Mr James Barraclough
Qualifications
MBChB, FRCS(ORL-HNS), MMedSci
GMC number: 6025669
Specialties
ENT (Otolaryngology), Paediatric Surgery
Consultation times
- Monday 08:30 - 13:00 (Wolverhampton)
- No consultations at Warwickshire, surgery only
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About
Mr Barraclough is a vastly experienced Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon who cares for patients with the full range of ENT conditions. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bristol before completing both his basic and higher surgical training in ENT across the West Midlands.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and is fully registered with the General Medical Council. He has undertaken extensive higher specialist training and now sub‑specialises in rhinology and facial plastic surgery. His expertise covers conditions affecting both the inside and outside of the nose, including nasal injuries, sports‑related trauma, facial pain, sinusitis, nasal polyps, congestion and allergies.
Mr Barraclough has significant experience in paediatric ENT, having spent several years at Birmingham Children’s Hospital managing complex ENT conditions in children. This has provided him with advanced skills in the diagnosis and treatment of specialised paediatric problems.
His training also includes further specialist work in the UK, Australia and New Zealand in facial plastic procedures and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery. He has trained with internationally recognised surgeons, including Richard Douglas and Salil Nair in Auckland and Shahz Ahmed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He completed the Dunedin ENT Fellowship in New Zealand and subsequently worked as a Consultant in Whangarei.
Alongside his clinical work, Mr Barraclough holds a Master’s Degree in Medical Science from Keele University, where his dissertation focused on the role of tonsillectomy for recurrent sore throats in children. His research has been published in major journals, and he has authored more than 25 peer‑reviewed papers. He has also been an invited reviewer for Clinical Otolaryngology and BMJ Open.
He currently leads the Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy Team (TaLT) and is the Clinical Director for Head and Neck Services in Wolverhampton and serves as the immediate past-president of the Young Consultants in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (YCOHNS), a national organisation supporting new ENT consultants. He has also been a Council Member of ENT UK.
Special interests
ENT (Otolaryngology), Rhinology, Facial Plastics, Paediatric ENT, Nasal and Sinus Disorders, Otology.
Other interests
Special interest in Rhinology and Facial Plastics, Sports Injury and Trauma.
Personal interests
Mr Barraclough lives in Wolverhampton, loves spending time with his family and especially enjoys running and walking in the Shropshire countryside. He enjoys keeping fit, cooking up a modestly good curry and listening to music as much as time allows.
Treatments and tests offered by Mr James Barraclough at Nuffield Health
- Skin surgery
- Turbinectomy
- Maxillofacial and oral surgery
- Rhinoplasty (or nose reshaping)
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
- Deviated septum (Septoplasty)
- Local anaesthetic
- Antral washout
- Submandibular gland removal
- Balloon Sinuplasty
- Grommet insertion
- Tonsillectomy
- Excision of skin lesion
Locations Mr James Barraclough works with
Related experience
Research
Mr Barraclough has authored and published over 12 papers in peer reviewed journals.
His most recent research ‘The role of tonsillectomy for recurrent sort throats in children’ has been published in two major journals.
Mr Barraclough is an invited reviewer of manuscript for Clinical Otolaryngology and BMJ Open.
Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons
- Ear Nose & Throat UK
- Midland Institute of Otolaryngology
- Facial Plastic Surgery UK
- British Rhinological Society
- European Rhinological Society
Other posts held
- Consultant ENT Surgeon New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton & Russell’s Hall Hospital
Insurers Mr James Barraclough works with
Mr James Barraclough works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- APRIL
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Benenden Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- The Exeter
- Freedom Health
- Health-on-Line
- InterGlobal
- PHC
- SecureHealth
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
Declaration
Mr James Barraclough does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Mr James Barraclough does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Mr James Barraclough does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.