Specialist Bariatric Surgery Nurses
Streamline Surgical know that having bariatric surgery is a big decision. To make our patients feel as comfortable and reassured as possible we endeavour to have the very best team. At the heart of this are our specialist bariatric nurses. They provide the care for all our patients whilst in hospital as well as post-operative and are always at the end of the telephone.
 Velia Hall RGN Dip
Velia Hall is the clinical lead and is a specialist in bariatric surgical nursing. She has been with the service since it was first established at King Edward VII Hospital in 1998. Her role includes in-patient nursing care, out-patient assessment and telephone support. There is a large training component in Velia's role, teaching the ward staff nurses how to look after bariatric cases. she has completed the Inamed course in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
Lisa Sheldrick
Lisa joined the bariatric team in 2008 having worked on surgical wards for twenty years. She has looked after the bariatric surgery patients on a regular basis over the last 3 years. Lisa is now involved in our research projects as well as pre-assessment.
Dee Wainwright RGN BSc (Hons)
Dee Wainwright is a fully trained
laparoscopic surgical care practitioner. She has attended
an Inamed LAGB course and has been trained in laparoscopic
adjustable gastric band management. She is first assistant
to the surgeon in theatre.
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