Mr Christopher Bailey

Written by a patient at The Nuffield Hospital Hampshire

The care and attention I received from this practitioner was the best I could have hoped for.The procedure was explained in a way that I was able to understand without hype or professional jargon. After my surgery ( rotator cuff repair) to my right shoulder, I was able to return home after a few hours. My care during my stay at the nuffield hospital was amazing, all the staff were very attentive and polite. During the six weeks of rehabilitation after surgery, I am able to move around as normal and can now go back to driving my car without pain. Although I still have some pain and stiffness in my shoulder when I get out of bed in the morning, but this dissipate during the day. I would thoroughly recommend Mr. Bailey for any orthopaedic surgery procedure's.

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Written by a patient at Sarum Road Hospital - part of Circle Health Group

Mr Bailey clearly outlined the various options available to help with my knee problems. Once we agreed the treatment (partial knee replacement) he carried out the surgery and aftercare in a very professional manner.

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Written by a patient at Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Mr Bailey carried out a very successful uni-compartmental surgical procedure to my left knee at RHCH Winchester, just the inside compartment needed replacement due to an old sports injury giving me regular arthritis pain in recent years. The procedure went very smoothly, a spinal block was my chosen aesthetic, no sedation, so I was fully aware of everything as we went through the procedure, which was all over in well under an hour. Mr Bailey has a very pleasant personality and answered any questions I had, which of course puts one’s mind at ease. My crutches were returned to RHCH Winchester after just 2 weeks while having my staples removed, a very rapid recovery followed. The whole experience from initial consultation to the day of the procedure was fairly swift. The 3 days spent in Hospital was good, but few can admit to enjoy being in hospital. I’m hoping I won’t need to meet any surgeons in the near future, but if I was having another orthopaedic procedure of a similar nature there’s no doubt in my mind I’d choose Chris bailey. At 5 months post operation, I am back very close to normal, having NEVER experienced any pain standing , the occasional ache if I overdo things, which is easily controlled with ant-inflammatory medication. Thank you Chris Bailey, a great and efficient all round job has been done by you and your team.

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Written by a patient at Royal Hampshire County Hospital

I was initially able to see Mr Bailey at my local hospital which was so convenient. He put me at ease straight away and explained what could be done for me. He also showed me X-rays which I found very helpful. The operation was very successful, very little pain and the next day I was walking around the ward. After care with the hospital nurses was excellent. As were the physio department. The final appointment with Mr Bailey again was very instructive and he explained what had been done with the help of more x rays.

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Written by a patient at Royal Hampshire County Hospital

I was in a bit of a state before Mr Bailey performed partial knee surgery to my right knee. I originally went to my GP with both knees badly swelled in a lot of pain and using a walking stick. I was sent for exrays, my medication for unrelated things was changed to reduce the swelling and I was then refered to Mr Bailey. It was decided by Mr Bailey that my right knee was the worst affected with some arthrits and a partial knee opperation may help. I had the opperation around three months later at Winchester Hospital and was surprised to find that the very next day I felt so much better. I was on pain relief but up and about the next day using crutches but with a feeling that I could manage without them so I put minimum weight on them. I was out of Hospital in four days and stopped using the crutches within a week. I used Paracetamol when required for around three weeks by which time I was walking as normal though with a little post opp pain. I did find going to bed was not good and could only be comfortable on my back and this did cause me some problems though as time went by this gradually got better and by two months I was sleeping as normal. I would say that being uncomfortable in bed was my worst problem but well worth it. The clips (stitches) were taken out after two weeks and I was surprised how easy they came out. I had never had Clips before and was a little worried about having them out but it was fantastic. I bought a cheap exercise bike prior to going into Hospital which I started to use after leaving Hospital and at first could only quarter rotate the pedals but as time went on I was peddling well. After a month I could do half an hour. I was walking the dog within the month and able to jog and walk two to three miles by two and a half months. It is now three months since my opperation and I am fully back to normal. one strange thing that I have noticed is that my left knee which was also playing me up prior to my opp now is of very little discomfort and I am getting on very well with both knees. I do sometimes over do things and when I do my knee lets me know and I calm down for a day or two. Mr Bailey told me this is how it works and that the healing process is ongoing for up to two years. I am 71 years old and felt around 91 prior to my opp but am now getting around like a 50 year old. Thankyou to my GP the NHS & all the staff & nurses at Winchester & to Mr Bailey & his wonderful team.

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