Dr David Liu - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Dr David Liu

Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Job Title

Consultant

Specialty

Anaesthetics

Education and Training

Dr David Liu qualified in Cardiff in 1982 before moving on to anaesthetics and intensive care training which took place mostly in Nottingham, Middlesbrough and Bedford. In addition, he worked for 18 months in cardiology and general medicine in Shrewsbury. Dr Liu then became an instructor and attending anaesthesiologist at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, USA in 1993/4, specialising in liver transplant, paediatric and trauma anaesthesia. After completing higher specialist training in Nottingham, he was then appointed as consultant anaesthetist there in 1995.

Experience

He joined Bedford Hospital in 1997 as a consultant anaesthetist with an interest in obstetric anaesthesia. Over the last 12 years, Dr Liu has been heavily involved in postgraduate education and development. He was a specialty tutor from 1998 to 2002, then a clinical tutor from 2003 to 2007, responsible for setting up the foundation training programme in 2006/7. Dr Liu was appointed an interim clinical director in May 2007 and became a clinical director in April 08. His interest at present is patient safety and divisional performance.

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.