Mr John Britton, BA, BM, BCh, FRCS, Consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon
Specialist interests
Orthopaedic surgery, lower limb
Orthopaedic surgery, upper limb
Joint replacement surgery particularly in the rheumatoid patient
Shoulder surgery
Arthroscopy
Additional information
Mr Britton gained his medical qualifications from Cambridge and Oxford Universities and specialised in Orthopaedics in Oxford, Bath and Oswestry. He was appointed as a consultant in Basingstoke in 1990.
Mr Britton runs a general orthopaedic practice and treats the majority of orthopaedic complaints including trauma.
Since 2005 Mr Britton has been an Examiner for the Intercollegiate Speciality Board. This is the body responsible for assessing trainees prior to their appointment as consultants and is important in the maintenance of professional standards in orthopaedics.
Mr Britton has been a Regional Clinical Coordinator for the National Joint Registry since its inception in 2003.
The National Joint Registry collects data on all hip and knee replacements implanted in the UK. It provides unrivalled information about the performance of the various types of replacement and as the database grows it will become the gold standard for assessing the quality of different makes of prostheses.
Mr Britton has set up a computerised database for all hip and knee replacements performed in Basingstoke.
