WALANT (wide awake hand surgery) specialists in Aberdeen

Situated in the west end of Aberdeen, Albyn Hospital, which is part of Circle Health Group, is the only private hospital serving Aberdeen/shire and the north of Scotland. The hospital is equipped with: Three operating theatres of which two are equipped with laminar flow, ultra-clean air system 28 private rooms with en-suite facilities A nurse call system TV and free WiFi 15 consulting rooms A minor treatment room, A newly refurbished imaging department including CT, MRI, X-ray, OPG, ultrasound, full-field digital mammography and interventional/screening procedures Endoscopy suite with bowel screening service Physiotherapy services with six private treatment rooms, gym area, and a pilates room Health Services which include private GP consultations, health assessments, private medicals including OGUK, travel clinic and woman's health Additional support services available on site include a laboratory, pharmacy and audiology service. This enables our consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team to undertake a wide range of procedures ranging from routine investigations to complex surgery within a friendly and comfortable environment. Key service offerings at Albyn Hospital include orthopaedic surgery, eye surgery, general surgery, one-stop breast clinic, gynaecology, gastroenterology, and general surgery. For the first time, The Sunflower Suite (outpatient oncology suite) has recently been accredited with the Macmillan Quality Environmental Mark (MQEM) and the theatre department has been awarded the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) accreditation. We accept referrals from GPs, optometrists, physiotherapists and other registered consultants. Patients can access our services through private medical insurance or by self-paying. The main areas of expertise at the clinic include plastic surgery, reconstructive and aesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, pain unit, cardiology, maxillofacial surgery, neurosurgery, physiotherapy, nephrology, diagnostic imaging, general surgery, breast pathology, breast cancer, pain management, gastroenterology, dermatology, women’s health, ENT, orthopaedic surgery, and colonoscopy.  Albyn Hospital works with all major private healthcare providers in the UK , such as Aviva, AXA, Bupa, Cigna, Healix, Vitality and WPA.