- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Lower GI surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Mr Austin George Acheson
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
MB BCh MD FRCS
Year qualified:1992
Mr Austin Acheson is a consultant colorectal and general surgeon working in Nottingham. He is a specialist in colorectal surgery and has a particular interest in laparoscopic colorectal surgery/ Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Colorectal Cancer and benign conditions of the anus (Haemorrhoids, fistulae, fissures). He also performs colonoscopies and surgery for all hernias.
He is a recognised national trainer in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. He is a member of the Executive and Council of the Association of Coloproctology of GB and Ireland. He chairs the Research and Audit Committee of the Association Of Coloproctology GB and I. He is on the Board of Examiners for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and has published over 80 peer reviewed papers on all aspects of colorectal disease.
Areas of interest
Laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery'); Bowel disease including inflammatory (IBD); Haemorrhoids ("piles"); Colorectal (bowel) cancer; Hernias, including inguinal hernia; Colorectal surgery (lower GI); Fissures / fistulas
Medical secretaries
- Eleanor Parish
- Spire Nottingham Hospital Tollerton Lane Tollerton Nottingham NG12 4GA
- 0115 937 7800
- 0115 937 7687
- eleanor.parish@spirehealthcare.com
- Medserv - for all invoicing queries!
- The Spectator Rockwood House 9-17 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath RH16 3TW
- 020 3384 1952
- info@medserv.co.uk
- Natalie Brooks
- BMI The Park Hospital Sherwood Lodge Drive Burntstump Country Park NOTTINGHAM NG5 8RX
- 0115 966 2230
- natalie.brooks@circlehealthgroup.co.uk
- Self Pay enquiries Spire Hospital
- Spire Nottingham Hospital Tollerton Lane Tollerton Nottingham NG12 4GA
- 0115 937 7735
- ntgbookings@spirehealthcare.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Austin Acheson has worked with Dr Rakesh Kapila at the following hospitals:
- Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Austin Acheson has worked with Dr Avninder Chana at the following hospitals:
- Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
- Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Austin Acheson has worked with Dr Puran Khandelwal at the following hospitals:
- Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
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Mr Austin Acheson has worked with Dr Rangaraj Sethuraman at the following hospitals:
- Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Austin Acheson has worked with Dr Lakshmipathy Purushothaman at the following hospitals:
- Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50) Park Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50) Park Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H5100
Haemorrhoidectomy (including sigmoidoscopy) - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50) Park Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50) Park Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5) Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
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H5240
Banding of haemorrhoids - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5) Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
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H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (1-5) Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
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T2000
Primary repair of inguinal hernia - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50)
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H5520
Laying open of high anal fistula (fistulotomy) (including sigmoidoscopy) - (5-50)
Spire Nottingham Hospital (5-50) Park Hospital (The) (1-5)
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H5940
Excision of pilonidal sinus and suture/skin graft - (1-5)
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T4130
Freeing of adhesions of peritoneum - (1-5)
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T2400
Repair of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia (irrespective of age) - (1-5)
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H5620
Lateral sphincterotomy of anus - (1-5)
Park Hospital (The) (1-5)