I am a colorectal surgeon with interests in; 1. Proctology 2. Pelvic floor conditions; incontinence 2. Endoscopy 3. endometriosis surgery 4. General surgery I am currently the NIHR Surgical lead for research, West of England. I am co-founder of OPSOC - the Surgical Outcomes Collaborative (www.opsoc.eu). Our focus of interest is improving outcomes in older, frail emergency surgery patients.