NoS Trauma Network
About Us
Information about the Network, the Network team and Network governance
The Scottish Trauma Network (STN) was established in early summer 2017. The aim is to develop a single national network containing four regional networks working in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service, which “improves and optimises the health and wellbeing of the seriously injured, helping them their families, each other and our nation”.
Each regional network will include a Major Trauma Centre (MTC). For the North of Scotland (NoS) Trauma Network this is Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for adults and the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital for children. The NoS Trauma Network and MTC were the first to ‘go live’ in Scotland on the 1st October 2018. In addition to the MTC there are a number of local emergency hospitals (Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin, Caithness Hospital in Wick, Belford Hospital in Fort William, Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick, Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall and the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway), a Trauma Unit (Raigmore Hospital in Inverness) and community hospitals and services that contribute to major trauma care in the North of Scotland.
The vision for major trauma care in the North of Scotland (NoS) is that;
“Every person who experiences major trauma receives responsive, high quality, safe and effective person centred care from the point of first contact through to recovery. The delivery of care will be provided through a robust multi-professional/multi-agency network approach ensuring that care is co-ordinated around the individuals needs. The focus of all professionals and agencies contributing to the individuals care is around maximising clinical/health outcomes, ensuring the best possible experience for individuals and their families/carers, whilst minimising the long term impact and maximising quality of life.”
The model for the delivery of major trauma care within the NoS is based on an inclusive managed care network approach which has collective responsibility for all aspects of trauma care from the point of injury to rehabilitation/ongoing care across the NoS. The delivery of the network includes professionals delivering and planning major trauma care across the pathway, along with individuals and their families/carers. The key aim is that all services/professionals across the NoS work together to meet individuals’ needs regardless of where geographically the injury occurs. The NoS network is composed of local networks and whilst each service, unit or local network has responsibility for their clinical governance, members of the network work together to develop and deliver a quality improvement programme across the NoS.
North Trauma Network Video - Our Three Year Journey:
Meet the Network Team
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MTC Clinical Governance Lead, ARI - Dr Donna Paterson Originally from Elgin, Donna made it as far as Aberdeen to study medicine and completed her training in Emergency Medicine. For the past 5 years she has worked as an ED consultant in ARI and RACH. Donna teaches on ALS, APLS and HMIMMS courses and has worked as a consultant in the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service since the establishment of the north team 3 years ago. Donna has worked in Aberdeen and has seen the MTN develop over the past few years having both insight into the pre hospital care and ED reception of major trauma patients. Developments and improvements to trauma care and untimely patient outcomes inspired her to apply for this role and she looks forward to working with the NoS team and within the network to continually strive to improve trauma care. Outside work, Donna enjoys heading up to Loch Ness with her husband to spend time on their boat and socialising with friends and family. |
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MTC Clinical Lead, ARI - Lee Allen Lee studied Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 2002. He worked in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow before returning to Aberdeen to train in anaesthesia. After obtaining the primary FRCA he moved into full-time intensive care medicine in 2007 and has never left! He achieved FFICM registration in 2015 and was appointed as Consultant in Critical Care in 2016. He has experience in Extra-Corporeal Life Support, is a FICE mentor, and faculty for the European Trauma Couse. Lee has been involved with the Scottish Intensive Care Society and is departmental lead for neuro-critical care. Lee has interests in research and was Chief Investigator in the DAMSEL2 trial. His work at the University of Aberdeen is focussed on developing the Undergraduate MBChB curriculum, as Co-Lead for Tutor-led Case based Learning. Having cared for trauma patients in the intensive care, Lee is keen to help develop the MTC building on its success to date. |
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Trauma Clinical Lead - NHS Highland - Dr Rosel Tallach, Consultant Anaesthetist Since commencing at Raigmore Hospital in February 2020, Rosel has been designated Clinical Lead for trauma anaesthesia and involved with trauma education. Prior to joining NHS Highland, Rosel was employed at the Royal London Hospital which is a Major Trauma Centre. During her time there she undertook the role of Clinical Lead of major incident preparedness and was heavily involved in trauma education. |
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Trauma Network Manager - Anne-Marie Pitt. Anne-Marie has had a varied career in health management including within the NHS Executive England and Department of Health. In 2004 she moved to the NHS as Head of Clinical Governance at Northamptonshire Primary Care Trust. Her last post in NHS England was Associate Director of Quality and Standards with NHS Northamptonshire and then moved to NHS Scotland in 2009 where she has managed a number of regional networks in the southeast and north of Scotland. |
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Rehab Lead - Lesley Stables Lesley is the physiotherapy team lead for neurorehabilitation services in NHS Grampian based at Woodend Hospital Aberdeen. Her clinical and operational role enables her to have an overview of the trauma patient pathway. Lesley's career has been in neurorehabilitation physiotherapy services in NHS Grampian and previously in neurorehabilitation units in England. |
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Admin Support is provided by Laura Hogan. Laura is an administrator for various networks and programmes within the North of Scotland Planning Group. One of those networks is Major Trauma. Part of her role is arranging and attending the various meetings for Major Trauma and also helping coordinate the annual NoS Trauma Event. |
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Gareth Patton - joint Paediatric Major Trauma Centre Clinical Lead at RACH.
Gareth, originally from Belfast, moved to Aberdeen to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen, then not knowing that it would be a one-way journey. After graduating, Gareth completed house jobs around the North of Scotland before securing an Emergency Medicine specialty training programme in Tayside. Gareth, having always had a keen interest in paediatrics and MSK pathologies, subsequently went on to complete his subspecialist training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine in the North of Scotland and Yorkhill, Glasgow. |