Spine School

You have been directed to this page as part of your care plan whilst you wait for surgery. Your care plan during this time includes:

• Spine School resources
• A lumbar brace
• A dedicated point of contact

The Spine School is a collection of resources to help optimise your wait for surgical intervention. This includes exercises, information booklets and videos including surgery expectations and advice.

Your brace options should be discussed with your clinician. Please refer to your dedicated point of contact, Luci, for any issues.

As you await surgery, please contact Luci Tarpey for any changes in function or symptoms at:
Luci.Tarpey@nuh.nhs.uk

For extra queries or concerns, please find extra contact details of your clinicians at our Contact Us page.

Pre-Operative Assessment Unit | NUH

Quit Smoking – Your Health Nottinghamshire (yourhealthnotts.co.uk)

NHS stop smoking services help you quit – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Drug addiction: getting help – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

British Association of Spine Surgeons – Patients

Please contact your specialist/health care professional before starting on any exercise.

Exercise videos download for YouTube:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1988wKj2N8vD-jzs5VNeCbWc5VjCJ9Ad-?usp=drive_link

Information Booklets link – https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/adult-leaflets?smbfolder=1291

Please contact your specialist/health care professional regarding any concerns.

Advice videos download for YouTube:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YjaRwtzw-iAHbYZ_WNteIUnDLSK-PI93?usp=drive_link

Information Booklets link – https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/adult-leaflets?smbfolder=1291

Spinal Site:
Thomas (Tom) Harrison – Digital and Design Communications Lead – contact for website content
Email: Thomas.harrison@nuh.nhs.uk

Spine School:
Emma Hopewell – Senior Improvement Lead – Emma.Hopewell@nuh.nhs.uk
Tina Guyler – DrDoctor Lead – Tina.Guyler@nuh.nhs.uk
Robin Cadiente – IslaCare Lead – Robin.Cadiente@nuh.nhs.uk
Spine School E-mail – spineschoolnuh@gmail.com

Leadership & Admin:
Eleanor Dunstan – Lead Spinal Practitioner – Lead to full practitioner service NUH info that has been put together + meet the spinal practitioner team + spine school
Sam Bennett – Matron – For nurses to develop, to include spinal nurse team
Claire Whittingham – Specialty General Manager (Admin and Clerical Support) – Admin team & specialty PAs listed under each consultant

Betsy Thuluvath – Scoliosis Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Brown – Emergency Spinal Coordinator

Joysy Jaison – Spinal Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Dillon – Spinal Nurse Practitioner

Marie Donaldson – Spinal Nurse Practitioner

Nicola Marsh – Osteoporosis Nurse Practitioner

Teresa Hill-Daykin – Pre-Op and Anaesthetic Assessment Practitioner