A-Z of Services
Vascular Unit - Purley
- Address: Purley War Memorial Hospital 856 Brighton Rd, Purley, CR8 2YL
- Service hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00am to 17:00pm
About us
The Croydon University Vascular Unit provides urgent and elective patient centered care for:
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Intermittent Claudication
- Critical Limb Ischaemia (Rest Pain, Ulcers or Gangrene)
- Varicose Veins
- Lymphoedema
- Aneurysms
- Carotid Symptoms (surgery for symptomatic and asymptomatic disease)
- Patients with diabetic foot problems
- Ulceration
These services are provided at both the Croydon University Hospital and Purley Hospital sites by Mr Josh Derodra (Consultant Vascular Surgeon) and Miss Stella Vig (Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon).
We have a dedicated vascular inpatient ward and an active Chronic Wound and Amputation Prevention Centre. This unit houses the Vascular Ultrasound Department and physiotherapy centre.
We have established links with the diabetes team as part of the Diabetic Vascular Unit. Our team includes two Consultants, two Specialist Registrars, three Senior House Officers, a Wound Care Specialist Nurse, Marie Wilson and is supported by dedicated vascular nursing staff led by Sister Helen Rafferty, dedicated vascular rehabilitation physiotherapists and the podiatry and dietetic teams.
We offer surgical and radiological revascularisation with a multidisciplinary approach at our MDM with two dedicated vascular interventional radiologists.
Clinic information
Urgent access for all conditions is available daily by contacting the surgical registrar on call or vascular registrar through switchboard
020 8401 3000.
Urgent fax referrals are triaged daily
Clinic Opening Hours
Croydon University Hospital Clinics
Every Monday Miss Stella Vig (am ) Mr Josh Derodra (pm)
Purley Clinics
Wound Care and Diabetic Foot Care Clinic
Everyday 9 am - 5pm
Contact Us
Consultants
Miss Stella Vig
Mr Josh Derodra
Tel: Please call 020 8401 3979 or email: CH-TR.generalsurgery@nhs.net
Wound Care Specialist Nurse - Marie Wilson
Nursing Staff Lead - Sister Helen Rafferty
Miss Stella Vig - Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
Wound Care
The Croydon University Vascular Unit provides urgent and elective patient centered care for:
- Critical Limb Ischaemia (Rest Pain, Ulcers or Gangrene
- Varicose Veins
- Lymphoedema
- Patients with diabetic foot problems
- Ulceration
These services are provided at Croydon University Hospital by Mr Josh Derodra (Consultant Vascular Surgeon) and Miss Stella Vig (Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon).
We have a dedicated vascular inpatient ward and an active Chronic Wound and Amputation Prevention Centre. This unit houses the Vascular Ultrasound Department and physiotherapy centre.
We have established links with the diabetes team as part of the Diabetic Vascular Unit. Our team includes two Consultants, two Specialist Registrars, three Senior House Officers, a Wound Care Specialist Nurse, Marie Wilson and is supported by dedicated vascular nursing staff led by Sister Helen Rafferty, dedicated vascular rehabilitation physiotherapists and the dietetic team.
We offer surgical and radiological revascularisation with a multidisciplinary approach at our MDM with two dedicated vascular interventional radiologists.
Clinic information
Urgent access for all conditions is available daily by contacting the surgical registrar on call or vascular registrar through switchboard
020 8401 3000.
Urgent fax referrals are triaged daily
Clinic Opening Hours
Croydon University Hospital Clinics
Every Monday Miss Stella Vig (am ) Mr Josh Derodra (pm)
Purley Clinics
Wound Care and Diabetic Foot Care Clinic
Everyday 9 am - 5pm
How to refer
All GP referrals should be made via eRS. Please see this link for a full description and referral information.
Refer via e-Referrals. More information about e-Referrals is available here.