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Specialises in

• Pain medicine

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management at St Helens and Knowsley teaching hospitals NHS trust, United Kingdom.I am the Lead for Interventional Pain Management at the trust and the Local Pain Medicine Educational Supervisor. I am also an examiner for the European Diploma of Pain Medicine.I hold full registration with General Medical Council, UK and complete regular annual appraisals. I did structured clinical training in Anaesthesia and Pain management in three different regions in the UK- East Midlands, Scotland and Mersey. During my training, I completed two separate prestigious fellowships in pain management at the National Refractory Angina Centre, Liverpool and the Walton Centre.I am one of the first pain doctors in UK to be awarded the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine by Examination [ FFPMRCA] when the exam was held in 2012. I have completed the prestigious FIPP [Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice] examination of the World Institute of Pain. I also hold fellowships by examination in Anaesthesia from the Royal of College of Anaesthetists, UK [FRCA] and College of Anaesthetists, Republic of Ireland[ FCARCSI]. I am a honorary clinical lecturer at the University of Liverpool and an examiner for final year clinical exam of the University of Liverpool MBChB programme.I am an Advanced Life Support Instructor and I have taught and examined candidates since 2015.I am an author on the Pain Management e-learning project of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health.I also serve on the membership committee of the Spine Intervention Society.

Areas of interest

I treat chronic non-cancer and cancer pain using a patient centred comprehensive multi-dimensional assessment and following evidence-based pharmacological [medications] and interventional [injections] approaches. I perform X-ray-guided and Ultrasound-guided procedures for musculoskeletal, spinal pain and other joint pains, cancer pain, visceral [internal organs] and nerve/neuropathic pain including chronic post-surgical pain according to Faculty of Pain Medicine standards.

Medical secretaries

• Petronella Franken
• 57 Greenbank Road Liverpool L18 1HQ
• 0151 522 1888
• petronella.franken@spirehealthcare.com