Introduction
This page aims to provide you and your parents with useful information about what to expect when you come in to hospital for spinal surgery.
Within the Severn region there are two hospitals which provide paediatric spinal surgery:- Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital
Videos
This animation developed by the Severn Spinal Network and the team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, gives you an overview of your hospital journey when undergoing spinal surgery.
Preparing For Spinal Surgery Leaflet
The leaflet accessed via the image below has been developed by the team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and describes what you need to know when preparing for spinal surgery.
External Links
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC)
The following link takes you to further information about the wards at the BRHC:-
Scoliosis Association UK
The following link takes you to an information page developed by the Scoliosis Association UK which provides information on preparing your child for surgery:-
https://sauk.org.uk/scoliosis-treatment/preparing-your-child-for-surgery/
Musgrove Park Hospital
The following link takes you to further information about the wards at the Musgrove Park Hospital
Scoliosis Association UK
The following link takes you to an information page developed by the Scoliosis Association UK which provides advice for before and after surgery:-
https://sauk.org.uk/scoliosis-treatment/advice-for-before-and-after-surgery/