Caring Teamwork for Every Patient
Welcome to Your Brachial Plexus Team
At the Southwest Brachial Plexus Team, we are dedicated to providing expert care and support for individuals facing brachial plexus challenges. Our team of experienced professionals is here to guide you through every step of your journey, offering diagnostics, therapy options, and rehabilitation services tailored to your needs and to bring the best of research and innovation to the patients of the South West.
Referal is currently via email to [email protected] with ‘ReferAPatient portal underdevelopment with planned delivery in Jan 2026.
Our Journey: The Story of the SWePT
The SouthWest Brachial Plexus Team
Welcome to the Southwest Brachial Plexus Team (SWePT) webpage.
Our journey began with a commitment to provide specialized care for individuals inthe South West affected by brachial plexus conditions.
In the past patients with brachial plexus injuries had to travel long distances out of region for care. We are now estbalished to offer highly specialised care in the Southwest. Based in Bristol we will work with your regional hosptial and therapists as best as we can to aid your diagnosis and recovery.
Over the years, we have all developed a wealth of experience, assisting patients of all ages through their recovery.
We value our role in the community and prioritise clear communication with patient and their families. Each step of the way, we aim to support our patients in a partnership that fosters emphasises personal repsonsibility and the patients’ role in their own care.
Explore our services and see how we can support you on your path to recovery.
Expert Clinical Teamwork
Our team provides specialized care tailored to each individual's needs, ensuring you receive the best possible clinical care and support.
Comprehensive Services
From diagnostics to rehabilitation, we offer a full range of services aimed at addressing all aspects of brachial plexus care.
Scientific & Clinical Research
The team are engaged in leading and collaborating in national and international research projects for paient benefit. Patient egagement with joining research projects is our aim for every patient. If you want to know more go to our research page. lets make brachial plexus injury outcomes the best we can. Our vision is for every patient to have the oppostrunity to give consent to berecruited in on going reserach and data collection so that we can inprove the care for all with nerve injury.
Meet Our SWePT Team
Get to know our team members.
Brachial Plexus
The SwePT is a wide team of clinicians and administrators working to provide care for brachial plexus injuries in the South West.
Mr Akira Wiberg
Consultant Surgeon
Hazel Brown
Consultant Therapist
Mr Tom Quick
Consultant Surgeon
Damian Jay
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Lisa Rothery
B7 Physiotherapist
SWePT
Lisa Rothery
B7 Occupational Therapist
SWePT
Katherine Rolls
B7 Academic Physiotherapist
SWePT
Lisa Rothery
Secretary
SWePT
Wider North Bristol Team
The SwePT is a wide team of clinicians and administrators working to provide care for brachial plexus injuries in the South West. including Radiologists, Neurophysiologists,Pain therapy experts and rehab experts.
Dr Mathew Jaring
Consultant Radiologist
Dr Edward Walton
Consultant Radiologist
Dr Nick Kane
Consultant Neurophysiologist
Dr Agyepong Oware
Consultant Neurophsyiologist
Dr Sabine Klepsch
Consultant Neurophysiologist
Dr Luke Canham
Consultant Radiologist
Dr Jim Dunham
Consultant in Pain Management
Dr Shiging Guo
Rehabiliation Consultant
RUH Team
SWePT encompasses our colleagues at the RUH with growing links and collaboration planned
Mr Grey Giddins
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Royal United Hospital
Mr Greg Pickering
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Royal United Hosptial
Mr James Fagg
Consultant Shoulder Surgeon
Royal United Hospital
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Secretary
Royal United Hospital
Peripheral Nerve Injury at North Bristol NHS Trust
SWePT work very closely with our expert plasic surgical colleagues that accept referrals for upper nerve injuries outside the brachial plexus (below the elbow) and lower limbs. SWePT work closely with these very talented surgeons with whom we often co-manage patients with complex injuries.
Miss Emily West
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr George Wheeble
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Tom Wright
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Umraz Khan
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Mr Alasdair Bott
Consultant Upper Limb Truama Surgeon
Miss Susan Hendrickson
Locum Consultant Surgeon
Mr Michael Rice
Locum Consultant Surgeon
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