • Problems with tracheal intubation • Pre-operative assessment & preparation • Post-operative care & complications • Medical negligence involving anaesthesia • Research involving anaesthesia • Anaesthetic equipment • Regional (nerve block) anaesthesia • Nerve injuries in the perioperative period • Allergic reactions during anaesthesia • Standard of care in anaesthesia

Anaesthesia for all surgical procedures except cardiac surgery & obstetrics • Airway management & intubation • Resuscitation • Awareness • Anaphylaxis • Preoperative assessment • Postoperative care & complications • Cardiac arrest • Spinal/epidural & regional anaesthesia • Nerve blocks • Anaesthetic equipment & monitoring • Central venous catheterisation • Arterial cannulae • Management of haemorrhage • Human factors in anaesthesia

My consultant role includes both acute and more long-stay traditional geriatric and general medicine, and I have an interest in perioperative care and syncope. I have extensive experience of writing legal reports on acute medical matters, as well as more specific geriatric problems such as falls and delirium.

General surgery • Coloproctology • Oncology & cancer surgery • Hernia surgery • Abdominal injuries & trauma • Surgical & post-operative care • Upper & lower gastrointestinal endoscopy