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Mr Simon Woodhams
2019-04-23
Person
5
5
0
23rd April 2019
After seeing my GP with blood in my urine he referred me to Simon immediately. Within days I had a TURBT which showed slow growing tumours. For about three years I had three monthly follow ups with both flexible and rigid cystoscopies, always performed by Simon or Miss Bong, another amazing doctor. Eventually though my cancer turned nasty on me and we had to go a different route. Two courses of chemo followed by two courses of BCG and no better. I was then recommended for a radical cystectomy.
Before the operation Simon sat with me in the cubicle to chat and calm my nerves, never had that with a surgeon before, his kindness and personal touch made everything much easier.
I got sick again a couple of weeks after my op with Sepsis and was admitted into Worthing hospital, Simon had me moved onto his ward and looked after me as well as a mother could. If not him then his team were checking on me continually. I felt so safe.
Well now five years have passed and I am as fit as a flea and it is all thanks to Simon Woodhams and his amazing team. He made me feel safe and cared for and fully informed every step of the way, a wonderful doctor.
Mr Simon Woodhams
2019-04-18
Person
1
5
0
18th April 2019
Saw this doctor today at Southland's hospital. He wouldn't let me speak despite me telling him this (twice) and didn't listen. Had a cystoscopy and didn't find him very gentle. Cannot understand other reviews. Can only assume it was because these other reviews seem to be written by men who saw him at Goring Hall. As a woman using the NHS I wouldn't recommend at all. It's hard to trust someone when they don't listen as had other symptoms I wanted to tell him about but he didn't want to hear so am now back to square one. Very upsetting and disappointing to say the least. He simply didn't see me as a person.
23rd April 2019
Response from Mr Simon Woodhams
We are really sorry to hear of your negative experience. If you could kindly contact me (Janet Francis, Business Manager on info@westsussexurology.co.uk) I will liaise with Mr Woodhams and ask him to arrange an appointment for you to discuss this further with him. Mr Woodhams takes negative feedback very seriously and wants all his patients to have the best experience possible.
Mr Simon Woodhams
2019-03-04
Person
5
5
0
4th March 2019
mr.woodhams was extremely attentive to what i said,and gave me excellent attentionthroughout my procedure,which was TURiS.AND RESULTS HAVE BEEN AS MUCH AS I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR. i can't think of anything that could improve the service i recieved.
Mr Simon Woodhams
2019-02-13
Person
5
5
0
13th February 2019
I had a TURis Prostatectomy on the 28-01-2019 at BMI Goring-Hall on the NHS it was carried out by Mr Simon Woodhams. I did see Mr Woodhams a few years ago and found him very easy to talk to and he explained everything to me. I was very pleased to see him again for this procedure again he explained everything to me. The procedure went very well and I was only in one night. I had to go back to Goring-Hall the following week to have my catheter removed everything was fine and I am progressing well. I would like to thank Mr Woodhams and all the staff that looked after me .
Mr Simon Woodhams
2018-11-19
Person
5
5
0
19th November 2018
He manages to combine humanity with professional competence. He treated me as an equal ,not as a number to be suffered so that you developed a relationship which encouraged you to engage at a human level. He was very much to the point at all times, waffle was not his scene.
I have an aversion to hospitals but this doctor made me feel relaxed and I am sure I reacted better for that. I will never enjoy hospitals but doctors with the skill of this one make the visit almost a pleasure.
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Profile
Simon Woodhams was born in the UK but grew up in Mombasa, Kenya. He went to Cranleigh School near Guildford and then St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School. He then completed higher surgical training through Guy’s Hospital also working at Winchester, Chertsey, Worthing and Brighton. He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in 2000 and spent a fellowship year in Brisbane, Australia, developing his interests in Urological Cancer Surgery before taking up his Consultant post at Worthing.
Simon is a busy general Urologist with interests in prostate, bladder and kidney problems. He is also a leading local cancer surgeon having operated over a number of years in the cancer centres at Brighton and Eastbourne performing radical prostatectomies and cystectomies. In 2015 he joined a team of 4 other surgeons in Guildford to jointly undertake robotic cystectomy on 2 newly acquired Da Vinci dual console robots. Their experience is now recognised as setting the standard for the rest of the country with length of inpatient stay for this complex surgery being as low as 3 days. Simon is also the Clinical Director for Cancer Services for Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust.
His other major interest is in surgery for benign prostate enlargement where he has been unique position to have offered Greenlight Laser Prostatectomy and Holmium Laser Prostatectomy but over the last few years he has favoured TURis bipolar prostate resection. He has been a pioneer for day case prostatectomy setting up the only stand alone facility for this surgery in the country. His expertise in TURis prostatectomy is widely recognised; he has spoken on the technique at national urological meetings, on national radio and his experience has been the subject of an article in The Daily Mail. Simon also leads the teaching of prostatectomy to junior surgeons at teaching courses at the Royal College of Surgeons.