Areas of Expertise
Dr Haycock performs a range of diagnostic techniques, including:
- Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Polypectomy
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Stent insertion
- Stricture dilatation
- Bowel cancer screening
Some of the common conditions he treats are:
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Barrett’s oesophagus
- Upper GI cancer
- Acid Reflux
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Bleeding lesions
Career Highlights
Dr Adam Haycock MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCP, MD, FHEA, is a consultant gastroenterologist and endoscopist for the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, based at St Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute.
He completed a masters teaching degree in 2011, leading to accreditation with the Higher Education Academy, and in 2009-2010 was the Chair of the National Trainees Committee in Gastroenterology. As training lead for the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, (a National Training Centre and the only OMED World Centre of Excellence in the UK), he trains over 150 endoscopists each year. He is on the steering committee for the National Non-Medical Endoscopy Accelerated Training Programme, and was previously the British Society for Gastroenterology e-learning lead.
After graduation, he became a specialist registrar in the north west Thames region. He completed an MD at St Mark’s Hospital in 2010 on ‘Quality Assurance of Training in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’. This included investigating and developing novel techniques for assessing and evaluating training processes.
He was appointed to the consultant team at St Mark’s Hospital in 2011, and now leads the national endoscopy training centre at St Mark’s Hospital. Here, he has been tasked with a remit to improve the quality and provision of endoscopic training.
Get to know Dr Haycock…
I am hugely excited to have been given the chance to develop OneWelbeck as the only state-of-the-art facility specifically designed by expert endoscopists, to produce an outstanding patient experience and the best clinical outcomes.
Dr Adam Haycock
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You have an interest in technology, how do you see developments in this area affecting treatments for GI conditions in the future?
I think that technology will allow us to continue to push the boundaries with what is possible to do endoscopically, while ensuring that our quality and safety outcomes remain of the highest standard and shared with our patients and partners.
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Why did you choose to be part of the Welbeck Health team?
I am looking forward to being part of a team that puts the patient first and has been developed by the experts in the field to optimise the experience and outcomes.
In combination with other expert endoscopists and the latest endoscopic technology, our personalised approach to quality and safety will ensure that our patients can expect and achieve the best outcomes from any procedure performed at OneWelbeck. We will be able to clearly demonstrate our excellence, putting us head-and-shoulders above any other private endoscopy facility in the country. Personalised apps will also allow patients to access performance data on their consultant, as well as the unit as a whole.
Dr Haycock lives with his family in Buckinghamshire and enjoys cycling, running, tennis and painting.