Mrs Katharine Bevan - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Mrs Katharine Bevan

Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Job Title

Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon

Qualifications

MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Gen)

Other Roles

Undergraduate surgical tutor, Clinical supervisor, Educational supervisor, Trust lead for enhanced recovery, Consultant lead (Surgical Registrar Journal Club), Consultant surgical representative (Trauma Committee).

Areas of Special Interest

Rectal cancer, Colonic cancer, Laparoscopic surgery

Education and Training

Miss Katharine Bevan qualified from The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine (University of London) in 1998 having also completed a BSc in Clinical Immunology. She completed her basic surgical training in Bournemouth, Poole and Southampton hospitals. Her higher surgical training took place at Portsmouth, Southampton, Salisbury and Bournemouth Hospitals. Her final year of training was completed in Basingstoke Hospital, a tertiary referral centre for both low rectal cancer (TME) and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. During this time she attained her CCST.

Experience

Miss Bevan was appointed as the Covidien laparoscopic colorectal fellow at Basingstoke in 2009. During this year as well as personally gaining experience in all aspects of laparoscopic colorectal surgery she also assisted in training other colorectal surgeons these specialist laparoscopic techniques. Miss Bevan was appointed to Bedford Hospital, as a Consultant in laparoscopic colorectal and general surgery in 2011.

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.