Elderly Care
Dr Harald Pröschel
Qualifications
Medical State Examination, University of the Saarland, Germany 1992
MRCP (UK) 1998
South East Thames Specialist Registration Geriatric and Internal Medicine 1998-2003
MSc Clinical Gerontology, Kings College, London 2003
FRCP 2007
Background
Extensive experience in general, geriatric and stroke medicine
Special interests
Stroke medicine
New treatments introduced
Helped to introduce 24/7 stroke thrombolysis at DCH and to run local acute stroke recognition and management training at DCH.
Clinics
Daily TIA clinics
Monday afternoons, DCH
2nd and 3rd Thursday afternoons, Bridport Community Hospital
1st and 4th Thursday afternoons, DCH
Contact
01305 255185
Dr Peter Bruce-Jones
Qualifications
MBChB Bristol 1985
MRCP (UK) 1990
Special interests
Parkinson’s Disease, ortho-geriatrics
Clinics
DCH fourth Tuesday afternoon monthly
WCH first and third Tuesday afternoon monthly
Portland Hospital second Tuesday afternoon monthly
Bridport Hospital fourth Thursday afternoon monthly - Parkinson's Disease only
Contact
01305 255185
Key members of team
Liza Villanueva
Hazel Greenman
Carole Walker
Dr Clare Sixsmith
Qualifications
BMB Ch 1998
MRCP UK
MA
Special interests
Parkinson’s Disease
Falls and syncope
Contact
01305 255484 (secretary)
Dr James Richards
Qualifications
MBBS, Royal Free and University College London Medical School
BSc, University College London
MRCP, Royal College of Physicians
Background
Training at Royal Free and University College London Medical School. Medical training in London and Wessex (ST1 - ST7). Also experience of working abroad in Perth, Western Australia in the Emergency Department, ITU and neurosurgery.
Special interests
Acute management of older people, neurology and movement disorders
New treatments introduced
Research into models of care for older people, research into use of carotid Doppler examinations
Dr Richard Harries-Jones
Specialty
DME/Stroke
Qualifications
MA BM Bchir (1997) Cantab
MD (1981) Cantab
FRCP (1993) UK
Background
Extensive general medical experience
Five years on neurology register
15 years experience in PD, movement disorders and stroke disease
Special interests
Clinical neurology
Clinics
Monday PM DCH - vascular/stoke
Tuesday PM Blandford Community Hospital at PD clinics (alternative weeks)
Regular daily TIA clinics at DCH
Contact
01305 5185 (Sharon Patrick)
Key members of the team
Carole Walkers Specialist PD Nurse based at Blandford Community Hospital
Wendy Longley Stroke Nurse Consultant
Dr Lucy Pearce
Specialty
Geriatric Medicine
Qualifications
Guys and St Thomas’s 1992-1997
MBBS
MRCP
Background
10 year of orthogeriatrics
Now specialise in acute frailty and community interface work
Clinical lead for acute frailty pathway
Special interests
Medical Education and junior doctor wellbeing
Foundation Programme Director
Inclusion and diversity amongst doctors
New treatments introduced
Fully integrated frailty service on the acute medical unit, providing comprehensive geriatric assessment to new medical admissions with frailty.
Falls Pathway from ED to SDEC, to comply with NICE guidance for assessment of patients who fall.
Rapid Access Frailty Clinic to provide timely assessment of patients from the community presenting with frailty syndromes and requiring specialist geriatrician assessment.
Peer support groups and wellbeing sessions for F1 doctors
Mentoring for F1 doctors, as per HEE requirements
Clinics
Mon and Weds pm, SDEC
Additional information
Outside of work, my main passion is riding my horses in the beautiful Dorset countryside. I also enjoy swimming in the sea all year around, walking and reading a wide variety of fiction and non fiction. I love eating out and going to Dorset pubs with friends and colleagues.