Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon

Hands & wrists,
in careful keeping.

Specialist hand & wrist surgery for adults and children across Derby and Sheffield, with a special interest in children, congenital hand differences, and the teenage transition to adult care. You’ll be treated as an individual: understood first, and never rushed.

Professor Holly Morris, Consultant Orthopaedic Hand & Wrist Surgeon Prof. Holly Morris
TreatsAdults & children
ClinicsDerby & Sheffield
NHS basePulvertaft, Derby
GMC7013721

My NHS practice is based at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby, an internationally recognised centre of excellence in hand and upper-limb care, where I treat both children and adults.

I offer clinics over a variety of locations between Derby and Sheffield, and help teenagers as they transition between children’s and adult services. I also offer the novel ultrasound-guided trigger finger and carpal tunnel release using Spirecut™.

I believe treatment should be tailored to you, or your child, as an individual. Knowing your aims, returning to a sport, an instrument, or simply comfortable daily life, helps me work with you to shape your care. I work closely with a team of hand therapists for pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation, and I view surgery as a last resort for many conditions: where possible we control symptoms first with targeted exercises, splinting and steroids.

An example, drawn plainly

Every plan, considered before the first mark.

A worked example, a child born with two joined fingers (syndactyly), set down step by step. Hover or tap a plate.

FIG. I DIGITS III-IV fused 0 5 cm
FIG. I · BEFORE

A joined hand

Some babies are born with two fingers gently joined — syndactyly. It is common, and it is no one’s fault.

FIG. II z-plasty incision 0 5 cm
FIG. II · THE PLAN

Measured, then drawn

Every release is mapped before a single mark is made — the way a maker drafts a pattern before the first cut.

FIG. III new web sutures 0 5 cm
FIG. III · HEALING

Gently separated

The fingers are parted and the small wounds closed with care, then watched over closely and comfortably.

FIG. IV NEW WEB separate 0 5 cm
FIG. IV · AFTER

Two free fingers

In time, two independent digits — free to grip, to point, to hold a crayon and a parent’s hand.

Every patient is assessed on their own terms, timing, technique and the number of steps are always planned around you or your child, never rushed.

What to expect

From first word to last.

01

Getting to know you

An unhurried consultation that starts with your aims, the sport, the instrument, the daily life you want back.

02

Surgery as a last resort

Where possible we control symptoms first, targeted exercises, splinting and steroids, before surgery is ever discussed.

03

A clear plan, drawn out

If a procedure is needed, it’s explained in plain words and simple drawings, never jargon, never pressure.

04

Healing, together

Close follow-up alongside a team of hand therapists for pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation.

Let’s take the first step, together.

Make an appointment, or simply ask a question. Most private patients need no GP referral; GP and clinician referrals are warmly welcomed for NHS care.

AdultsNuffield Health, DerbyMain private practice · 16+
ChildrenThornbury Hospital, SheffieldChildren & teenagers
Spirecut™Hill Medical, SheffieldUltrasound-guided release
NHS basePulvertaft Hand CentreRoyal Derby Hospital
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