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ACTIVE HOSPITALS

There are currently 24 hospitals participating in ACTIVE - 22 in the UK and two in Norway. Each hospital is listed below with its local ACTIVE team members. Alternatively you can reach these details by clicking the relevant spots on the maps below.

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Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Gobowen
OSWESTRY
Shropshire
SY10 7AG

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons:
    Prof James Richardson, tel: 01691 404386
    Mr Simon Roberts, tel: 01691 404094
    Mr Steve White, tel: 01691 404094
    Mr Tony Smith, tel: 01691 404385
  • Co-ordinator: Heather Smith, tel: 01691 404142
  • Assessors: Sandra Smith & Jo Spencer-Jones, tel: 01691 404142
  • Physiotherapy Rehab: Andrea Bailey, tel: 01691 404160


North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST4 7LN

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr David Griffiths, tel: 01782 553115
  • Co-ordinator: Gayle Walley, 01782 715444
  • Assessor: Alison Morris, tel: 01782 553817


Capio West Midlands Hospital
Colman Hill
Halesowen
Birmingham
B63 2AH

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons: Mr Salmaan Ali & Mr T Ashraf, tel: 01384 244674
  • Co-ordinator: Gail Parsons, tel: 01384 244776
  • Assessor:


The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Woodlands
Northfield
BIRMINGHAM
B31 2AP

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr T Ashraf, tel: 0121 6278176
  • Co-ordinator: Sharon Quigley, tel: 077385 63586 ext. 55551
  • Assessor: Nicki Mason, tel: 0121 6854126


Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital UHCW NHS Trust,
Stoney Standton Road
COVENTRY
CA1 4FH

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Tim Spalding, tel: 02476 246443
  • Co-ordinator: Deborah Dunne, tel: 02476 6224055 ext. 6703
  • Assessor: Michael Thomas, tel: 02476 246208


North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
WARRINGTON
WA5 1QG

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Mike McNicholas, tel: 01925 635911
  • Co-ordinator: Alison Hatcher, tel: 01925 662500
  • Assessor: Richard Norris, tel: 01925 662500


Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
STOCKPORT
SK2 7JE

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons: Mr Philip Turner, tel: 01614194031 &
    Mr David Johnson tel: 0161 4194037
  • Co-ordinator: Andrew Brown 0161 4831010 ext. 3878
  • Assessor: Jo Gardiner / Angela Subar


Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
North Manchester General Hospital
Delaunays Road
Manchester
M8 5RB

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Padman Phaltankar, tel: 0161 7954567
  • Co-ordinator: Jay Dewan, tel: 0161 7202550
  • Assessor: Nargis Chaudhary


Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Fairfield General Hospital
Rochdale Old Road
Bury
Lancs
BL9 7TD

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Ahmed Hegab, tel: 0161 7782655
  • Co-ordinator: Jackie Greenhalgh, tel: 0161 7782508
  • Assessor: Nargis Chaudhary


Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust
Wrightington Hospital
Apley Bridge
WIGAN
Lancashire
WN6 9EP

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Aslam Mohammed, tel: 01257 256300
  • Co-ordinator: Julie Gray, tel: 01257 256493
  • Assessor: Ann Price , tel: 01257 256493


York Hospital NHS Trust
Wigginton Road
YORK
YO31 8HE

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Neil Hunt, tel: 01904 631313
  • Co-ordinator:
  • Assessor: James Midgley, tel: 01904 725390


South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
Friarage & Duchess of Kent Military Hospital
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1JG

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Louw van Niekerk, tel: 01609 764521
  • Co-ordinator: Ben Senior, tel: 01609 760046
  • Assessor: Alison Ramsdale, tel: 01609 760046


South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
James Cook University Hospital
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
MIDDLESBOROUGH
TS4 3AF

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Anthony Hui, tel: 01642 850850 ext. 5814
  • Co-ordinator: Lisa White, tel: 01642 850850 ext. 5593
  • Assessor: Carol Young, tel: 01642 850850 ext. 5590

Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
London Road
Derby
DE1 2QY

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Guido Geutjens, tel: 01332347141 x 4192
  • Co-ordinator: Karen Colclough tel: 01332347141
  • Assessor: Deborah Holmes, tel: 01332347141


Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust
Edith Cavell Hospital
Bretton Gate
PETERBOROUGH
PE3 9GZ

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Tony Bhullar, tel: 01733 875353
  • Co-ordinator: Alison Dickinson, tel: 01733 874000 ext. 8623
  • Assessor: Sally Hull, tel: 01733 874000 ext. 8623


The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Heath Road
IPSWICH
IP4 5PD

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Mark Bowditch, tel: 01473 702107
  • Co-ordinator: Rachel Halls, tel: 01473 702360
  • Assessor: Emily Fox, tel: 01473 702360


St. Mary's Hospital NHS Trust
Praed Street
LONDON
W2 1NY

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Dominic Spicer, Tel: 0207 8866666
  • Co-ordinator: Jessica Napper, tel: 0207 8861706
  • Assessor: Gillian Roberts, tel: 0207 8861706

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Brockley Hill
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 4LP

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons: Mr John Skinner, Mr Tim Briggs, Mr Rob Pollock, Mr Richard Carrington, tel: 0208 8954 2300
  • Co-ordinator: Nerina Bee, tel: 0208 8954 2300
  • Assessor: Suzy Hudson, tel: 020 8909 5519

Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
Pield Heath Road
Middlesex
UB8 3NN

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr David Houlihan-Burn, Tel: 01895 279190
  • Co-ordinator: Briony Hill, tel: 01895 279369
  • Assessor: Lee Strain, tel: 01895 279369


Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust
Lewsey Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Sanjiv Manjure, Tel: 01582 718203
  • Co-ordinator: Vicky Bloomfield 0845 1270127 x2111
  • Assessor: Suzanne Reece


Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
St. Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Abdel Hassan, tel: 01932 872000 ext. 2320
  • Co-ordinator: Gill Fennell, tel: 01932 2722731
  • Assessor: Helen Chubb


Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
Surrey
GU16 7UJ

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Peter Hill, tel: 01276 526051
  • Co-ordinator: Ben Gallagher, tel: 01276 604107
  • Assessor: Gareth Dickinson, tel: 01276 604107


Worthing & Southlands NHS Trust
Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 2DH

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Simon Palmer, tel: 01903 205111 ext. 3619
Co-ordinator: Sarah Greer, tel: 01903 205111 ext. 3424
Assessor: Chris Bateup, tel: 01903 205014


Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust
The Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Venkat Satish, tel: 01793 604571
  • Co-ordinator: Claire Woodruffe, tel: 01793 646314
  • Assessor: Lizette Horobin, tel: 01793 604020

Royal United Hospital
Coombe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons: Mr Allister Trezies tel: 01225 428331 ext. 1881 and Mr Neil Bradbury tel: 01225 428331
  • Co-ordinator: Genivieve Simpson, tel: 01225 824298
  • Assessor: Anna Parry-Jones, tel: 01225 824298

 


Western General Hospital
Grange Road
Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Mike Radford, tel: 01934 636363
  • Co-ordinator: Lindsay Smith, tel: 01934 647206
  • Assessor: Jason Seaton, tel: 01934 647206


Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr E Rouholamin, Tel: 01905 760166
  • Co-ordinator:
  • Assessor: Christine Brown, tel: 01905 760622



Royal Alexandra Hospital
Corsebar Road
PAISLEY
PA2 9PN

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Sanjeev Chitnis, tel: 0141 5804485
  • Co-ordinator: Yvonne Smith, tel: 0141 8879111
  • Assessors: Catrione Bark & Allan Dodds, tel: 0141 8879111


Institute of Clinical Medicine
University of Tromso
TROMSO 9039
Norway

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Gunnar Knutsen, tel: 0047 77626000
  • Co-ordinator: Torild Johnsen, tel: 0047 77626000
  • Assessor: Esben Eliassen


St. Olavs Hospital HF
Universitetsykehuset i Trondheim
Olav Kyrresgt 17
7006 TRONDHEIM
Norway

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Mr Jon Olav Drogset, 0047 73868000
  • Co-ordinator: Torild Johnsen
  • Blinded Assessor: Ingrid Solhjem

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ACTIVE is being carried out by the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic & District Hospital NHS Trust in collaboration with the University of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit and Health Economics Facility. The trial is funded by the Medical Research Council and administrated by Keele University.