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Nick completed his nurse training from 1973 to 1976 at the QE2 hospital in Welwyn Garden City and at St. Albans city hospital. Before first coming to Hinchingbrooke in 1984 he had several jobs including A/E Lister Hospital Stevenage, a busy medical ward with coronary care and hospice work. His first part time role at Hinchingbrooke was that as a bank nurse mostly on the busy surgical wards until 1987 when he took a full time role in recovery. He worked in recovery for a couple of years before later transferring into theatres where he worked as a theatre scrub nurse. In 1997 he completed his ODP (operating department practitioner) training between Hinchingbrooke and Addenbrookes hospitals. In 2003 did a year of mostly anaesthetics at Kings Lynn hospital where he first was involved with pre-op assessment. In 2004 he was appointed as a trainee surgical care practitioner with training by Imperial College at St.Marys hospital in Paddington.
Nick's main interest is upper GI laparoscopic surgery including laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hernia repair and anti reflux surgery.
He now has a very busy life working for three upper GI laparoscopic surgeons, seeing patients and consenting in the consultant's clinics, assisting with the surgery and now doing the vast majority of the surgical follow ups.
Breast Care Specialist Nurses
The nurses are the patients advocate and key worker, as part of the breast multi-disciplinary team, Breast Surgeon, Plastic surgeon, Anaesthetists, Oncologists, Radiologist and Pathologists.
They provide support and written advice on all aspects of breast cancer treatment from diagnosis, during the patients stay for surgery, and through their continuing treatments.
Pre-operative assessments are carried out by the breast care specialist nurses to ensure continuation of care for the patients and good communication, where necessary, with the relevant Anaesthetists.
A bra and breast prosthesis fitting service is offered to patients whilst on the ward.
Also a nurse led seroma aspiration service is offered, which means that patients can usually be treated more promptly. The breast care specialist nurses have extra qualifications in counselling and can offer limited ongoing sessions with those patients who are struggling to come to terms with their diagnosis.
Aromatherapy and acupuncture can be arranged alongside medical treatments, to help with anxieties and some side effects of treatments.
Within the Woodlands Centre there are facilities for administration of chemotherapy and wigs.
If required a specialist lymphoedema nurse can be referred to and palliative care services.
Was appointed by Hinchingbrooke Hospital NHS Trust as a Consultant Surgeon specializing in Conventional and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in February 2006.
Mr. Anwar is a competent Colorectal and General Surgeon. After graduating from Birmingham Medical School he completed his House Job and Basic Surgical Training mainly in the Midlands. He has extensive and varied training in Colorectal Surgery having Specialist Training from the Wessex and South Thames region. He worked as a Resident Surgical Officer at St. Mark's Hospital London and as a Visiting Fellow at Singapore General Hospital, as part of the Post-CCST Colorectal Fellowship, achieving clinical and operative experience at Tertiary Centres.
He is also an experienced Laparoscopic Surgeon. His training in laparoscopic work is based on a specialized course in minimal invasive surgical techniques in Switzerland, the AESGBI Colorectal Course in Hamburg and a Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in Paris. Prior to his appointment at Hinchingbrooke Hospital he returned from the US, working hands-on in Laparoscopic colorectal surgery at the Texas EndoSurgery Institute, San Antonio Texas, USA.
Mr. Anwar was a Lt Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Corps and served in the British Army for 7 years with distinction. He was awarded UN and NATO, Danish Army and French 7th Armored Division medals. He is the only Surgeon in the British Army to have been awarded American Army Achievement (AAAM) medal for his gallantry service to the American and NATO Military personnel in the Balkans.
Preceding his joining at Hinchingbrooke Mr. Anwar has been a Consultant Surgeon having been seconded from the Royal Army Medical Corps to a number of NHS Hospitals including Central Middlesex Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital in London providing, developing and managing high quality service for the care of NHS patients.
His research and audit experience in clinical and health economics provides him with a deeper understanding of the health sector strategy including clinical governance and the NHS plan.
He is a dedicated teacher and trainer. His previous appointments include being the Lead Consultant for undergraduate teaching. Both the students and the faculty at Imperial College in London have greatly appreciated his work with the students and junior trainees. He has been the Undergraduate Tutor at Hinchingbrooke for the last two years and recently he has been appointed the College Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons.
Mr. Anwar has attended conferences, seminars and symposiums both Nationally and Internationally as a guest speaker, moderator and presenter in the UK, US, Mexico, Cuba, Malta and the Balkans. His favorite topics include Screening for colorectal cancer, laparoscopic colorectal surgery, enhanced recovery plans among others. He is a reviewer and author of a number of publications in peer review journals.
His training in the UK and overseas has allowed him to have a solid foundation of open and laparoscopic general and colorectal surgical procedures. He has achieved excellence in:
He is committed to providing total quality care to the patients of Hinchingbrooke NHS Trust and welcomes any advice and assistance from the General Practitioners in the area in setting up of his NHS and Private Practice.
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