Neville Thompsons’ Profile
Mr Neville Thompson specialises in hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder conditions/surgery. He sees children (with the exception of congenital hand problems), adolescents and adults.
Mr Thompson graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1996 winning two undergraduate prizes in his final year. After completing his pre-registration House Officer year, he commenced his basic surgical training in 1997 and during this time he worked through a number of specialist posts gaining experience in general surgery, vascular surgery, plastic/reconstructive surgery and trauma and orthopaedic surgery. He developed a keen interest in trauma and orthopaedic surgery and proceeded to higher surgical training within the Northern Ireland deanery in 2001. During this time, he also completed a year of funded research at Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast and was awarded a Master of Philosophy by The Queen’s University of Belfast in 2004 following submission and acceptance of his thesis.
Mr Thompson was awarded by examination his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2005. During the latter part of his training, he developed an interest in hand and upper limb surgery and further pursued this interest by means of a one-year Fellowship post at Wrightington Hospital, an Internationally renowned centre for hand and upper limb surgery. During this year, he gained significant knowledge and expertise incorporating all aspects of hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder surgery. He also learned many new operative procedures, in particular, arthroscopic (keyhole) shoulder procedures. He was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Training in February 2007, and he is on the specialist register for trauma and orthopaedics.
On returning to the province, Mr Thompson took up post as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in hand and upper limb surgery in July 2007 based at Altnagelvin Hospital and has been in this post for over 16 years. He is also now the Clinical Lead for Trauma & Orthopaedics in the Western Health and Social Care Trust. Over the years, he has worked hard to develop the hand and upper limb service within the Trust. He has also been heavily involved in education and training, both locally and regionally, and in quality improvement and research. He keeps his knowledge and skills updated by regularly attending meetings and courses and reads a number of peer-reviewed journals on a monthly basis so that he knows what is topical within his area of specialist practice.
Current NHS Posts
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic (Hand & Upper Limb) Surgeon
Altnagelvin Hospital, Glenshane Road, Derry/Londonderry BT47 6SB
Clinical Lead for Trauma & Orthopaedics
Western Health and Social Care Trust.
