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Mr Tobias Hammond
2020-06-05
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5th June 2020
I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Hammond & his diligent team for their expertise &
great care which has helped extend my life.
Keep up the fine work......John Welsh
Mr Tobias Hammond
2020-05-05
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5th May 2020
Listened to my description of symptoms and helped me to clarify the precise nature of the problem. Clearly explained a strategy to investigate it further. Explained clearly the options for correcting the potential problems along the potential risks and what level of improvement i could expect. Aftercare was also excellent.
Mr Tobias Hammond
2020-05-01
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1st May 2020
After 4 months of constant pain and not being able to go about my normal family life / routine, I visited Mr Hammond who was very helpful and understanding. We tried one treatment which realised fairly quickly wasn't working so I went in for a minor operation which was the best thing that could've happened.
It has been almost 2 months since my op and I still feel like a new person. I just wanted to say a big thank you to Mr Hammond and his team.
Mr Tobias Hammond
2020-02-04
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4th February 2020
I'm sorry to say, I did not have a good experience with Mr Hammond. I paid to see him for the initial consultation. I had been suffering from rectal bleeding and felt I was being fobbed off by my GP. I was booked in to have a flexi sig. I suffer with anxiety and IBS and told him this, but he refused to sedate me for the procedure. He was patronising, insisting that I would "be fine" and did not need sedation. I was the last person to be seen, being taken down at 10pm. I got the impression he just wanted to get me done quickly so he could go home - if you are sedated, the recovery can take a bit longer - Well I was not fine! It was extremely shocking, painful and traumatic. I was shaking and crying throughout. He also banded some haemorrhoids at the same time.
I was sent away with strong painkillers and no follow up appointment. Well, a year later and my symptoms are now worse. I am back to square 1. I would absolutely not go back to Mr Hammond. I have paid to see a different colorectal specialist at a different hospital next week and am hoping I will get better care and understanding!
Mr Tobias Hammond
2020-01-10
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10th January 2020
He didn't listen to me when I was under him as needed a hernia operation due to one going wrong ( not by him), he moved goal post over weight. I became an emergency and was told to wait for him to do it ( i was discharged by him) as his the top guy. There wasn't an option to wait as I hernia was strangulating, I had Mr Siddiqi and he was fantastic. Mr Hammond is still a great consultant, but he didn't listen.
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I am a consultant general & colorectal surgeon at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex. I also work at Braintree Community Hospital and Ramsay Springfield Hospital.
I perform open & laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease and hernias. I have subspecialty interests in anal and pelvic floor pathology, and abdominal wall repair for complex hernias.
I graduated from Liverpool University Medical School in 1998 . I became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2003, and a fellow in 2011. I was awarded my certificate for completion of surgical training in 2012. During this time I worked as a senior registrar at St Mark's Hospital, Harrow (a national and international referral centre for intestinal and colorectal disorders) and a laparoscopic colorectal fellowship at Colchester General Hospital.
Whilst training I undertook a 2 year period of full time research. I investigated the role of biomaterials in the management of parastomal hernias and anal fistulas. This culminated in a reasearch MD, awarded by the University of London, as well as the Colon & Rectal Disease Research Foundation Prize, by the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI). I was also granted a travelling fellowship by the Coloproctology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.
I continue to enjoy publishing and presenting on my research areas of interest. I have been invited to review articles for the Lancet, British Journal of Surgery, Colorectal Disease, Techniques in Coloproctology and The International Journal of Surgery. I have co-authored chapters on anal fistulas for the 6th edition of Rob & Smith's Operative Surgery: Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus, and for Anus: Surgical Treatment and Pathology (edited by R Cohen and A Windsor).