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Prof Tim Board
2023-06-17
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17th June 2023
Consummate professional throughout. Friendly and calming manner. Explains complex issues brilliantly to the lay person. Could not recommend Tim more highly.
Prof Tim Board
2023-05-09
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9th May 2023
Tim Board (TB) made me feel calm from the outset. His manner was calm, cool and caring. I was reassured by the fact that he had completed many complicated surgeries of my nature and made it abundantly clear of the risks involved in doing such a procedure. In truth, he gave me better odds than I had heard from others whom I had previously spoken to and I felt reassured that the operation I was to undertake was the right decision for me considering my age, state of health and a wish to enjoy the rest of my life in the event the operation was a success. There was an element of risk and my job is full of risk, but the odds he offered were more than acceptable and I felt that if anyone could complete the procedure with success, I was looking at him.
Prof Tim Board
2023-04-28
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28th April 2023
Very flexible on setting up and changing appointments . Hip Op at Wrightington a few years ago a great success and fully mobile.
Great all round care and advice.
Prof Tim Board
2023-04-27
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27th April 2023
Having not long retired after 40 years working in the NHS a pelvis X ray showed end stage osteoarthritis of my right hip. NHS (Isle of Man) informed me there was a wait for an initial orthopaedic consultation to even get on a waiting list for a total hip replacement of 8 months and an up to 4 year wait for the actual operation. Given my active lifestyle including hockey coaching, hiking and boating this was unacceptable never mind any addition issues such as sleep depravation. Tim Board was recommended to me by word of mouth direct from someone who had already benefitted from his expertise, I followed this up with some basic research and his CV speaks for itself. Right from the word go Tim was highly professional, approachable and understood my specific problems and issues including getting married and a holiday in the not too distant future which I feared my hip condition could adversely affect! There was no such thing as a stupid question and he assured me the hip replacement itself would be fine tuned to meet my active lifestyle. The operation itself took place at Euxton Hall which similarly I cannot recommend enough with a 6 week post op follow up consultation at Wrightington. One of my lasting memories is Tim demonstrating the rowing a boat leg / hip movements sitting in a chair in his office to assure me it would be safe for the now imminent boating season given he also owns a boat. This also illustrates a human touch and his down to earth approachability. Getting a new hip was a life changer and I would trust Tim implicitly. The whole process from initial consultation to 6 week post op sign off took less than 6 months well in time for getting married and our part walking holiday abroad. If I, family or friends are ever in such a situation in the future I would have no hesitation in going to or recommending Tim and I have long since resumed my favourite hobbies and pastimes. I recently had my 12 month post op assessment with a "perfect" x ray, I made the comment that I hoped my new hip would be good for the next 20 years to which Tim replied "and more"! Having any sort of major procedure is quite daunting but choosing to get my hip replacement done via Tim and his team was the best decision I could have made.
Prof Tim Board
2023-04-19
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19th April 2023
I've been under the care of Professor Tim Board at the Wrightington Hospital for just over the past 12 months, after struggling for many years in pain/discomfort getting nowhere with a previous consultant at another Hospital, and i have to say i'm very happy with the high standards of care shown from professor Board, His PA, and all the staff at the Wrightington Hospital. Professor Board is very understanding to my needs and very thorough when ensuring the best level of care is being provided. my condition is proving to be very complex but i'm very confident Professor Board will soon have my issues resolved and i can get back to living my best life soon. i now feel confident we are on the right track and I'm in good hands at the Wrightington Hospital.
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Profile
Tim Board is a Consultant Hip Surgeon working at the Centre for Hip Surgery at Wrightington Hospital in Lancashire. He is also a Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics at the Universities of Manchester and Leeds.
He is fellowship trained in dealing with complex hip problems including primary and revision arthroplasty. He is currently performing around 200 primary joint replacements and 50 revisions per year.
At Wrightington he has developed a special interest in treating young patients with arthritis and also treating patients who have problems after operations and dealing with revision surgery of the hip. He also has an interest in dealing with hip impingement using the latest arthroscopic surgical techniques.
He gained his Medical degree from the University of Manchester in 1996 (awarded with Honours). He also gained a first class honours degree in Anatomy whilst an undergraduate. He obtained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1999. Speciality training in the North West led to completion of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeon (Trauma and Orthopaedics) in 2005.
During his training Tim undertook periods of specialist training abroad, spending a year in Sydney, Australia and visiting fellowships in Hanover, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland. He also spent some voluntary time in Malawi, providing orthopaedic care and education, a visit funded by World Orthopaedic Concern.
He has an interest in research and undertook an MD at the University of Manchester investigating bone grafting techniques in revision hip surgery. He has presented at many national and international meetings and has published more than 50 papers and contributed to many textbooks. His main fields of research interest include bone grafting and tissue engineering, hip impingement and arthroscopy, heterotopic ossification, computer aided surgery, outcome of uncemented stems in revision hip arthroplasty and failure of hip resurfacing (ALVAL).
He holds a number of research grants, most notably an NiHR RfPB grant to run the HipHOP study - a randomised study to look at the difference in patient function after different types of hip replacement.
He also has a strong collaboration with Leeds University, where he is a Visiting Professor. He is working on the next generation of hip simulators and smart implants that sense their own environment.
Recently, he was elected as Chair of the British Hip Society Research Committee and also sits on the BHS Executive Committee. Has previously been a representative on the BOA Research Committee.