What is a Consultant and what can I expect from them?

The Consultant will be the specialist doctor in the medical team who is responsible for your medical care and treatment. They will be an experienced doctor who has specialised in your particular injury. They will be the one that makes the decisions about treatment you receive and will direct the rest of the team looking after you. They will also take advice from other team members and will involve you in your treatment and care. The Consultant won’t be around on the ward all the time and you may only see them when they do a ward round and they visit you at your bedside, so this is an ideal time to ask all the questions you want to ask. It may be hard to remember all the things you want to ask and if you are not able to write them down you can always ask the ward sister or your named nurse to put your questions in your notes.