Chondrocalcinosis - Medical specialists

Mount Alvernia Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has been treating patients in the Guildford area for almost 90 years, providing outpatient, day-case and inpatient services across a range of specialities including orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, women’s health, gastroenterology, gynaecology and dermatology. The hospital has 60 beds over five wards, three theatres, 15 consulting rooms and an ambulatory care unit which includes two Theatres for minor surgery. The hospital’s extensive imaging department houses CT, MRI, X-ray, digital mammography, ultrasound and bone densitometry, alongside a nuclear medicine department. It is one of the only private hospitals in the area to provide PET CT scanning. Alongside surgery, patients can also attend the hospital for private cancer care, physiotherapy and pathology (the hospital has a laboratory for blood tests and analysis). The on-site pharmacy also enables convenient collection of prescribed medication. Mount Alvernia’s private GPs are also based in the hospital; they offer 30-minute appointments and can easily refer onward to expert specialists, as well as for tests, scans and physiotherapy should patients require them.

The Wellington Hospital Outpatients (HCA) is a private healthcare provider in central London with expert consultants who specialise in orthopaedic care, spinal care and digestive health alongside neurosurgery, oncology and women's health services including a breast care unit. The medical centre is The Wellington Hospital's (part of HCA UK) main outpatient and diagnosis centre. It's the largest private outpatient centre in the UK and has 38 consulting rooms, 15 day case rooms and four theatres. Platinum Medical Centre also provides outpatient physiotherapy in a state-of-the-art physiotherapy gym, offers a full range of diagnostic imaging services including a PET-CT scanner, and has a regular shuttle bus between the centre and The Wellington Hospital.