Referrals / MSK Consultants
We can refer direct to a range of MSK consultants, below are a selection of consultants we work with
At BTST we understand pain can be an extremely frightening experience, not knowing what to do or who to see!
This can be exacerbated by feeling alone or frustrated with the inability to see your GP or gaining the right referral to an expert consultant who can really help.
Thats why we have made it our mission to develop direct links to MSK consultants, so we can get you seen in a timely fashion by the right person! Either through the NHS or via a private referral process, if and when needed.

Mr Ben Gooding
Specialist Areas
- Elbow arthritis
- Elbow ligament reconstruction
- Shoulder replacement surgery
- Rotator cuff repairs
- Shoulder stabilisation
- Shoulder arthroscopy
- Elbow replacement
- Elbow arthroscopy
In practice
- Expert consultant for a range of companies
- Performs more than 500 surgical procedures a year
- Involved in developing orthopaedic assessment tools
Training & Qualifications
Fellowship training included Harvard Orthopaedics, Boston, The Mayo Clinic USA and The Sydney Shoulder Institute

Mr Ben Bloch
Specialist Areas
- Hip replacement surgery
- Knee replacement surgery
- Knee arthroscopic surgery
- Partial knee replacement surgery
- Revision knee replacement surgery
In practice
- Particular interest in the treatment of younger patients with knee arthritis
- One of the consultants running the East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network
Training & Qualifications
- Graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine, London
- Orthopaedic training in the East Midlands Deanery
- Subspecialist training with internationally-renowned surgeons in Nottingham and Coventry

Mr Alex Leggate
Specialist Areas
- Back and leg pain (sciatica)
- Neck and arm pain
- Spinal surgery
- Brain surgery
- Head injury and concussion
- Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus
In practice
- Manages a full range of spinal pathology including degenerative spine and spinal tumours from the neck to the pelvis including minimally invasive spinal surgery and pain management injections.
- Manages a full range of intracranial pathologies with particular expertise in brain tumour surgery.
- Neuro-trauma lead for the East Midlands
- Deputy Head of Service, Neurosurgery Department, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
- Royal College of Surgeons FRCS examination question writer
Training & Qualifications
- Graduated from The University of Leeds Medical School
- Completed Neurosurgical Training in Manchester
- Complex spine and cranial Fellowship, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- Royal College of Surgeons Neuro-Oncology Fellowship, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre

Mr Julian Pavier
Specialist Areas
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Foot & Toe arthritis
- Bunion surgery
- Foot fusion surgery
- Ganglion cyst
- Ingrown toenails
- Lesser toe deformities (claw and hammer toes)
- Metatarsalgia (pain in the ball of your foot)
- Morton's neuroma
- Orthotics for walking difficulties
- Plantar fasciitis
- Toe deformity correction surgery
Training & Qualifications
Mr Pavier obtained his Fellowship at Solihull Hospital and subsequently worked at Solihull and Buxton Hospitals as a registrar. He is an independent prescriber, following completion of the course at Huddersfield University and is also on the HCPC register as an annotated Podiatric Surgeon.

Mr Dan Armstrong
Specialist Areas
- Carpal tunnel
- Dupuytrens disease
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Wrist arthroscopy
- Trigger finger
In practice
- Manages the full breadth of hand and wrist issues
- Specialist interest in wrist problems after injury
- Re-breaking wrists that have set incorrectly
Training & Qualifications
- Graduated from the University of Nottingham
- Research post in the Pulvertaft Hand Centre
- Nationally-appointed Hand Fellow in Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
- Oxford and John Radcliffe Hospital
Get In Touch
Please contact us today to arrange your initial consultation at a time to suit. We look forward to welcoming you to our clinic and to helping you move away from pain, towards a healthier and happy future.