Referrals

For Clinicians referring to the Network

We deliver specialist Vascular and Endovascular surgery; this includes the management of arterial and venous disease including abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and peripheral vascular disease in the Major Arterial Centre in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Whilst Dorchester and Salisbury are able to provide some arterial and venous interventions, the centre in Bournemouth brings together all major elective and emergency arterial surgery for the Dorset and Wiltshire Network.

Bournemouth provides 24 hours a day 7 days a week access to a specialist vascular multi-disciplinary team including vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and specialist nursing care.

Outpatient clinics

Outpatient clinics are available in many local hospitals attended by the vascular consultants and specialised nurses. The routine clinic locations include:

• Dorchester (Dorset County Hospital)
• Poole (Poole General Hospital)
• Bournemouth (Bournemouth General Hospital)
• Salisbury (Salisbury District Hospital)

Routine outpatient clinic

Routine referrals should be made via NHS eReferrals where possible.

Urgent and Emergency access

We utilise a Vascular 'hot clinic' function for urgent cases across the Network. The locations and specific contact details are:

• Dorchester (Monday – Wednesday, Friday)
  • Dorchester Vascular Secretariat Call 01305 255480
• Bournemouth (Everyday- Ambulatory Emergency Clinic, adjacent to Ward 18)
  • Consultant via switchboard (08:00-18:00, Monday to Friday) Call 01202 303626
    Oncall General Surgical Registrar (outside office hours)
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• Salisbury (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
  • Vascular Coordinator (09:00-16:00 Mon-Fri) Call 01722 336262, Bleep 1112
  • Referral form to Salisbury Vascular Department
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    Fax 01722 337912

All emergency cases can be discussed directly with the oncall Vascular Consultant (in hours) or the General Surgical Registrar (out of hours) - both are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week via Bournemouth Switchboard on 01202 303626.