Hologic Masterclass North West

Miss Hema Nosib

Lead Consultant Ambulatory Gynaecology and EPAU
Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon

Hema graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2001 and to East Anglia for her postgraduate training. She obtained her CCT in 2010 and was appointed as Lead for Ambulatory Gynaecology and EPAU. She also supports Gynae-Oncology, Minimal Access Surgery and Colposcopy.

She has been Clinical Lead for Womens Services since 2015 and continues to drive innovation in Ambulatory Care.

Miss Mayura Nisal

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Royal Berkshire Hospital

Miss Nisal completed her post-graduation training in Obstetrics and Gynecology from India before moving to the UK for further training. She trained in the East Midlands deanery and has been working as a Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Royal Berkshire Hospital for the last 3 years. She has been the lead for ambulatory Gynaecology services in Royal Berkshire hospital for the last 2 years.

She first experienced using MyoSure in 2016 as a trainee and since then has performed over 350 procedures to date. Miss Nisal set up the MyoSure services in Royal Berkshire hospital in September 2019.

The ambulatory MyoSure service is used for resection of polyps, fibroids and more importantly removal of retained products of conception. Her GA conversion rate is less than 1% and has excellent patient satisfaction data.

The team were able to provide uninterrupted service provision during the early pandemic phase which was hugely appreciated by the regional cancer network. The data from this period were published in the Oxfordshire regional conference.

Miss Nisal also helped set up outpatient NovaSure services in the ambulatory unit which is running successfully.

In conjunction with Hologic, Miss Nisal recently organised a NovaSure workshop for trainees of the deanery and received excellent feedback. As a trainee and a consultant she has organised ambulatory gynaecology workshops for trainees of east midlands deanery.

As a mother of two young girls, she spends her spare time doing walks and hikes and actively involved in organising cultural activities for the community and enjoys performing Bollywood dances.

Mr. Adel Soltan

Consultant gynecologist, Lead benign gynaecology and ambulatory gynaecology services
Liverpool Women’s Hospital

In the UK, I started my career in obst and gynae in 1992, initially as Senior SHO in the North East (Northumberland) and then as a Specialist Registrar in Gloucester (1993-1995).

I joined Liverpool Women Hospital in 2007. In 2012, I started the ambulatory gynaecology service in Liverpool. I also became, in the same year, the gynaecology educational Lead for junior doctor training including being the Lead for Foundation doctor and GP training.

In 2013, I helped establishing a purpose built ambulatory suite within the gynae outpatient department and supported nurse training to establish a core of dedicated nursing team from the gynaecology outpatient department trained to support the delivery of ambulatory gynaecology services.

In 2013, I became the Lead for gynaecology ambulatory services in the hospital and was also elected, in the same year, as staff governor in the trust. In May 2015, I helped hosting the Hologic Masterclass Training in hysteroscopic surgery in Liverpool. In 2016, the ambulatory unit/service in Liverpool was shortlisted for the best HSJ award. In 2018, I became the Lead for Benign Gynaecology in the Trust.

Since established, in 2013, the ambulatory gynaecology unit has received excellent patient feedback and increasing demand with capacity gradually expanding from 500 patients/year (in 2013) to currently over 1500 patients a year being treated with the intention of “see and Treat” approach and with an expanding range of procedures on offer.

Liverpool ambulatory unit is also a training hub for both nursing and medical staff. In 2014, we introduced training programme to train Band 2 nursing staff to Band 4 to support service delivery and also provide a training and progression opportunity for the Band 2. On the medical front, we trained a number of doctors and the unit was visited by teams from other trusts in the country. Currently we have 3 ATSM trainees in benign gynaecology besides Specialist nurse training in hysteroscopy.

Thomas Farrell

General Manager Women’s, Childrens and Sexual Health Division
Buckingham Healthcare NHS Trust

Thomas has been working within the NHS since 1993 and carried out several Management and Operational Roles, covering Medicine, Surgery, Theatres, ICU and Women’s Children’s services in various Trusts in England and the Channel Islands.