Haematologists April

HCA UK at The Shard is a leading outpatients and diagnostic centre in central London that aims to diagnose and treat patients in a single visit. They offer same day consultations, prearranged one-visit clinic and unplanned diagnostic centres, and provide expert services in minor treatments, imaging, X-rays, CT and MRI scans alongside screening for prostate, breast, cervical and bowel cancer. The areas their specialist outpatient team specialise in are breast, colorectal and diabetes alongside endocrinology, ENT and head and neck, as well as gastroenterology. They are also experts in gynaecology, neurology and orthopaedics and pain management, as well as respiratory and thoracic services, physiotherapy, urology and vascular treatments. The team coordinates tests, assess patient condition and provide medication or minor treatments on the same day, where medically possible. If a patient's case is more complex, HCA UK at The Shard will ensure you have an onward health plan than may involve further treatment. This will either be at London Bridge Hospital or closer to the patient's home. They pride themselves in providing patients with a service where they benefit from the most knowledgeable specialist opinion, with the least inconvenience, in the safest of environments.

London Haematology, which is part of The London Clinic Group, is situated in Marylebone and provides a range of treatments for patients with haematological disorders. These include acute and chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, multiple myelomas, myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplastic syndromes. The practice is served by four highly-qualified and experienced consultants, Professor John Gribben, Dr Michael Potter, Dr Richard Kaczmarski and Dr Riaz Jan-Mohamed. They offer outpatient consultations and have inpatient facilities at The London Clinic, which has a state-of-the-art intensive care unit for dialysis. The London Haematology unit offers rapid access to diagnostics from its pathology and radiology services and has immediate access to CT scans, MRIs, ultrasound scans and other tests. The London Clinic is one of a small number of hospitals in the UK to offer adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma – an aggressive form of blood cancer - a new, cutting-edge form of immunotherapy called CAR-T cell therapy. The clinic has a close association with the Anthony Nolan, DKMS and the British Bone Marrow Registry (BBMR). They are the largest JACIE accredited stem cell collection centre in the whole of Europe for peripheral blood stem cells collections (PBSC) and bone marrow harvest volunteer donors. The clinic provides safe chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biological treatments. They insert Hickman and PICC lines so that blood tests, chemotherapies and blood product support are given painlessly. Patients are offered holistic treatment such as massage, aromatherapy and counselling, and have access to the unit out-of-hours.

Leaders in Oncology Care, also known as LOC part of HCA Healthcare, is an award-winning clinic that specialises in both medical and clinical oncology. Located in Central London's renowned medical district, the specialist oncology clinic has notably been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark. Not only this, but the Harley Street-based clinic has also been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The distinguished flagship outpatient centre, which comprises of a team of highly revered, skilled, and qualified consultant medical oncologists and consultant clinical oncologists, specialises in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy. They also specialise in bowel cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, head & neck cancer and gynaecology cancer. Impressively, LOC part of HCA Healthcare boasts up to 14 dedicated consultation and counselling suites, a pharmacy, and a fully-equipped and state-of-the-art laboratory. The clinic, that ensures and prioritises carrying out innovative, day-case cancer treatment for its patients, can guarantee that all of their patients receiving cancer treatment will be treated in a relaxed and comfortable environment. The clinic's consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop a treatment plan that is highly and carefully personalised to any given patient's specific diagnosis. This integrative approach aims to support the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of each and every patient. At LOC, patients are offered a wide range of various different supportive therapies that are each designed to help the patient and their family before, during, and after treatment. Notably, the clinic can provide much of their wellbeing support virtually, including webinars on physical and emotional wellbeing, virtual support groups, exercise classes, and guided self-care sessions with our complimentary therapy team.