Mr Dan Arvinte - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr Dan Arvinte

Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Job Title

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Qualifications

FEBOT, MRCSEd, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)

Specialty

Trauma and Orthopaedics - Lower Limb Arthroplasty (primary and revision) Specialist

Other Roles

Regional Clinical Supervisor, Cambridge University (Medical School)

Areas of Special Interest

Knee Arthroscopy, Lower Limb Arthroplasty (primary, complex primary and revision), Periprosthetic Fractures

Education and Training

MD-equiv MBBS (1995)- Romania. Orthopaedic Training (1996- 2001)- Romania, Belgium, Austria, Japan. Spine Fellowship (2002-2003)- University of Hong Kong. Knee Fellowship (2006)- Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK. Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship (2009-2010)- Warwick Hospital, UK. Senior Fellow Lower Limb Arthroplasty (2013-2015)- Bedford Hospital, UK.

Experience

Mr Arvinte has extensive experience in trauma, lower limb arthroplasty, knee arthroscopic procedures and routine hand and foot surgeries. He is Fellowship trained in Lower Limb Arthroplasty (hip and knee replacement)- primary, complex primary and revision surgery. He practices evidence-based medicine and has excellent outcomes in UK National joint Registry.

Research

Mr Arvinte has been involved in research throughout his career. He has published in renowned peer-reviewed Orthopaedic Journals and has done numerous presentations to national and international conferences.

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.