Home » Services » Colorectal surgery. All major colorectal surgery takes place at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Day surgery also takes place at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. Endoscopic procedures and radiological investigations occur at the Alexandra, Kidderminster and Worcestershire Royal hospitals. Outpatient appointments are offered at the Alexandra and Worcestershire Royal hospitals. Our consultant colorectal specialist surgeons are trained in advanced keyhole laparoscopic surgery including extra-levator abdominal excision ELAPE and pelvic floor reconstruction for low rectal cancers.
Laparoscopic or keyhole colorectal surgery involves performing operations using instruments introduced through small incisions in the abdomen. As well as the cosmetic benefit, this has been shown to reduce post-operative pain and the length of stay in hospital after major surgery.
It may not always be possible to offer keyhole surgery but you can discuss this with your surgeon. We have developed an effective and efficient, enhanced recovery programme. The aim of this programme is to get you back to full health as quickly as possible after surgery. The enhanced recovery programme is about improving your outcomes and speeding up recovery after surgery. We aim to reduce your length of stay and any physical stress of the operation, which should enable you to recover faster with better outcomes.
Our colorectal enhanced recovery nurse, focusses on making sure that you are an active participant in your own recovery process. Open our information leaflet on self-managed follow-up — Colorectal Information for patients, relatives and carers. We offer information, advice, and support to you and your family whilst you are having treatment for your diagnosis. Colossus is a support group run by volunteers and aim to give help and support for fellow patients, their family and friends.
Colostomy Association. Urostomy Association. We run our own patient support group. The support group meets every 3 months. The support group is for both patients and relatives who have a diagnosis of bowel cancer. Colorectal Nurse Specialist.
