Previous Appointments
Pre-Fellowship
- January 1975 - December 1975: House Officer, Oshakati State Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia
- January 1976 - July 1981 Medical Officer (first 2 years in General Surgery) and then Senior Medical Officer (in Orthopaedic Surgery), Oshakati State Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia
- August 1981- January 1982 - preparation for Primary FRCS examination
- February - July 1983, SHO in A&E, Pembury Hospital, Kent
- August - January 1983, SHO in Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
- February - July 1984, SHO in General Surgery, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
- August 1984 - December 1985 Locum Registrar, Orthopaedic Surgery, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
Post-Fellowship
- REGISTRAR, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
January 1986 - July 1988 Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife. - CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW, "Orthopaedic Care in the Community"
August 1988 - 15 July 1990 Prof W A Wallace, Department of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. - LOCUM SENIOR REGISTRAR, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
July 1990 - June 1991 Manchester Royal Infirmary and Trent Regional Health Authority - HIGHER SURGICAL TRAINING - NORTH WEST REGIONAL ROTATION IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
- LECTURER
July - December 1991 University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, Manchester. - SENIOR REGISTRAR
January - August 1992 Ancoats Hospital, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, North Manchester General Hospital, North Manchester Health District. - SENIOR REGISTRAR
September 1992 - April 1993 Wrightington NHS Trust Hospital, Appley Bridge, Near Wigan. - SENIOR REGISTRAR
May - December 1993 Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
