Surgery
SASH delivers training in four of the recognised surgical specialties. Training Programmes HomeBreast Surgery
Surgical trainees at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will be placed as registrars in 6-12 month breast posts as part of their general surgery training.
Core Surgical Training
HEE KSS curriculum provides comprehensive exposure to and grounding in general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, ENT surgery and urology. We accomodate all these specialities at East Surrey Hospital.
General Surgery
A large specialty containing many sub-specialties including: breast, colorectal, endocrine, upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI), transplant (of kidney, liver, pancreas) and vascular. Laparoscopic surgery may also be practised as a sub-specialty and is used across all general surgery.
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Includes all aspects of the head and neck region, skull base and facial plastic surgery. Specialist areas include: paediatric ENT, head and neck, voice and complex airway, otology (ear) and rhinology (nose). ENT manages surgical and medical disorders and involves many paediatric cases.
Trauma & Orthopaedics (T&O)
Works on bones, joints and their associated soft tissues, including ligaments, nerves and muscles. Trauma work involves fractures and other injuries. Specialist areas include: lower limb joint reconstruction, hip or knee, ankle and foot, upper limb, spine, bone tumours, paediatric orthopaedics, rheumatoid surgery, and sports and exercise surgery.
Urology
Deals with the urogenital system: kidney, bladder and urinary problems, as well as men’s sexual and reproductive health. This includes diseases of the kidney, urinary tract stones, cancer (prostate, bladder, testicle and kidney), prostate, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, etc.