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Our Core Philosophy:

“ We believe that every human being has a right to a life without pain.
Our aim is to provide the best Spine Care possible, anywhere. ”

Here we have gathered plenty of information for our patients, trainees, other colleagues and our referring clinicians.
The Spinal Service is led by two Spinal Surgeons - Mr. Manoj Krishna, and Mr. Tai Friesem.
Please e-mail any comments , any errors spotted and suggestions for further development to Mr.Manoj Krishna at kspine@ . .

A major  innovation in this re-design of the site is the VIDEO SECTION, with patients talking directly to you about their experiences of surgery. Another innovation is the DISCUSSION  BOARD- open to all users of our service.

REFERRALS:

To be seen as an NHS patient please ask your GP to refer you to us.
Both Mr Krishna and Mr Friesem see private patients, and you can either refer yourself, or get your GP, Physiotherapist, Chiropractor or Osteopath to refer you to us. If you are self-funding please contact the secretaries to understand the costs involved.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MR MANOJ KRISHNA. FRCS, MCh(Orth):

NHS PATIENTS:

Manoj Krishna . FRCS, MCh(Orth)
Spinal Unit , University Hospital of North Tees
Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8PE. UK
Email: kspine@ .
Secretary- Amanda Hardey.
Tel- 01642 624193
Fax- 01642 624814
Email: amanda.hardy@nth.nhs.uk

PRIVATE PATIENTS:

Manoj Krishna FRCS, MCh(Orth)
Nuffield Hospital Tees
Junction Road, Norton. TS20 1PX
Stockton-on-Tees.
Secretary: Julie Hewitt
Tel- 07813 568585
Fax- 01642 889564
Email : spinesec@ .

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR Mr TAI FRIESEM, MD

NHS and PRIVATE PATIENTS:

Tai Friesem, MD
Spinal Unit, University Hospital of North Tees
Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8PE. UK
Email: tai.friesem@nth.nhs.uk
Secretary: Cath McNeil
Tel: 01642 624949
Fax: 01642 624814
Email:cath.mcneil@nth.nhs.uk

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

The Spinal Unit gratefully acknowledges the enormous financial and material help received from the Tees Valley Spinal Support Group, a registered charity that works with us to improve patient care.

DONATIONS:

The Spinal Unit welcomes donations to support its research program into back and neck pain. Please make cheques payable to the Spinal Fund.