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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Hand and Wrist Fellowship — Royal Berkshire.
- Leadership as published
- Claire Middleton — Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Hand and Wrist Fellowship — Royal Berkshire
A 6 to 12-month hand and wrist fellowship at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, hosted by orthopaedic hand consultants, covering trauma, arthroplasty, tendon and nerve work. Described only on the BSSH listing sheet (July 2025).
- Location
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Duration
- 6 to 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Takes part in the general orthopaedic trauma on-call rota, including nights
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- No closing date stated in the listing ("N/A")
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Starts in October or April
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Senior orthopaedic registrars or post-CCT applicants who hold the FRCS (Tr & Orth).
Published training
- Acute hand and wrist trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction
- Scaphoid, wrist pain, arthritis and finger joint replacement surgery
- Peripheral nerve, Dupuytren and tendon surgery
- Clinical research and service improvement opportunities
Application route
Contact the fellowship director at the Royal Berkshire Hospital as set out in the BSSH listing sheet.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- BSSH listing sheet — Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ↗
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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