About the Service
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust’s colorectal service is provided by a dedicated team of consultants, senior doctors, specialist nurses, therapists and administration staff.
Our aim is to provide the highest possible quality of care for the local population and patients travelling out of area to access our specialist services. As part of the general surgery department the colorectal service provides care for planned and unplanned hospital care.
We provide a broad range of services including:
- Elective surgery
- Laparoscopic and open groin and incisional hernia repair
- Emergency surgery
- Emergency laparotomy pathway
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Colorectal cancer surgery
- Complex surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Perianal fistula surgery
- Ileoanal pouch surgery
- Trans anal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS)
- Pelvic Floor Clinic
- Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy
- Ano-rectal physiology
- Pilonidal surgery Sacral Nerve Stimulation
- Anoscopy
- Regional centre for squamous cell cancer surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal and general surgical clinics
- Colorectal cancer early rectal cancer inflammatory bowel, benign and pelvic floor multidisciplinary team meeting
- Enhanced Recovery Programme
- Specialist Nurse led services
- Straight to test (STT)
A colorectal MDT meeting runs weekly to discuss patients with complex , non cancer related disease.
The Colorectal cancer services are part of the Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire (SWSH) Cancer Network. The multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meet weekly to discuss all patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer. St Luke’s Cancer Centre, Guildford is the regional cancer centre and from where our oncologists are based.
The MDT includes:
- Consultant Surgeons
- Consultant Oncologist
- Consultant Radiologist
- Consultant Pathologist
- Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialists
- MDT coordinator
- Stoma Nurse Specialists
- Gastroenterologists
Useful Forms
Clinical Office
Tel: 01932 723672 / 722318 / 722233
The Clinical Team
Mr Philip BEARN, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
GMC: 2732185
Secretary: 01932 726686
Laparoscopic surgery, endometriosis
Trans-anal Endoscopic MicroSurgery (TEMS)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of polyps (EMR)
Mr Pasha NISAR, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
GMC: 4586283
Secretary SPH: 01932 722940
KSS NIHR CRN Lead for Surgery
Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer
Pelvic floor, benign and inflammatory bowel disease
Mr Humphrey SCOTT, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
GMC: 2785107
Secretary: 01932 722233
Head of School of Surgery and Assoc Dean for KSS
Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer
Pelvic floor and benign bowel pathology
Mr Jonathan TRICKETT, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon (Specialty Lead)
GMC: 4107798
Secretary: 01932 723861
Trans-anal Endoscopic MicroSurgery (TEMS)
Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer
Benign bowel pathology, endometriosis
Dr Prateesh TRIVEDI, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Secretary: 01932 723421
Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer
Pelvic floor and benign bowel pathology
Research coordinator Royal Holloway University
Anorectal Physiology
Ifra KAMIL
Clinical Technician
Tel: 01932 723861
Anorectal Physiology is located at SPH and offers investigations and treatment for patients with pelvic floor problems such as faecal incontinence, constipation, IBS etc. Investigations include Anorectal Physiology, 3D Endoanal Ultrasound, Pudendal Nerve Terminal Motor Latencies, Rectal compliance and 3D Endorectal Ultrasound. Following investigations patients can attend clinics for either Biofeedback or Rectal Irrigation to treat their bowel problems. We also offer clinics for patients who have received an obstetric trauma (3rd/4th Degree tear) for investigations and treatment. Anorectal Physiology provides cognitive behavioural treatment with our clinical health psychologist.
Specialist Nursing: Stoma Care
Stoma Care Nurses
Tel: 01932 722636 / 01932 723709
Sarah JAMES-REID
Nurse specialist stoma care
Pager: 8237
Carol KATTE
Nurse specialist stoma care
Pager 8464
Sally TYTE
Stoma Care Nurse
Pager 8746
Helen PEARCE
Stoma Care Nurse
Pager 8854
Provide specialist nursing care for both established and potential patients with a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, ileo-anal pouch, antegrade continence enema, wound fistula; or related colorectal and urological conditions.
Patients can be referred from all professional colleagues or be self-referred.
Specialist Nursing: Other
Lynn DE SNOO
Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mon, Tues and Weds
Tel: 01932 723245 or pager 8975 via the switchboard
Providing information and support for all patients and families diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Involved from diagnosis, through treatment and on to follow-up providing a nurse-led follow-up clinic for patient’s surveillance checks following on from their treatment.
Anna BURROWS
Colorectal Nurse Practitioner>
Tel. 01932 723415
Runs a nurse-led clinic four times a week to see patients under the colorectal TWR guidance. Also has own flexible sigmoidoscopy lists in Endoscopy suite at St. Peter’s Hospital.
