BM (2000) FRCP

Training and education

BM (medical degree) - Southampton, 2000
MRCP (membership of the Royal College of Physicians) - London, 2004
Postgraduate certificate in palliative care - Cardiff, 2008
Postgraduate certificate in gerontology - King’s College London, 2010
FRCP (fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians) - London, 2014

Experience

Dr Sparkes joined the Trust as a consultant in medicine for older people in March 2010. He provides acute inpatient care for older people from the east side of Southampton coupled with community based care in the same locality.

Working closely with community health teams, he provides intermediate care and liaises with primary care. He is also a governance lead for medicine for older people and falls lead at the Trust.

Furthermore, Dr Sparkes has an honorary contract with Solent NHS Trust, working in the community in Southampton City.

Key achievements

Service improvement around locality based working and integrating hospital and community services.
Developing a home based service for people with advanced complex Parkinson’s disease.
Delivering key national audits for the Trust and Solent, improving mortality and morbidity meetings within medicine for older people and leading on implementing a revised inpatient falls policy.

Research

Dr Sparkes's research interests include acceptability of grip strength testing in different clinical settings.

Contact

Dr Sparkes can be contacted via his secretary on 023 8120 2039 or email Conor.O'Neill@uhs.nhs.uk.