Useful Contacts

General

Purpose of contact Telephone and Mobile Email
General Enquiries Telephone 023 8059 3522 ais@soton.ac.uk
Spares and Repairs 023 8059 4068 ais.repairs@soton.ac.uk
SMS (Text only) 078 8779 0765  

Referrals and Operations

Referrals & Enquiries

For NHS Bone Conduction Hearing Implants/Devices and (NHS Cochlear Implants
ais.referrals@soton.ac.uk (please note this email is not secure – please encrypt all patient identifiable information or use one of our secure email addresses)

Operations/Surgeries

Petrina Butler
ais.operations@soton.ac.uk (please note this email is not secure – please encrypt all patient identifiable information or use one of our secure email addresses)

Secure Email

USAIS has secure email addresses for the transfer of confidential patient information.  These are secure only to and from another secure email address.  These email addresses have been set up and accredited in accordance with the “NHS DCB1596 secure email standard” for sharing patient identifiable and sensitive information.

Purpose of contact Email
Information relating to planned operations ais.operations@securemail.soton.ac.uk
Confidential information relating to patients ais.admin@securemail.soton.ac.uk

AIS Plus (Self-funding Cochlear Implants, Private Hearing and Balance, Auditory Processing Disorder)

For information about our additional services contact:

aisplus@soton.ac.uk

 Useful Contacts

Locality Team Leader Clinical Secretary Surgeon
Central Anna Duncan Vacancy Mr W Hellier
East Nicola Sheppard Laura Cook Mr M Pringle / Mr M Geyer
North Sarah Baumann Karen Harley Miss C Xie
West Roberta Buhagiar Reena Patel Mr T Mitchell / Mr R Vithlani

Illeanna Smith – Assistant Manager Medical/Clinic Team Lead

Cath Grimer – Clinical Operational Manager

Mel Alarcon – Contracts and Information Manager

Communication and Training

Anna Read, Specialist Communications Officer
ais.training@soton.ac.uk