Trauma services
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Our major trauma centre provides a 24-hour consultant-led service for both adults and children.
We are one of London's four major trauma centres and treat serious injuries. Our trauma centre works closely with many teams to deliver expert care for our patients. Our team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians.
Conditions and treatments
Our major trauma centre treats serious conditions including head, chest, abdominal or skeletal injuries that have been sustained as a result of an accident, sport or violence.
Our centre delivers expert care for seriously injured patients and can provide high dependency support.
We have a specialist therapy service which ensures rehabilitation is started as soon as possible and that ongoing rehab needs are assessed and arranged as required.
We have a multidisciplinary team which includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, clinical neuropsychologists and dietitians with a wide variety of specialist skills including neurosciences, paediatrics, orthopaedics, amputee prosthetic limb management, hand therapy and acute respiratory management.
Clinics
Our clinic runs 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Patients can self-present at A&E.
Address
Major trauma centre
St Mary's Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Meet the team
Consultants
Miss Nicola Batrick
Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy
Dr Miles Gandolfi
Mr Simon Glasgow
Mr Michael Jenkins
Mr Haider Kareem
Mr Alex Liddle
Mr Arvind Mohan
Mr David Nott
Dr David Rouse
Mr Mark Wilson
Ward matron
Joanne Lockwood
GP advice
When your patient is discharged from our major trauma centre we will send you a discharge letter with details of the outcomes and any treatment received.
Many patients will also have a rehabilitation prescription to guide any ongoing rehabilitation and care needs. Patients will be given copies of these letters before they leave hospital. If the patient does not remember their GP's details or is not registered with a GP this information cannot be sent.
Patient information
Major trauma is an emergency situation, therefore patients are mainly brought in by ambulance. Some patients admit themselves via A&E at St Mary's Hospital.
Patients arriving at the major trauma centre will be assessed in the emergency department by a resident consultant and the full trauma team.
They will then receive immediate, high-quality, treatment which can include life-saving surgery in our major trauma theatre.
Patients will continue to stay at the major trauma ward until they are stable. Patients will then either be discharged home or transferred to another unit.
This might be a local trauma unit closer to home or another appropriate department for specialist rehabilitation or ongoing care.
Specialist rehabilitation units
We have links with a number of specialist rehabilitation units in north west London. If you need to be transferred to a specialist rehabilitation unit following a traumatic injury, your therapy team will work with you to identify the best unit for your needs. To find out more about the unit you have been referred to, please visit the relevant link below.
- Charing Cross Hospital neurological rehabilitation unit
- Alderbourne and Daniel's Rehabilitation Unit
- Royal Free London Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
- Robertson Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
- Athlone Rehabilitation Unit
- Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit
- University College London neurohabilitation and therapy services
- Homerton University Hospital Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
- Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
- Wolfson Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit
- Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre
- South London and Maudesley Brain Injury Service
- Northwick Park Hospital Regional Hyperacute Rehabilitation Unit
Patient information leaflets
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Read the full storyExpansion in psychological support at London’s major trauma centres
The NHS in London is improving mental health support for patients with major trauma injuries and the staff who care for them, including at St Mary's major trauma centre.
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Read the full storyChannel 4 documentary gives unique insight into London's major trauma network
Staff from the Trust’s major trauma pathway and emergency department will feature in a brand new Channel 4 documentary series, which will follow the work of London’s major trauma network.
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The care from start to finish was amazing. There were always doctors to ask questions. This is the NHS at its best. We could not fault anything at all and thank you for giving the immediate help and care my husband needed.
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My mum was rushed to the trauma centre at St Mary's Hospital and was amazed by the level of care and attention given. All the doctors and nurses were so caring and kind and always had a smile on their faces.
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