Understanding the tipping point: When elective becomes selective in NHS surgery

Simon Parsons, Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, joins Tom Clarke (Director, Mtech Access) to discuss how decisions, such as the postponement of non-urgent elective surgery, are made, the impact this has on patients and staff, and how the NHS might adapt to provide care for these patients.

In addition to his role as Divisional Director of Surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Simon Parsons is a Consultant Oesophago Gastric Surgeon. He works as part of the team of gastro-oesophageal surgeons in Nottingham carrying out a full range of cancer surgery on the stomach and oesophagus.

As Divisional Director, Simon is passionate about transformation of surgical services and believes technology plays a pivotal role in this transformation.

Simon is also a director of EIDO Healthcare Ltd., a company specialising in information for informed consent. EIDO has used technology to transform the way it delivers its services.

We were delighted to welcome Simon to the #WhispersWordsofWisdom series.

Due to time conflicts in Simon’s busy schedule, this video was pre-recorded, in place of a live #WhispersWordsofWisdom webinar for October. We will be back live with Dr Peter Brambleby on 13^th November to explore ‘Is prevention better than the cure? How can the NHS and public health work closer to improve population health?’ Click here to register for this webinar.

Our monthly Whispers’ Words of Wisdom series sees us have in‑depth, comprehensive conversations with senior colleagues from the NHS. We explore what their immediate priorities are, what they see as the greatest challenges faced by the NHS, and how the NHS might respond to these challenges.

Our previous webinars are now available to watch on demand:

• September 2020: ‘Leading within an evolving, integrating system: Insights from an NHS leader’ with guest speaker: Deborah Lee (CEO of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust)
• August 2020: ‘ICS: Separating Fact from Myth: Insights from a System Leader’ with guest speaker: Dr Claire Fuller (Senior Responsible Officer at Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership)
• July 2020: ‘The Evolving NHS: Lessons for Pharma and Medtech’ a discussion between Tom Clarke and David Thorne (Directors, Mtech Access)