Gestational diabetes - Medical specialists

Located within the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing of University College Hospital, The Fitzrovia Suite is dedicated to providing exceptional private maternity care in a calm and supportive environment. A team of experienced private midwives works alongside leading consultants, offering personalised care throughout pregnancy, birth, and the early days with your baby. While benefiting from the comfort and exclusivity of a private birth and postnatal experience, patients also have access to the world-class medical expertise and advanced facilities of a leading NHS hospital, ensuring safety and peace of mind at every stage.

As part of London's reputable Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, The Kensington Wing offers patients renowned high standards of private maternity care, for mothers and parent-to-be and babies. The hospital was opened in 1993 by HRH Queen Elizabeth II and The Kensington Wing is located on the third floor. The Kensington Wing focuses on providing individualised consultant-led or midwifery-led care. Pregnant women and birthing people have the option to make decisions about their delivery, to guarantee they have the most positive experience possible. Bespoke prenatal and post-natal, and a wide range of birthing options are offered. The hospital’s unparalleled holistic approach and impressive records have earned it recognition as one of the best in the UK. When the time comes to deliver your bundle of joy, a team of highly-skilled midwives, consultants, and health care assistances provide care around the clock, in a luxurious and comfortable setting, equipped with the most up-to-date diagnostics and technologies. There are 16 ensuite rooms designed to be convenient and safe, with foldaway beds for visitors who wish to stay overnight.

Hourglass Wellbeing is a private medical clinic based in Aberdeen that focuses on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The clinic offers personalised care aimed at managing conditions such as heart failure, arrhythmias, diabetes, thyroid disorders, endocrine disorders and obesity. The clinic offers the only dedicated Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) clinic in the area. The clinic’s cardiology services include thorough heart assessment using echocardiography (heart ultrasound scan), electrocardiography (ECG), ambulatory rhythm monitoring (Holter) and blood pressure monitoring. Hourglass Wellbeing offers an electrophysiology (EP), ablation and cardiac device service (pacemakers, defibrillators or ICD, resynchronisation therapy or CRT) by experts in the field. These investigations and therapies address conditions such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), ventricular tachycardia (VT), sinus node disease and heart block. In addition to cardiology, Hourglass Wellbeing provides an expert-led diabetes and endocrinology service. The clinic diagnoses and manages various hormonal imbalances, including those of the pituitary, thyroid, testosterone and the menopause. Our metabolic experts can offer a variety of therapies for obesity. Patients can also benefit from comprehensive health screening panels that assess overall metabolic function and nutritional status, helping to detect early markers of disease and reduce cardiometabolic risk. Hourglass Wellbeing uniquely offers a holistic, personalised approach to health by collaborating with and directly referring patients to, exercise and fitness coaches, nutritionists, and psychotherapists. This multidimensional strategy considers all of medical, lifestyle and psychological factors that impact heart and metabolic health.