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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
Person
5
5
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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
Person
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5
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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
Person
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5
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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.
Mr Tobias Hammond
2019-11-19
Person
5
5
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19th November 2019
I was admitted for a burst appendix in July And had to return 19 th September due to a bowel obstruction of which I saw mr Toby Hammond he is a very nice he has a very good bedside manner and a brilliant surgeon he put my mind at rest he told me what would happen and explained things to me thankfully I’m now on the mend thanks to mr Hammond for his care Ann Handford Admitted 19 09 2019
Profile
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).