A-Z of Services
Urogynaecology
- Service Contact: ch-tr.obsgynaequeries@nhs.net
- Address: Purple Zone, Croham Building, 1st Floor Croydon University Hospital 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
- Reception phone number: 020 8401 3983
COPD Admission avoidance
Croydon integrated continence service comprises of a multidisciplinary team of Consultants, Doctors, Nurse Consultant, Specialist Nurses and Administrative staff. We offer comprehensive service for individuals with bladder and bowel dysfunction.
The Orchid Suite provides a nurse led service for adults with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. Referrals are triaged and patients are seen in the appropriate clinic by the right professional, at the right time and in the right place. Outpatient clinics are available at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.
As part of the integrated continence service there is also a community continence service based at Parkway Health Centre in New Addington and comprises of a Nurse Consultant in bladder and bowel dysfunction, Wendy Naish and a Specialist Continence Nurse. Home visits and community clinics are offered by this service.
Clinics include:
- Conservative treatment for overactive bladder and incontinence
- Management of voiding problems
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- Constipation
- Obstructed defaecation
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Faecal incontinence
- Trial without catheter (TWOC) clinic.
- Joint Pelvic Floor clinic for females with bladder and Bowel dysfunction
Referral criteria
Patients need to be mobile or can transfer unaided from their wheelchair to attend any of the clinics in The Orchid Suite. For patients that are housebound, have poor mobility, cannot transfer from a wheelchair unaided or require hoisting are seen by the continence team in the community.
Referral guidelines
We provide a nurse-led continence service for adults with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. Continence services are provided from the Orchid Suite which is based in Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.
Referrals to the Orchid Suite.
Patients with bladder and/or bowel dysfunction problems such as urinary incontinence, voiding problems recurrent urine infections, TWOC, constipation or faecal incontinence, can be referred to our nurse-led service for further assessment via the following.
All Consultant-led clinics are now on eRS.
Contact details
Email: ch-tr.obsgynaequeries@nhs.net
The Orchid Suite, Croydon University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE. Tel: 020 8401 3969
Community Continence Service, Park Way Health Centre, Parkway, New Addington, Croydon CR0 0JA. Tel: 020 8714 2950
How to refer
All GP referrals should be made via eRS. Please see this link for a full description and referral information.
Refer via e-Referrals. More information about e-Referrals is available here.
Additional support
The Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Unit provides a service for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction (bladder and bowel problems and/or prolapse). To ensure optimal and streamlined management we have a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to female pelvic floor dysfunction.
Treatment for bladder and bowel dysfunction includes: conservative treatment for overactive bladder and incontinence, surgical options for urinary incontinence, management of voiding problems and recurrent urinary tract infections, constipation,obstructed defaecation and faecal incontinence. The team has special expertise in the treatment of genital prolapse and childbirth related perineal injuries and pelvic floor problems.
The team consists of two Consultant Urogynaecologists, a colorectal nurse specialist and three nurse specialists in bladder dysfunction. The trust has developed a purpose-built continence department (The Lancaster Suite) for continence services within Croydon.
In recognition of the excellent service provided the team won the 2005 UK Hospital Doctor of the Year Award for Continence Care.
Educational courses include 3rd and 4th degree tear and pelvic ultrasound courses for doctors, episiotomy and perineal tear courses for midwives and courses for nurses in male catheterisation, digital rectal examination and constipation, faecal incontinence and diarrhoea including clostridium difficile.The unit has a recognised urgynaecology subspeciality training programme and has a strong active research and audit programme
Our Continence Department is moving and has changed its name
The department has changed its name from The Lancaster Suite to The Orchid Suite
From 18th December 2017, it is moving to the Purple Zone, Croham Building, 1stFloor, Croydon University Hospital.
Contact details will remain the same.
Clinic information
Gynaecology Outpatient Clinics in Croydon University Hospital – Consultant Led Clinic
Lancaster Suite (Now called The Orchid Suite) – Nurse Led Clinics
Queens 2 – Postoperative care
Contact Us
Please call 020 8401 3983 or email ch-tr.obsgynaequeries@nhs.net
Clinicians
Contact Us
Please call 020 8401 3983 or email CH-TR.obsgynaequeries@nhs.net
Miss Bini Ajay
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Miss Maha Alkatib
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Miss Heather Allen-Coward
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Miss Rosol Hamid
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Mr Laxmikant Ganjewar
Consultant
Dr Kannappar Jeyanthan
Locum Consultant
Mr Ahmed Kamel
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr Fayez Naguib
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Mr Vivek Nama
Consultant Gynaecologist
Mr Emmanuel Ofuasia
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Mr David Rose
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Mr Abdul Sultan
Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist
Miss Ranee Thakar
Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist
Mr Gregory Ward
Consultant
Miss Nalini Sajitha
Trust Specialty Registrar
Miss Samar Shoeir
Trust Specialist Registrar