Surgeon Profile - NJR Surgeon and Hospital Profile

SURGEON PROFILE

This section shows the types of procedure in which the surgeon specialises.

HOSPITALS IN WHICH THE SURGEON HAS ACTIVITY RECORDED IN NJR

This lists all hospitals in which the selected surgeon has hip, knee, ankle, elbow or shoulder procedures recorded on the National Joint Registry for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, where surgery is recorded in the name of the selected surgeon (they are the Consultant in Charge of the patient but not necessarily the operating surgeon).

Countess of Chester Hospital

12-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (1 YEAR)

Practice profile shows the total number of procedures recorded on the National Joint Registry for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, where surgery is recorded in the name of the selected surgeon (where they are the Consultant in Charge of the patient but not necessarily the operating surgeon).

Data for 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

Operation Type	Operation Subcategory	Procedures Recorded for this Surgeon	National Average
Elbow Primary	-	Fewer Than 5	3
Elbow Revision	-	Fewer Than 5	3
Total	-	0+	6


Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge	More than 36 months

Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge

More than 36 months

36-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (3 YEAR)

Practice profile shows the total number of procedures recorded on the National Joint Registry for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023, where surgery is recorded in the name of the selected surgeon (where they are the Consultant in Charge of the patient but not necessarily the operating surgeon).

Data for 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023

Operation Type	Operation Subcategory	Procedures Recorded for this Surgeon	National Average
Elbow Primary	-	8	6
Elbow Revision	-	Fewer Than 5	4
Shoulder Primary	-	Fewer Than 5	30
Total	-	8+	40


Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge	More than 36 months

Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge

More than 36 months

ELBOWS

This area includes a range of quality measures and information for surgeons carrying out first-time elbow replacements.

ABOUT THE PATIENTS WHO WERE TREATED

<p>This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time elbow replacement patients treated by this surgeon between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2023. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this surgeon has treated a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This surgeon is represented on the chart by the black marker (<img src="Images/RedVerticalLine.jpg" style="width:3px;height:15px">). </p><p>The types of patients a surgeon treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.</p><p> For surgeons in England and Wales, the NJR has collected information since 2012. For Northern Ireland information has been collected since February 2013, for the Isle of Man since July 2015 and for Guernsey since November 2019.</p>

This information display shows overall characteristics for first-time elbow replacement patients treated by this surgeon between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2023. Against each characteristic you will be able to see whether this surgeon has been responsible for a greater or fewer number of patients of a particular type. This surgeon is represented on the chart by the black marker ().

The types of patients a surgeon treats can explain variation in patient outcomes after surgery. Please click on the “How to interpret this chart” button for further information.

For surgeons in England and Wales, the NJR has collected information since 2012. For surgeons in Northern Ireland since February 2013, for surgeons in the Isle of Man since July 2015 and for surgeons in Guernsey since November 2019. BMI data submission for Elbows started in June 2018.

Data for 1 April 2012 - 31 March 2023

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Percentage Of Patients Who Were:	This Surgeon	National Average
Male	32%	33%
Under 60 years of age	42%	40%
Severely Obese (BMI of 35 or greater)	12%	17%
At higher risk of medical problems before or after Surgery (ASA 3+)	26%	27%
Diagnosed with conditions other than Osteoarthritis	100%	87%

Surgeon: Seif Sawalha

GMC: 6078972

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